The Trident blog shares information and tips with topics ranging from online learning success to career development.
For many transitioning veterans, job interviews are unlike anything they’ve ever experienced in the past. Corporate job interviews are most often behavioral based, with the interviewer identifying job-related experiences, knowledge, skills, and abilities that the company deems necessary for a particular position.
Readtime: 3 Minutes Continue ReadingLast week we discussed cyberattacks and the impact they had on a hospital in Los Angeles. This type of attack, known as a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), can have severe ramifications from the perspective of homeland security. There are numerous state and non-state actors who have the potential to hurt the United States through a cyberattack.
Readtime: 2 Minutes Continue ReadingOur Regional Managers spend a lot of time in front of current, past, and future Trident students. These men and women spend their time on the road, visiting bases, conferences, and other events connecting with veterans and those in the military who aspire to return to school.
Readtime: 3 Minutes Continue ReadingStudents interested in exploring public health courses in Trident’s College of Health and Human Services now have a new option: The Graduate Certificate in Public Health!
Readtime: 2 Minutes Continue ReadingIn late 2014, Trident’s Career Advising & Development Center launched its successful webinar series. Over the course of this year, we’re going to be looking back at many of these sessions, which are filled with wisdom and advice from career center Manager Tanya White-Earnest.
Readtime: 2 Minutes Continue ReadingQuantitative research, according to Aliaga and Gunderson (2000), is "explaining phenomena by collecting numerical data that are analyzed using mathematically based methods (in particular statistics)." It’s a formal, objective, and systematic process, and it’s one that is absolutely integral to scholarly and professional research.
Readtime: 3 Minutes Continue ReadingIn November, Trident’s Career Advising & Development Center presented their third webinar on LinkedIn, “LinkedIn or Left Out 3: Profile Review & Workshop.” Like our other two sessions on LinkedIn I led the presentation, but this time CADC Manager Tanya White-Earnest and I agreed to make this a much more “hands on” affair.
Readtime: 4 Minutes Continue ReadingKnowing how to navigate the tech world is essential for success in the professional sphere. For an individual with specialized skills and a deep knowledge of technology and information infrastructure, there are almost no limits on achievement. This blog is inspired by yearly rankings on U.S. News and World Report and includes statistics from the Occupational Outlook Handbook from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Readtime: 6 Minutes Continue ReadingThe famous, “if you build it, they will come” mindset is a maxim of the past. With technological advancements comes infinite potential for achievement and access to information without ever leaving the confines of your home.
Readtime: 5 Minutes Continue ReadingThis is a companion blog to "Communicating Your Professional and Scholarly Work with the Media," part of the Culture of Research & Education (C.O.R.E.) webinar series. The true power of scholarly research is realized when it is exposed to the general public.
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