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The 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 post to the recent Career Advising & Development Center webinar, "LinkedIn or Left Out: What Does Your LinkedIn Profile Do For You? (Part 2)". Actively update your profile: Your LinkedIn profile is at its most powerful when it contains current information. Let your network know what you’re currently working on.
Readtime: 4 Minutes Continue ReadingYou’re interviewing for a job and the hiring manager asks you this rather strange question, "If you were an animal, which animal would you be?" How should you respond? This type of question, while it can offer insight into you as the candidate if you're prepared enough to articulate the relationship intelligently, is often more about gaining insight into how you think and handle "outside the box" situations.
Readtime: 4 Minutes Continue ReadingGrowing out of asymmetric warfare—thanks to advances in technologies—is the cyber battlefield in which sensitive infrastructures are compromised or destroyed by belligerents. Pick up any newspaper or reputable internet news site, and one will read about a blatant cyberattack on a financial institution, a governmental agency, or even the Pentagon.
Readtime: 3 Minutes Continue ReadingWhat is our true potential? Do we know where life is going to take us? While it’s hard to see the future, we’ll never know what our future holds if we don’t take that first step. The first step takes courage.
Readtime: 4 Minutes Continue ReadingWhat do a lot of Americans think of when they imagine Memorial Day? We think about an additional day off from work, and spending time getting ready for the summer. Or they think about taking time with friends and family to go to the lake for a picnic, but Memorial Day is not about picnics, barbeques, and ball games.
Readtime: 4 Minutes Continue ReadingWhen someone talks about being a military brat or angel, it does not mean that they have lived a life of luxury. Rather, this is a child of someone who is proudly serving in the United States military, and it’s a child who has made his or her own sacrifices..
Readtime: 2 Minutes Continue ReadingWhen taking a statistics class, the most important strategy is practice! Set aside one to two hours each day for six days out of the week for studying statistics. During your sessions try for 45 minute blocks and then take a break.
Readtime: 3 Minutes Continue ReadingDo you have what it takes to be successful in the College of Business Administration’s doctoral program? Pursuing a doctorate is a commitment in both time and money and you will likely want to make the most of the experience.
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