9 tips to help you find your first job — and nail the interview

Katie Hopsicker@KATIEHOPSICKER

CNBC

It’s that time of year again — college students across the country are in the thick of the hunt for jobs and internships.

Hiring slowed way down during the Covid pandemic, making it really tough on the …

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Yes, You Can Still Learn About Company Culture When Interviewing Remotely—Here’s How

There are a number of things you consider when evaluating whether or not a job is a good match for you. You need a salary that meets your expectations, responsibilities that get you excited, and a manager you think you’d …

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Change in Medical Licensing Exam Concerns Students and Faculty

The exam was changed to a pass-fail model, ostensibly to relieve student stress. Critics say the change has not reduced stress but has amplified inequities among students.

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AUGUST 10, 2023

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Nonprofit Salaries | How to Deal When Your Heart and Budget Collide

Those of us who are drawn to social-impact careers care deeply about the causes our work supports. At the same time, like everyone else, we have bills to pay.

So what do we do when there’s a gap between what …

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You + CLS = grad school success

If you are applying for graduate school (master’s or PhD) in a science field this fall, consider applying for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and/or joining the CLS’s STEM grad school application cohort.

The National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship

By Sarah Barks
Sarah Barks Senior Director, STEM Career Communities & Analytics
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Help Handshake (and LinkedIn!) Help You

Handshake and LinkedIn will tailor your experience based on the information you give them and your interactions with their content. Set yourself up for job search success by giving these sites plenty to work with.

By Sarah Barks
Sarah Barks Senior Director, STEM Career Communities & Analytics
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Applications for Outreachy’s December 2023 internship cohort are open until August 22. Outreachy’s goal is to increase diversity in open source by providing internships to people subject to systemic bias and impacted by underrepresentation in tech.

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How to Take Time Off for Religious Reasons

by Ashley Faus

You have a life outside of work and you have commitments that sometimes conflict with your working schedule. Everyone does. But when those commitments are religious observances, it can feel especially tricky to navigate them in the …

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How to Find a Job That’s Good for Your Mental Health

Emma Brooks, Paymo

The discussion around mental health at the workplace has become more prominent in the past few years, with an increase of studies that talk about the rising costs of burnout ($4.6 billion/year for the US economy) and the number …

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What is it like to work for the U.S. federal government as a student or recent grad?

The United States federal government is the world’s second-largest employer with 2.1 million civilian employees. For payroll and other human resource purposes, most fall under the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Working for the U.S. federal government, especially early in …

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