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My top ten reasons to go to grad school
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in Just Do You by blogger, Georgianna Meléndez, who recently graduated from UMass Boston with a Master’s of Science in Public Affairs from the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies. Congratulations, … Continue reading
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Tagged career trends, education, Graduate School, Graduation, Latino role models, life goals, Masters, professional success
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Reflections from recent graduate Jessica A. Giraldo
Graduating didn’t feel real until I was on stage. My first thought was, “will they pronounce my last name right?” (They did). I shook my campus president’s hand, posed for the photo and then, just like that, I was a … Continue reading
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Tagged academic success, education, Graduation, Latino role models, life goals, professional success
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Salary negotiation: a win-win strategy
With finals over, it’s now time to focus on other equally important events. No, it’s not the graduation party. I am talking about a having a solid salary negotiation strategy. All eight people interviewed for this article—four job candidates and … Continue reading
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Tagged career management, career trends, job offers, job search tips, professional success
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The15th annual Harvard Latino law policy business conference
by guest blogger: Evelyn Barahona A great thing happened at Harvard University in mid April: the 15th Annual Harvard Latino Law, Policy and Business Conference. Every year Latino leaders from the private, public and non-profit sectors congregate to discuss issues … Continue reading
The Latino identity: it’s complicated
Is there such a thing as a Latino identity? The short answer: It depends on who answers the question. According to the latest report from Pew Hispanic, the answer is maybe. It is refreshing to learn that only 21% of … Continue reading
Spring clean your job search
Looking for work in the spring becomes somehow a bit more tedious. It is so easy to find reasons not to regroup and go forward: more sunlight, upcoming finals. Here are three areas that can make job hunting a challenging … Continue reading
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Tagged career management, empowerment, job search tips, life goals, networking, professional success
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The art of small talk
Every time we meet someone we engage in small talk. Sometimes we talk about the weather. Other times it’s about traffic or a TV show. What most of us fail to see is that those initial moments can make or … Continue reading
The four-year career
How fitting is it to blog about the emerging trend of a four-year career on leap day? Back in the day–about ten years ago–it was called job hopping and not seen as a smart career move. The four-year career is now … Continue reading
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Three tools to stand out as a job seeker
The fact that unemployment numbers are decreasing does not mean that candidates are receiving job offers faster. There is still a need to stand out. Here are three ways to stand out as a job seeker that can be easily … Continue reading
The ABC’s of apologizing
Have you ever put your foot in your mouth–metaphorically speaking–and then try to fix it only to end up with both feet in? That’s what happens when one tries to apologize by attempting to justify our actions or deflecting responsibility … Continue reading
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