Yearly Archives: 2022

Transitioning to a Computer Science career – Marceia Egler HES ALB candidate

This guest blog post was written by Marceia Egler, Software Engineer at 4C Strategies

In the Fall of 2015, I made one of the scariest decisions of my life. I decided at the age of 43 to pursue a bachelor’s …

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Your Step-By-Step Guide to Choosing a Career

8 Steps to Choosing a Career

With thousands of options, how will you choose a career that’s right for you? If you don’t have any idea what you want to do, the task …

By Katie Fell
Katie Fell Assistant Director, Harvard College Still Deciding, Exploring, & Self-Assessment
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How Long Does It Take to Get a Ph.D. Degree?

Earning a Ph.D. from a U.S. grad school typically requires nearly six years, federal statistics show.

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A Ph.D. is most appropriate for someone …

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What Companies Can Do to Support LGBTQ Employees

Larger companies, such as multinational corporations, exist not only to provide a product or a service, or to drive profits for their investors, but they also have a role to play on the world stage. Large corporations can influence public …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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The Benefits of Aligning Your Career With Your Strengths

Learn about the benefits of going for the job you’ll love

Where do we start, it’s our favorite subject! When we get to use our strengths in our job every day we:

Are more confident

When you use your strengths, …

By Katie Fell
Katie Fell Assistant Director, Harvard College Still Deciding, Exploring, & Self-Assessment
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5 Superpowers Held by Arts & Humanities Concentrators

While everyone has unique strengths, there are certain key skills or “superpowers” that studying Arts & Humanities help you to develop. These skills are valued in every industry!

Critical Thinking: Thinking about an issue objectively from many angles, asking questions, …

By Amy DiGiovine
Amy DiGiovine Assistant Director, Arts, Entertainment, Media, Advertising, Marketing, Journalism, Publishing, Fashion, & Sports.
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The Everything Guide to a Career in Public Service

When I was 13 years old, I went to science camp. One day, I sat and listened as a scientist described what global warming was going to do to the planet—rising ocean levels, mass extinctions, devastation of populations around the …

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5 Ways to Immediately Improve Your Resume

Your resume is your first opportunity to sell yourself to recruiters and hiring managers. It can also be your last if your resume is outdated or too thin. Here are five tips that will help you immediately update and beef up …

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Trying to Find the Right Career and Job for You? Use This Hierarchy of Needs Approach

Finding a good fit between your personality and your career happens when there’s synchronicity between your tasks, the environment you’re in, and the value you both provide and receive from your responsibilities.

Research backs up the theory that personality-job fit …

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6 Common Data Science Interview Questions

Data science is one of the fastest-growing career paths. And if you're looking to land a job in data science engineering this year, you'll need to be able to answer the following six interview questions—which cover a wide range of …

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