Tag: Pam Ahearn
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Maximizing Your Summer
Pam Ahearn Manager Employer Partnerships Center for Career Development While we understand that the IDEAL situation for sophomores and juniors this summer is a full time, paid internship in the exact industry and functional area that you are most interested in exploring, unfortunately this does not always occur. Even for…
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Navigating Life After Holy Cross
Pam Ahearn Manager Employer Partnerships, Center for Career Development You are a senior. Commencement is approaching. You have a job lined up…or maybe you don’t. Or maybe you are headed to graduate school or to volunteer for a year. All of these scenarios are typical for graduating seniors. As a matter of fact,…
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The Art of Interviewing
Pam Ahearn Manager Employer Partnerships, Center for Career Development A job interview is your opportunity to articulate your skills, personal attributes and enthusiasm for a particular role. Preparation is key. As is practice (more to come on that later). Review the organization’s website, understand what they do, their products, who their…
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Using LinkedIn & HC Network
Pam Ahearn Center for Career Development I recently wrote an article for The Spire focused on networking as a powerful tool throughout your professional career. As I said in that article, “Networking conversations can help you gain clarity, expand your professional network, and enhance your social capital. Networking is a…
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The Importance of Networking
Pam Ahearn Center for Career Development What’s all the fuss about networking? You’ve heard the term networking but what does that really mean? Networking is the process of building and maintaining relationships with people in a job, organization or career field that interests you. Through conversations with networking contacts you…
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What’s All the Buzz About Internships?
Pam Ahearn Center for Career Development Have you heard other students talking about their internship last summer? Has someone told you that internships are important but you aren’t sure why? Were you planning to return to your summer job next summer? You aren’t alone. Many students are unclear about the…