Facebook.com, myspace.com and other similar social networking sites can be a fun way to meet people, talk about issues or advertise events, but it can also affect your career – positively or negatively. You can certainly use your accounts to highlight information you wish to share with employers, such as […]
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Video clips bring answers
Have you ever wondered? I understand the salary offer, but how much are those benefits worth? What is it like to work for a nonprofit organization? What would it really be like to work abroad? Why would an interviewer ask me how many jelly beans it takes […]
Introducing the NU Career P.L.A.N. Professional Learning
Most of you have heard, “It’s not what you know. It’s who you know.” Now, the Norwich University Career Development Center is planning to help you capitalize on that concept. We have recently started the NU Career P.L.A.N. (Professional Learning and Advisory Network), a new program, available online, which […]
Focus On: Internships
Why are internships important? 25 percent of employers surveyed indicated that new college hires come from within the organization’s internship program. 55 percent of responding employers indicate that new college hires have internship experience. 64 percent of employers say new, permanent, full-time hires with internship experience are paid an average […]
Career Development Center receives ‘wicked whammy’
No, it’s not from an old game show. Wicked whammy is actually spelled “WICDWAMI” and, in career center lingo, it stands for “What Can I Do With A Major In…?” So… if you have ever wondered what type of job you might get in the future, this is the place […]
Focus On: Cover Letters
Many students find writing their cover letter more difficult than writing their resume. That said, we in the Career Development Center (CDC), Room 232 of the Wise Campus Center, are here to help. Here are a few tips to get you started with your cover letter: +It’s easier to write […]
Focus On: OptimalResume
Writing your resume just got easier! The Career Development Center encourages you to take advantage of our new, cutting-edge resume system available through the link on the NU Career Development Center page at www.alumni.norwich.edu/careercenter. OptimalResume is a user friendly system that will help you create a great Microsoft Word resume […]