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Negotiating for Non-Academic Jobs

Negotiating for Non-Academic Jobs

Congratulations! You have successfully gone through multiple rounds of interviews and you’ve received an offer. What’s next? Are you so relieved and pleased that you accept the offer on the spot or do you enter into some form of negotiations? Most employers will expect you to negotiate with a few exceptions. Some public, government, and university jobs have set institution-wide pay scales with established benefits. There might be a union which is representing all employees in negotiating a contract. However, in most other instances it is acceptable and expected that there be some negotiations.
How to Best Position Yourself to Get a Job in a New Field

How to Best Position Yourself to Get a Job in a New Field

Over my years as a career advisor at the Graduate Center, I’ve worked with a number of students aspiring to reinvent themselves professionally—to find a new career in a field that is closer to their hearts and more suited to their interests. Here are some steps you could take to make yourself more competitive and get your foot in the door of a new career.
Jobs in the Labor Movement

Jobs in the Labor Movement

Do you have a passion for social and economic justice? Do you want to be on the front lines of activism? If so, consider a career in the Labor Movement.
Action Verbs for Your Resume

Action Verbs for Your Resume

Action verbs (sometimes called dynamic verbs) are what start off each bullet point on your resume. They create a detailed picture of your work experience and skills, and they establish a confident tone for your resume.
Disclosing Disability in the Workplace

Disclosing Disability in the Workplace

According to the ADA, a person is not required to disclose a disability either during the interview process or as an employee until an accommodation is needed. If you don’t need an accommodation, it’s also perfectly fine to never disclose at all.
Illegal Job Interview Questions & How to Handle Them

Illegal Job Interview Questions & How to Handle Them

You might go your whole career and never be asked an illegal job interview question—but it does happen on rare occasion. In this post, you’ll learn how to identify illegal interview questions and how to handle it if you’re asked one.
Email Best Practices for Networking

Email Best Practices for Networking

This post follows up the previous discussion about the basics of email etiquette with an overview of different types of email that might be sent while networking. As before, the post contains examples of wording for the various types of messages.
Email Best Practices for the Job Search

Email Best Practices for the Job Search

In this post, I will talk about some of the basics of email etiquette and how making the best use of emails can greatly contribute to a successful job search. I will identify different types of job search email and suggest some wording for these messages.
The Job Search for Introverts

The Job Search for Introverts

It has been estimated by many studies—and confirmed by my own experience—that about 80% of job-seekers gain employment through some form of networking, referrals, and recommendations. This is a huge problem for introverts because networking is daunting, intimidating, and scary.
Administrative Staff

Administrative Staff

Jenny Furlong Director Jenny Furlong joined the Graduate Center as the Director of Career Planning & Professional Development in February 2013. Dr. Furlong worked most recently at New York University,… Read the rest
A Great Job Search = A Great Career

A Great Job Search = A Great Career

Conducting a great job search relates strongly to having a successful career because career advancement uses job-search skills. To make this connection clear, let's talk about the elements of a successful career.
Types of Interviewers

Types of Interviewers

You may be prepared for all the possible questions, but a lack of awareness of interviewer styles could adversely affect your performance. Regardless of the type of interviewer you encounter, there are tactics to maintain your composure and leave a positive impression.
Informational Interviews: The Single Best Way to Look for a Job

Informational Interviews: The Single Best Way to Look for a Job

Informational interviewing is reaching out to a person who is working in a field or a company that you’re interested in. The purpose of the informational interview is to gain insider information and make contacts that could be helpful immediately or somewhere down the road.
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