May 8, 2024

Find the Right Internship for Your Career: Part 2

The internship search journey can be difficult to navigate without the proper strategy. Our plan is designed to equip you with the necessary tools and strategies to secure valuable internship experiences that align with your goals.

April 28, 2023

Creating a Compelling Handshake Profile

Having a complete and ready-to-go Handshake profile will ensure you are able to apply to jobs and internships before deadlines, expand your professional network, and get noticed by employers.

September 28, 2022

An Overview of Handshake

Whether you are looking for your dream job, a summer internship, or a side hustle, Handshake is your one-stop shop for all career development and job-search needs. Handshake is a multipurpose platform to connect with future employers and colleagues, find short and long-term employment and internship opportunities, discover fellowship and post-doc positions, and attend events sponsored by outside companies and organizations.

March 14, 2022

Academics on the Airwaves

Public speaking is a critical skill for aspiring doctoral candidates to further build their resume. Community radio stations offer a space that both academics in training and professors can share their work on a platform that reaches a widespread audience.

December 1, 2020

Making the Most of Twitter

Social media can play an important role in your job search. Maintaining a professional Twitter account can help you network, build your brand, and find out about job opportunities.

November 9, 2020

Networking on LinkedIn: Using LinkedIn to Expand & Maintain Your Network

You no doubt have heard that networking is key to a successful career. These days, we need to be cultivating and growing our connections throughout our entire career, not just when we need a job.

October 9, 2020

Using LinkedIn to Strategically Search for Jobs

LinkedIn is a social networking tool that connects professionals in various fields around the world. It is also a helpful resource for finding and applying to jobs.

September 16, 2020

LinkedIn Connections: Using LinkedIn to Network for a Specific Job

One of the best features of LinkedIn is being able to identify someone you might know at an organization, particularly one that you are targeting or has an open position.

September 1, 2020

Stand Out Online: How to Write an Effective LinkedIn Summary

The LinkedIn About section is one of the most important sections of your profile. Although each person’s Summary section will be unique, this blog post will summarize some of the latest thoughts, ideas, and examples of LinkedIn Summaries from various career experts.

March 4, 2020

Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile

Once you are on LinkedIn and have something that resembles a profile, your next step is optimization. Profile optimization makes it more likely that you will be found by others and approached for career and networking opportunities.

February 28, 2018

Secure, Manage, and Put Your Digital Identity to Work

This post discusses ways to secure your online identity, which, as an academic, is also a valuable way to professionalize your online presence, develop your academic credibility, and build your online social network.

November 15, 2016

Your LinkedIn Total Makeover

Within your LinkedIn profile page, people first look at your picture, followed by your name and your title. These are the most important parts to get right. In this post, we share these and other tips from the Rock Your LinkedIn Profile event.

July 6, 2016

Should I Be on LinkedIn?

If you are a professional who expects to have some type of career for many years to come, YES, you need to be on LinkedIn. LinkedIn allows professionals across industries and roles to connect, share information, and explore new opportunities.

May 6, 2014

Creating a Digital Teaching Portfolio

The team over at OpenCUNY put together a useful workshop last month on creating a digital teaching portfolio, as part of a series of events this semester centered around how… Read the rest

August 26, 2013

Creating an Online Portfolio

Creating an online portfolio is a great way to brand yourself and publicize your research. There are several useful resources available to graduate students wanting to create an online portfolio/CV for their job hunt.