What Are Entry-Level Jobs Actually Looking For? Skills, Experience, and Expectations Explained

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You’ve seen it before: job postings marked “entry-level” that somehow require 2-3 years of experience. It’s maddening. You start wondering if employers have completely lost touch with reality or if the entire job market has gone sideways.

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Day in the Life: Process Manager, Environmental Sustainability

9 AM: Arrive at the office to check emails and voicemails from my team and partners. With a meeting set for next week with our buildings and procurement partners, we must determine this week what we want to achieve as …

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10 unique career paths for college grads pursuing sport analytics careers

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The interest in sport analytics careers is growing at a rapid rate. So much that Syracuse University now offers an undergraduate degree in the field of sport analytics. College Recruiter profiled Syracuse University sports economist and analytics …

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How to Clean Up Your Social Media Footprint Before Your Job Search

When researching candidates, recruiters look at a lot more than resumes and cover letters. They also look at social media—to find out how you present yourself, how others perceive you, and how well you might fit with their culture. That’s …

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How to Use Personality Type to Find a Career You Love

Sometimes it takes time to find a career you love. If yours doesn’t feel right, now might be the best time to make a change for the better. Over 40% of the global workforce is on the brink of resigning, …

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Ivy Exec is your dedicated career development resource.
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A Day in the Life: Policy Analyst in a Nonprofit Advocacy Group (Energy)

8:00 AM: Arrive at the office and start the morning with your daily review of the news wires to see what developments are afoot in the energy world:  corporate merger rumors, congressional legislation proposals, updates on the latest accounting scandal, announcements by a foreign …

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Choosing College Classes 101: How To Pick The Right Schedule (Even If You Don’t Know Your Major)

The college experience is about a bunch of things. It’s about growing up, forging friendships, finding love, and charting a path for yourself. But more than anything it’s still school! Just because you’re not in high school anymore, doesn’t mean …

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How to Talk with Family About Your Job Search During the Holidays

If you are heading home for the holidays, you might be wondering about how to answer questions about your major, your career goals, or, if you’re graduating soon, your job search. Even when these questions, or the unsolicited pieces of …

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Veteran Jobs: 6 Ways to Effectively Transition from the Military Into the Workforce

Bill Lawrence, who spent 20 years as a combat fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy, relishes the “new car smell” of stepping into the cockpit of a brand-new jet. Like many veterans, Lawrence, who is now a chief information security …

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A Day in the Life: Genetic Counselor

Deborah Brugman, MS, CGC, is a genetic counselor at Indiana University’s Department of Medical & Molecular Genetics. Previously, she has done pre-natal genetic counseling and helped coordinate a Down syndrome clinic. Brugman, 27, received her undergrad at Purdue University and …

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4 Tips for Managing Social Anxiety Disorder at Work

Work can be stressful no matter if you suffer from a mental health disorder or not. But if you’re someone who does deal with a mental health issue—such as social anxiety disorder—working can be extremely difficult, to say the least.

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