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.

Here’s the …

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Reach Your Professional Goals and Build Your Skills…Right from Your Laptop!

LinkedIn Learning is the perfect way to take your professional development to the next level. And the best part is, you don’t have to enroll in a semester-long course or invest in a pricey program. It’s completely free for Rutgers-Newark …

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A Year of Growth | Celebrating What You Achieved in 2020

Happy new year, dear readers! It’s safe to say that 2020 was a challenging year for just about everyone, both professionally and personally. And now that we’re safely into 2021, it might be easy to live under the philosophy of “

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How I Recruit | A Conversation with Stephen Ostendorff about Grad School Admissions

A few years back, Idealist sat down with Stephen Ostendorff, Director of Graduate Admissions at Bank Street Graduate School of Education. And while times have certainly changed, his advice still rings true!

Read on for Stephen’s tips for evaluating whether …

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5 Podcasts to Help You Think (and Talk) About Race

The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others have ignited conversations about race and racism in the U.S. and around the world. As a result, many of us are seeking ways to better understand how our …

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Idealist Careers Try This Challenge #1 | Reflect on Your Successes

Back by popular demand, allow me to (re)introduce the #IdealistCareersTryThis Challenge!

In January of 2019 (remember that?!) over 600 members of the Idealist Careers community committed to complete one career-related challenge each month for the first five months of the …

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