5 Mistakes Holding You Back from Landing a Creative Job

People often envision the life of a creative like this: First you put your blood, sweat, and tears into building up a portfolio of work. Then you struggle endlessly to find a job, let alone one that pays enough to …

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5 Fashion Companies Leading the Sustainability Movement

Although the fashion industry is glamorous, its business practices sometimes aren't. With New York and London Fashion Week wrapping up, environmental experts are examining the sustainability of the fashion industry. Environmentally harmful practices—such as using toxic chemicals in tanneries and …

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A Day in the Life of a Social Media Manager

Ever wonder what a social media manager does all day? If so, check out the below: one social media manager tells Vault what she does during each minute of her day at work.

A Day in the Life: Social Media Manager

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Want to Build In-Demand Skills for Your Career Field?

Did you know LinkedIn Learning offers courses to help you build in-demand technical and transferable skills? These skills can help you build your resume and get ready for your job search, whether you’re looking for a job right out of …

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Mary [uConnect] Customer Success Manager
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Beat the Robots: How to Get Your Resume Past the System and Into Human Hands

“Does job searching sometimes feel like you’re flinging resumes and cover letters into a black hole? You may be wondering if your applications are being read at all.

Perhaps you’ve heard that computerized resume scanners reject applications before they even …

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Mary [uConnect] Customer Success Manager
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Content Maven Media: Building Strong Relationships

Read the story of Kristy Ramsey, who started her media-services business during the pandemic and whose goal is to make her company “a household name as an LGBT and minority-owned media business.”

Click here to read more about Kristy’s business …

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Mary [uConnect] Customer Success Manager
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The Ultimate Guide to Marketing Jobs

“Marketing is a seemingly simple concept on the surface, but it becomes more complex as you break it down. What do marketers do every day? How has technology expanded the marketing field? How do you land a marketing role, and …

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Mary [uConnect] Customer Success Manager
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A Day in the Life: Graphic Designer/Art Director

Vault Day in the Life: Ishan Khosla
Designation: Art Director, Owner
Company Name: Ishan Khosla Design
Age: 32

Education:

I did my B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Washington, Seattle. Although it was a science program, being in …

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9 Jobs You Can Get With an Art History Degree (and the Skills You Can Take to Any Role)

An art history major is ostensibly about the study of fine art, sculpture, architecture, painting, decoration, and other forms of artistic expression throughout history. But it’s actually so much more than that. “The magical thing about art history is how …

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Top 5 Tools for Digital Marketing

When it comes to digital marketing, few things are as important as the tools digital marketers rely on to get their jobs done. These include everything from social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram to analytics tools like Google Analytics. …

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