Posts Tagged ‘internships’
Why our peak learning years are being wasted
A few summer internships aren’t enough — and we know it. Going to college has become the norm, but it’s time we stop and ask: Is this really the best way to maximize our peak learning years? Especially in an age where artificial intelligence is redefining how we interact with information, we have to…
Read MoreEntry-level jobs don’t exist anymore
If you’re frantically scrolling through LinkedIn, Handshake or Indeed looking for jobs and internships like me, you probably noticed that the standard for entry-level positions has risen exponentially. The idea of entry-level jobs is practically disappearing before our eyes. For many college students and recent graduates, the search for post-graduate jobs seems almost impossible. Since 2017, 35%…
Read MoreBe uncomfortable
Around this time each year, the perennial question resurfaces: What do I do this summer? And, if you’re one of the two-thirds of seniors who won’t be in the all-entangling tresses of consulting or finance next year, the question could simply be: What do I do? My answer to you? Something completely different. After graduating…
Read MoreToward a broader job search
As the spring semester begins, students are scrambling to secure summer internships and post-graduation positions. The pressure is especially high for seniors, who will soon be completing their final semester and walking through the Van Wickle gates into the dreaded “real world.” For those of us seniors who still don’t have a job lined up…
Read MoreMy mid-college crisis
As a junior who came into Brown thinking she had it all figured out, I’m more confused about what I want to do with my life now than I was as a bright-eyed freshman. In high school the choices seemed black-and-white: I imagined I’d spend my undergraduate years preparing for either law, medical or business…
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