When to Apply for Fall Internships: A Timeline

Fall internships — while not as popular as their summer counterparts — are a great way to get practical work experience, build job skills, network, and learn what career you’re interested in. Their lesser popularity can actually benefit you if you’re looking …

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Career Change Ideas | How to Ease into Social-Impact Work

Illustration by Marian Blair

Working in social impact can be an exciting and rewarding career opportunity. If you’re considering joining the sector and are wondering where your career aspirations may fit in, consider exploring your options by taking on a …

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A Shorter GRE® Test: Measuring Graduate Readiness in Half the Time

This article was originally published on ETS.

NEW: A free, timed practice test for the shorter GRE is now available. See Helping Students Prepare.

The world’s most widely used test for admission to graduate, business and other professional schools is …

By Alice Song
Alice Song Career Counselor
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5 signs that your résumé is boring

This article was originally written by STEPHANIE VOZZA and published on Fast Company.

Lackluster résumés can lead to fewer interview opportunities. Here’s how to avoid this problem.

Résumés are fairly cut-and-dry documents. Following the traditional template helps you convey your …

By Marissa Deitch
Marissa Deitch Executive Director
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How to handle LGBTQ+ discrimination at work

Being discriminated against at work for any reason is wrong, but especially when it’s due to your sexual orientation, gender identity, or race. Those reasons are particularly egregious. What can be done in such a situation? Know this: you have …

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Five ways to make your LinkedIn profile stand out

LinkedIn is, arguably, THE place to be for professionals these days, social media or otherwise. In the post-pandemic world, networking online is more important than ever, and, of course, LinkedIn is the place where most job applications live.

The first …

By College Recruiter
College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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Candid Career: 8,000+ interview-driven videos with industry professionals

Curious about what it would be like to work in a certain industry or field? Be sure to take advantage of our newest resource, Candid Career! Candid Career is a video library that houses more than 8,000 interview-driven videos highlighting …

By Christina Butler
Christina Butler Customer Success Manager
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Employers project 14.7% increase in hiring for Class of 2023 college graduates

Employers plan to hire 14.7% more new college graduates from the Class of 2023 than they did from the Class of 2022, according to NACE’s Job Outlook 2023 report. (See Figure 1.)

Overall, the report shows that half of responding …

By Kiersten Borkert
Kiersten Borkert Career Counselor
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Know Your Rights: LGBTQ Rights at Work

Most adults spend roughly half their waking hours at work and are sometimes faced with employers who want to exert authority over their private lives. For LGBTQ individuals, these encroachments on their basic rights occur all too often. Below are …

By Kiersten Borkert
Kiersten Borkert Career Counselor
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Class of 2022 Spotlights

Click here to read more about the Class of 2022’s Arcadia experiences and post-graduation plans.

Spotlight: Amanda Sturman                                    

Major: Bachelor of Arts in Theater

Favorite Arcadia memory: “This spring semester we did ‘The Bacchae’ by Euripedes. I’ve never done a …

By Kiersten Borkert
Kiersten Borkert Career Counselor
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