Category: Career Advice
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Don’t Worry, I Was In Your Shoes Last Year
We’re bringing back successful 2017 graduates, now working in their fields, to share with you what it was like before making the leap from student to career. Years of studying in your major, class projects, internships, volunteering, and taking part in clubs and organizations has got to lead to somewhere, right? This tell-all, young alumni…
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Upcoming Events in the Career Center
Don’t miss these events in the Career Center this week 9/18-9/22/17 😁 9/20 Making the Most of Handshake 11am-1pm Join us for an interactive, hands-on session on how to make the most of Handshake—your tool for finding internships, jobs, events, and connecting to resources and staff in the Career Center. On your way out, make sure…
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Graphic Design Student Erick Morales finds success at 50000 feet
Congrats to Columbia College Chicago Graphic Design Student, Erick Morales, featured on the 50,000feet blog. Erick had an outstanding Internship there this past summer, assisted by Internship and Career Advisor Jo-Nell Sieren! Well done Erick and best wishes in your design career! Students in Design – AIGA chapter at Columbia College Chicago #columartanddesign #columcareer #columsuccess Read more about Erick’s experience on the 50000 feet blog…
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Students: Make this the year of taking action and building connections!
By Erik J. Friedman, Associate Dean of Career Development and Industry Relations The start of another academic year always reminds me how much I used to love coming back to college and seeing the friends I didn’t get to see all Summer. It was such an exciting time, and there was great energy as we…
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See Crain’s Best Places to Work finalists
Each year, Crain’s honors companies that do the very best by their employees here in Chicago. They not only offer the top benefits and compensation packages but also get rave staff reviews on everything from sponsored training to free snacks. This year’s list has been expanded to recognize more companies, as well as to single…
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High Five Audrey Sutherland
Name: Audrey Sutherland Hometown: Hebron, IN Major: Live and Performing Arts Management Audrey is a graduating senior at Columbia College Chicago. She was drawn to Columbia because it’s in her favorite city, Chicago. And once she started at Columbia, she was impressed by the fact that many of the faculty were actively working in the industry,…
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Creating Your Profile in Handshake
As soon as you activate your account in Handshake, you should complete your profile. Handshake pulls the data you enter into your profile to create a list of recommended jobs, internships, and events that match your skills, interests, and qualifications. In addition, employers on Handshake are more likely to reach out to you if they…