Welcome back Seniors! It’s here, Senior Year, your final year at UVM. Surprising how quickly time has gone by? Your Senior Year is sure to be the same: a blur of homework assignments and social activities that’s over before you know it. However you measure it, or choose to spend it, time is passing. It’s …
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World of Work: Deanna Cameron ’91, Ronald MacDonald House Charities
Deanna Cameron ‘91 Program Coordinator Ronald MacDonald House Charities – http://www.rmh-vermont.org/ Burlington, VT Major: Social Work What motivates you to go to work everyday? I’ve always been someone who needs to really believe in the cause that I’m working for, so that personal connection to the cause is a huge motivation for me. My niece …
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Slow and Steady Gets the Job: Stamina and Motivation in a Job Search
A job search is similar to any long-term goal you might work towards in life. It could be a big race, a lengthy-paper, major project…any of these require at least two qualities- stamina and motivation. When you set your mind to participating in a 5K, marathon, triathlon or similar race it is generally advisable that …
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Phone Interviewing: The Tale of Two Calls
“Just get me in a room.” –That’s Don Draper’s signature line in Mad Men. and refers to his uncanny ability to smooth-talk anyone. While I may not close million dollar deals before breakfast, I usually do well with people. This was not the case, however, when I had my first phone interview… First off, I …
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Doing Good, Doing Well: Making Good!
On Friday, April 20th, 2012, Billy Parish spoke at UVM regarding his book Making Good: Finding Meaning, Money and Community in a Changing World. His book covers six steps to take in order to “make good”: Reflect, Adapt, Connect, Design, Launch and Organize During his talk, Billy provided some ways to get started: Identify the …