In today’s job market, having an impressive resume is crucial for getting your foot in the door. However, with the rise of applicant tracking systems and AI resume screening, crafting a resume that will make it past the initial filters is becoming increasingly challenging. According to studies, over 75% of resumes submitted online are filtered […]
Category: Career Tips
Professional Networking Tips for College Graduates
As a proud alumni of Western Washington University’s College of Business and Economics, I’ve remained active as an advisory board member for the Marketing Department. While I’ve shared career advice and marketing tips with students as a guest speaker in the past, I was recently asked to share my thoughts about networking as part of […]
Understand and Overcome Blockers and Filters for Leadership Success
Who you are today is based on every thought, feeling and experience you’ve had in your life up until this point. All these experiences build the lenses through which you see the world. These lenses can empower us and help us achieve our goals or they can limit us and keep us small. As a […]
Three Traits That Athletes Can Use to Trademark Themselves for a Job
There is a multitude of traits that make up a good athlete, but do any of them translate to life after sports? What happens when athletes enter the job market? We picked three attributes that’ll help athletes translate their athletic success to career success in the long term. Are you coachable? Being coachable is vital […]
Getting Comfortable with City Lights
A blog dedicated to those from small towns, villages, or anyone who’s adjusting to a new environment. We had the opportunity to chat with the collegiate athlete, YouTuber, and entrepreneur Wallace Ungwiluk from Gambell, Alaska. Gambell, Alaska is located on St. Lawrence Island along the Bering Sea and is home to a mere 650 people. […]
5 tips for creating good first impressions
Do you have a job interview coming up, or your first day at a new company? There are a few things you’ll want to keep in mind as you begin to prepare for that solid first impression, and we’ve got you covered. In this article, we provide an outline of how to succeed in […]
After The Ball Drops- A Message to Athletes on the Importance of Getting a Degree and Networking
One of the biggest unanswered questions that collegiate athletes face is what to do after they’re done playing. Everyone encounters moments of uncertainty or self-doubt, especially in the vulnerable post-grad phase of life, but for athletes leaving the sport they’ve known their whole life it’s a whole different story. You work years and years during […]
Top 5 Job Market Trends of 2022
As pandemic restrictions begin to lift across the US and beyond and we find our way back to a “new normal”, some clear trends in the job market have begun to emerge, while others that have been around for a while make themselves at home. In this blog post we will examine the top 5 […]
How to Create a Compelling LinkedIn Profile
Ever wanted to revamp your LinkedIn profile, but not sure where to start? This blog provides an in-depth guide on how to go about updating your profile for optimal impact. An optimized LinkedIn profile can be incredibly impactful not only for landing your dream job, but also to help network for your current business, find […]
The Great Resignation: How it May Impact You
You may have heard the term “The Great Resignation” thrown around for quite some time now, but what exactly does it mean? More importantly, what has caused this phenomenon that saw unemployment go from record breaking highs in April 2020 to a record voluntary mass exodus from jobs in 2021? What Caused This? The root […]
