How to Answer: ‘Why Are You Applying for This Position?’

When it comes to common interview questions, “Why are you applying for this position?” is one of the questions you can always plan on the hiring manager asking. That makes it one of the easier questions to prepare for, but …

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From an International Hustler to Another: The Story of Vaishnavi Hatrote ’22

📖 8-minute read

To say that Vaishnavi “Vaish” Hatrote ’22 has been a hustler all through her life could very much be an understatement. By day, Vaish is a Chemical Engineering graduate student at UB who started a women-owned social enterprise …

By Vicky Lee
Vicky Lee Global Career Consultant
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Your future does not have to be set in stone.

#UBuffalo Strong Story from Will Berkowitz ’22

During my freshman year at UB, I was so obsessed with picking a major that it was becoming more stressful than trying to have a good GPA. Coming into college undecided isn’t a …

By Kristy Strough
Kristy Strough User Interface (UI) Designer
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Fail Forward – That Balloon Babe

UB alum, Christine Salada ’12 went from OT to Entrepreneur. Christine is a licensed occupational therapist however, she lost her job due to COVID. So she decided to do something a little different and started her business, That Balloon Babe. …

By Kristy Strough
Kristy Strough User Interface (UI) Designer
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What I Wish You Knew

Written by: Lisa Cannavale ’20
Reading Length: 3 minutes

 

Maybe I was the peer mentor for your UB 101 class, your honorary Big Sister in Greek Life, or your tour guide. Maybe you were one of my UBE 101 …

By Kristy Strough
Kristy Strough User Interface (UI) Designer
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The Side Hustle

Written by: Lisa Cannavale ’20
Reading Length: 3 minutes

 

Last week I got a text from my mom. It was a screenshot from a hometown Facebook page. A mom was looking for someone willing to dress up as a …

By Kristy Strough
Kristy Strough User Interface (UI) Designer
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▶ GloBULL Perspectives Podcasts: Advice for International Students Seeking Employment

GloBULL Perspectives: Advise for International Students Seeking Employment

Navigating job/internship opportunities can be challenging—even more so for international students because of the hurdles that their American classmates do not encounter in their job hunt.

Want to hear from international alumni …

By Vicky Lee
Vicky Lee Global Career Consultant
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4 Ways Successful People Bounce Back from Failure

When one hears the word “failure,” the dictionary definition typically comes to mind: “an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: an effort ending in failure. … nonperformance of something due, required, or expected: a subnormal …

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