How to show off your soft skills to employers—with samples

Tell a story on your resume and cover letter to demonstrate your personal qualities.
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What are soft skills?

When employers are searching for candidates on Handshake, they’re usually looking for hard skills: specific competencies like Python, Spanish, or …

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Part 5: Career Readiness Guide: Prepare For Success With Your Liberal Arts Degree | The Career Management Model: Excel

This is the fifth of seven articles in this series, click here to go to the first article. If you’re searching for a remote internship, go to our search results page that lists all of the remote internships and other …

By College Recruiter
College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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In 2022, Being Active On LinkedIn Is As Important As Having a Resume

When it comes to LinkedIn, a lot of my clients have it backwards. 

I recently spoke to a Project Manager who didn’t get a job that she was a great fit for because of her LinkedIn profile. When I asked …

By Ivy Exec
Ivy Exec is your dedicated career development resource.
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Skills You Should Include on a Modern Resume

Some resume trends come and go. Colorful resumes can confuse employers, making them even less likely to view you favorably. Others stick around because of their usefulness. Customizing your resume and adding an executive summary as an “elevator pitch” are …

By Ivy Exec
Ivy Exec is your dedicated career development resource.
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IMPORTANT NETWORKING STATISTICS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW (2022)

Posted January 4th, 2022

Networking is an essential aspect of business and building a career. However, many professionals are still skeptical or reluctant to network, even after knowing how crucial networking is to guaranteeing success.

There are far too many benefits …

By Richard Reese
Richard Reese Career Design Consultant
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Do you ever feel like job hunting is a part-time job? It’s because it is.

Searching for jobs isn’t an easy task, especially when it’s your first time entering a field or you are a new professional. I’d like to pay it forward and share a few tips that helped me secure a role in …

By Sadè Garcia
Sadè Garcia
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22 Cover Letter Tips for Job Seekers in 2022

Ready to write a cover letter that lands you the job you want? We’ve organized the 22 best cover letter tips for job seekers in 2022 all on this page. If you follow the cover letter advice in this article, …

By Geoffrey Scott
Geoffrey Scott Hiring Manager
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How to build a professional network while in college

Starting your career after college can seem like a daunting task. Oftentimes, having a degree alone may not get you your dream job and you may feel like you need to work harder to get where you want and need …

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SWE Internship: a Focused-Track Approach

 

Scarlet Nguyen
SWE Intern @ LinkedIn, Slack | UBC ’24

 

For those of you who thought I was crazily smart: I’m not. I have the average IQ score, I’m bad at math and numbers, my GPA represents a …

By Richard Reese
Richard Reese Career Design Consultant
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4 New Year’s Resolutions for the Social-Impact Job Seeker

Experts say one of the top reasons why New Year’s resolutions don’t last long is because people tend to try for too big a change right away. No pointing fingers here, but maybe this sounds familiar: Someone resolves to get …

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