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How to Balance Postgraduate Studies and Full-Time Work
Balancing full-time work with any other level of responsibility is difficult enough on its own. Completing full-time work with postgraduate studies is a whole different ball game. A postgraduate...
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6 Options for International Students Who Didn’t Win the H-1B Lottery
5 Essential Networking Steps for Undergrads and Grad Students
4 Tips for Building Lasting Career Relationships Through Informational Interviews
100 Best Internships for 2021
Job Search
5 Job Search Tips for Recent Graduates
Are you graduating without a job lined up? We know this can be really stressful, so we created an infographic (below) with specific strategies you can take to better your chances at landing a job after graduation.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Resume Writing (But Were Afraid to Ask)
The importance of your resume can’t be stressed enough. Recruiters and hiring managers use it to assess if they want to continue exploring your candidacy for their open roles.
7 Tips for Writing a Cover Letter with No Experience
Applying for a job when you have no, or limited, experience is daunting. Here we look at a crucial part of your application—the cover letter.
How to Be Persuasive in Video Interviews and Virtual Meetings
Andres Lares is a negotiation and influence expert. He’s the managing partner of Shapiro Negotiations Institute, which provides negotiation, influence, and sales training to top companies like Bank of America, Boeing, Bristol-Myers Squibb, ESPN, and Verizon.
The Only 7 Career-Readiness Tips You Really Need to Know
Deciding what to do after school and how to prepare for life after college can be stressful and time-consuming. But it doesn’t have to be.
Networking Tips
How to Improve Your Networking Skills in 6 Short Steps
If you’re not networking, you’re not growing your career. It’s that simple.
How to Create a Powerful LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn has more 55 million registered companies, and some 86 percent of recruiters use LinkedIn to help them find qualified candidates. This means if you're looking to grow your career, using the networking platform is a necessity.
How to Network Internally—and Why It's the People You Already Know Who Matter Most
When you think of networking, you might envision a room full of people who don’t know each other, making small talk, sipping cocktails, exchanging business cards, hoping to eventually making long-lasting connections. But networking can be much more than that.
How Holiday Networking Has Changed After Covid-19
Many rituals and habits changed after Covid-19, and the surge caused by the delta variant means this holiday season will still be subdued. In-person gatherings in hotspots will be limited, parties will be canceled, and annual catch-ups will still likely be virtual.
6 Networking Tips When You Don’t Have a Big Network
One of the biggest challenges job seekers face today is not having strong relationships at their target companies. These relationships are important because they provide information, resources, and opportunities for your job search and career.
4 Types of Networking Emails—and How to Write Them
The more time that passes after you meet people for the first time—either in person or virtually—the harder it is to remember them. This is why, when you're job searching, it's important to take notes after meeting someone new.
How to Increase Your Networking Email Response Rate
For many people, networking can be harder than interviewing. You might not know whom to reach out to, how to reach out, or why people aren’t responding to your networking emails and requests.
Networking Tips for International Students
Like many other international students, I was very focused on the academic part of student life when I arrived in the U.S. In my junior year of college, I suddenly felt this job-seeking urgency.
3 Simple Networking Tips for International Students That Generate Results
On-campus recruiting at U.S. universities is typically slower this time of the year versus the fall.
International Student Issues
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How Will a Biden Presidency Affect International Students' Job Search?
After Joe Biden was elected the 46th president of the United States, we spoke with international student career expert Marcelo Barros to get a sense of how a Biden presidency is going to affect international students and their U.S. job search.
3 Essential Job-Search Strategies for International Students in 2021
To say the least, the Trump administration didn’t extend a warm welcome to international students at U.S. colleges and universities.
4 Ways International Students Can Gain U.S. Work Experience with F-1 Visas
If you’re an international student who wants to work in the U.S. after graduation, you need to maximize every opportunity you have to gain work experience before you graduate.
7 Common Job-Search Mistakes New International MBAs Make
Coming to the U.S. to pursue an MBA as an international student is a huge accomplishment.
4 Job Search Strategies That Get International Grad Students Hired
If you’re an international student in grad school looking to land a great job offer after graduation, know that it won’t be easy. So here are four job search strategies that separate international graduate job seekers who receive U.S.
Visa and Job Prospects for International Students in 2020
Last year was a mixed one for international students looking for jobs in the U.S. One the one hand, even the simple process of securing work authorization through OPT (Optional Practical Training) proved to be complicated—and in some cases, increased processing time by the U.S.
4 Options for International Students Who Don’t Win the H-1B Visa Lottery
This is the time of the year when employers start to get back to international students who weren’t selected in the H-1B visa lottery. This year, the U.S.
Career Resources for MBAs
10 Podcasts Every MBA Student Needs to Listen To
These days, it seems like you’re either a podcast person, or you’re not a podcast person. If you are (or you’re trying to be), you know that the sheer number of options is kind of mind-boggling.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Resume Writing (But Were Afraid to Ask)
The importance of your resume can’t be stressed enough. Recruiters and hiring managers use it to assess if they want to continue exploring your candidacy for their open roles.
How to Dress for Video Interview Success
We got used to video interviews during the pandemic. They've become the norm, and it's a good bet they're here to stay.
The Right Mindset for Interview Success
What you believe shapes the way you act. This means your beliefs about interviewing will influence how you prepare for and perform in interviews.
3 Questions Never to Ask Your Interviewer—and What to Ask Instead
Inevitably, at the end of any job interview, your interviewer will ask, “So, do you have any questions for me? ” And if you’re truly interested in getting the job, you’ll need to respond with more than, “No, I don’t.
Vault's 2021 Rankings of the Best Consulting Firms to Work For
Today, we're thrilled to announce the release of our annual rankings of the Best Consulting Firms to Work For in North America for 2021! Vault's Consulting Rankings highlight the best firms in 42 categories and include the overall Top 50, the Most Prestigious Consulting Firms, the Best Boutique Consulting Firms, the Best Consulting Firms in Each Practice Area, and the Best Consulting Firms to Work For in key employment factors including compensation, work/life balance, corporate culture, and more.
Vault's 2021 Ranking of the Best Consulting Firms in Europe and Asia-Pacific
Today, we're thrilled to announce the release of our annual ranking of the Best Consulting Firms to Work For in Europe and Asia-Pacific. The Consulting Rankings highlight the best firms in these regions across 39 categories and include the overall Top Consulting Firms in Europe and Asia-Pacific, as well as the Most Prestigious Consulting Firms, the Best Consulting Firms in Each Practice Area, and the Best Consulting Firms to Work For in key employment factors, including compensation, work/life balance, corporate culture, and more for each region.
25 Best Investment Banks to Work for in 2021
Today, we're thrilled to release our 2021 Banking 25, a ranking of the best investment banking firms to work for in North America. The ranking is based on a survey of more than 3,000 banking professionals.
The Most-Read Business Books at Colleges Across the Country
The books that we read in college provide the foundation for our educations and, in turn, to our professional lives. They are touchstones, something that many of us have in common regardless of where we attended college—whether that manifests as a mutual love for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein or a mutual disdain for Strunk & White's The Elements of Style.
Study Tips & Advice
8 Reasons Students Need Technology in the Classroom
Technology continues to have a profound impact on today’s students, allowing students across the globe to compete on equal footing and to broaden their horizons like never before. With the help of technology, the ever-changing needs of modern learners are being met at new levels.
Tech Tools to Aid in Remote Learning
Given the current climate, remote learning has become increasingly common across higher learning institutions. While this is undoubtedly the safer option for most, many may be concerned about how learning will continue to take place.
5 Things Students Lose While Learning Remotely
Is it safe to go back to school? This is the question that lawmakers, parents, students, and educators alike have had on their minds for weeks.
The Benefits of Studying as a Group
As a student, you know already that studying is vital to your success. Of course, you could choose to study on your own, or you could join a study group.
8 Productivity Apps for Students
It’s said that “student life is a golden life,” but it’s definitely not an easy one. There is a lot on your plate during those few years—but since we live in a digital age, there are also a lot of apps that can make your studies go smoother and help you stay productive and organized.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
How to Tell If a Company Truly Values Diversity and Inclusion (or Is Just All Talk)
Employers talk a lot about diversity and inclusion. In fact, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a company that doesn’t say they’re diverse and inclusive.
The Difference Between How Black and White Professionals Rate Their Firms in Diversity
Each year, Vault surveys thousands of banking and accounting professionals, asking them to rate their firms in several workplace categories. These categories include compensation, benefits, hours, work/life balance, training, relationships with managers, promotion policies, and business outlook.
Celebrating Vault’s Top-Ranked Firms for LGBTQ+ Equity: Armanino, Bain, McKinsey, and Schellman
In honor of Pride Month, we’re highlighting some of our top-ranked employers for LGBTQ+ equity: Armanino, Bain & Company, McKinsey & Company, and Schellman. These employers are those that professionals rated the highest when it comes to recruiting, mentoring, supporting, and advancing LGBTQ+ individuals.
4 Tips for Searching for Companies that Focus on Diversity and Inclusion
Everyone’s heard the phrase “diversity and inclusion” (“D&I” for short), but what does it really mean? Why is it so important?
5 Ways to Know If a Company's Culture Suits You
A company culture is the result of an organization’s dominant attitudes, behaviors, and values. A healthy one presents the advantages of employee satisfaction, retention and loyalty, a good and solid reputation for the organization, and increased productivity.
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