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The Job Search + Career Resources

Negotiating Salary? Here’s A Simple Yet Powerful Trick, According To A New Study

By Monica Torres | HuffPost | April 27, 2021

Silence is one of the most simple yet most powerful negotiation tools, but it’s traditionally positioned as an intimidation tactic that prompts a person to speak to their own disadvantage.

New research published …

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Business Networking Events (Series Part 3)

By Asha Aravindakshan, SFMBA ‘17

At this point in the series, you have your personal brand ready: you’ve established your brand (covered in Part 1 of the series), you strengthened your LinkedIn Profile, and you created your elevator pitch (see

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Making the Most of Your Internship: A Student Perspective, featuring Marissa Konstadt, MBA 2021

Have you considered how you’ll make the most of your summer internship? There are a number of factors to have a successful summer experience, including finding a mentor, to getting feedback on your performance and even securing the return offer. …

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How to Make Your Voice Heard in the Workplace (Especially as a Woman or Minority)

By Regina Borsellino

Have you ever sat silently as a coworker talked for 47 of the 50 minutes allotted for a meeting? Have you mentioned an idea only to be ignored or have someone else say it later and get …

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6 Tips To Negotiate Your Salary With Confidence—And Get What You’re Worth

By Mark C. Perna | Forbes | April 13, 2021

As the economy continues to rally, many employers are looking to hire back workers or even add new ones. While that might be great news for those of us on the hunt …

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8 Reasons “Internal Networking” Is Good for Your Career

Published by BioSpace | March 11, 2021

“Internal networking” is much the same as regular professional networking, except that the connections or ‘network’ you’re building come from your current employer. Too often we think that to be a successful networker we …

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22 Phone Interview Tips to Help You Nail the Call (and Move to the Next Round)

By Alyse Kalish | The Muse

There’s truly nothing more rewarding than getting a response from an application you sent in to your dream job asking you to hop on the phone for an interview. Not only did all your hard …

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9 Tips to Turn Networking Contacts Into Meaningful Relationships

By Susan McPherson | The Muse

The goal in any meaningful relationship is to give it depth. That’s what my book, The Lost Art of Connecting: The Gather, Ask, Do Method for Building Meaningful Business Relationships, is all about. Of course, …

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Your Guide to Virtual Career Fairs—So You Can Impress From Afar

By Kaila Kea-Lewis | The Muse

It’s no surprise that virtual career fairs, which add a whole new format to the mix, might have you feeling nervous—especially if you’ve never attended one before. These online events aren’t new; they gained traction …

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NEW RESOURCE The LinkedIn Guys: Career Masterclass

Mastering LinkedIn is a significant component to effective networking. Sloan now has free student and alumni access to “LinkedIn: The Missing Manual,” a course created by former LinkedIn employees to help you best leverage the platform. Here is their description …

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