employment

Taking the leap: Switching careers mid-pandemic

I took the plunge and applied, and it was in my first interview that I learned one of the greatest phrases of my career: “transferable skills.” Those two words have changed my life.

| Administrative & Academic Cluster Supervisor

Staff Editorial: The Career Fair is for all, not just STEM majors

The Career Fair has in the past–and continues present day–to be dominated by employers that represent STEM majors, leaving humanities majors with few specified options to choose from.

A well-deserved thank you

As a class of 1978 humanities major, I’m excited to be starting my first job after graduating from Wash. U., and I would like to thank all those who helped me get to this point in my life First, I would like to thank my first Career Center advisor. He worked tirelessly with me throughout my Wash. U.

Froughdough Baggings | Class of 1978

With new focus on internships, Career Center hopes students succeed in job market

Washington University’s Career Center has stepped up its efforts to help students obtain the jobs they want. This initiative is a reaction to students’ worries about finding jobs in the current economic climate.

| Contributing Reporter

The end of privacy

Imagine you went out with your friends last weekend and you had a fun night. This is college, so there was drinking and partying, and there were photographs to document the adventure. Your friend who took the photos, through no fault of his own, took a particularly incriminating photograph of you and put it on Facebook.

| Staff Columnist

As graduation approaches, employment trends emerge

As the school year comes to a close, seniors can be heard chatting around campus about their post-graduation plans. Usually about 30-40 percent of graduating students enroll in graduate or professional school for the year following their graduation, according to Mark Smith, director of the Career Center. Another third of the students enroll in graduate school within five years of graduation.

| Assignment Editor

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