Career Path

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

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 credit? It can …

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A Day in the Life: Meet ’09 fashion and apparel design graduate Ashley Linsmeier

One of the joys of working in a small but rapidly growing business is that you really do get to experience every side of the business, especially if you’ve been there for as long as Ashley Linsmeier has.

“I got …

By Mandy Hay
Mandy Hay Career Assistant
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9 Alarming Facts About What the Pandemic Is Doing to Women in the Workplace

Let’s face it, progress for women in the workplace was moving at a snail’s pace even before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Now all those gains are at risk of being quickly undone and worse. For the past six years, Lean …

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Pros and Cons of Working as a Teacher

Today is World Teachers Day, and so in honor of one of the world’s most honorable and rewarding (but demanding) professions, here’s a look at the best and worst aspects of a career in teaching.

Pros

1. Being able to …

By Firsthand
We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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5 Rewarding Teaching Careers in a Post-Covid-19 World

The economy has been brought to a grinding halt over the last few months, and everyone is feeling the squeeze. But although Covid-19 has closed schools and affected every industry from travel to retail, the field of education has been …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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How to Switch Careers to Social Work in the Age of Covid-19

The coronavirus pandemic is affecting the lives of nearly everyone on the planet. Social distancing has become the new norm for daily life everywhere, making it difficult to serve vulnerable populations. Schools are closing all over the country, leaving at-risk …

By Firsthand
We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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Educator turned UX Designer – Meet Springboard Alum Kashif Ross

Springboard has graduated 15,000 students across our course offerings. In this series, we sit down with some of the students who inspire us and help share their story. 

Kashif Ross used Springboard’s UX Design Bootcamp to transition from teaching to …

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Bridging the world's skills gap through affordable, high-quality, online education.
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A Day in the Life: ’12 OT Graduate Molly Barrett Advises Current Students on Choosing a Major

As important as preparation and research are when preparing for finals or working on a class project, research is just as or even more important when choosing a program of study.

2010 Exercise and Sport Science and 2012 graduate of …

By Mandy Hay
Mandy Hay Career Assistant
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A Day in the Life: ’10 St. Kate’s Graduate Reflects on Her Love of Multicultural Literature

When asked about one of the most important takeaways she collected from her time at St. Catherine University, 2010 English graduate Yanshuo Zhang notes, “all the professors were so supportive– they were able to see your unique assets. For …

By Mandy Hay
Mandy Hay Career Assistant
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A Day in the Life: ’16 Public Health Alum Rochelle Vincent Focuses Her Energy on Grace and Space

“When folks say it takes a village, that literally was my upbringing. And my village– those are the folks that got me to where I am today and help hold me as I continue on the journey of who I …

By Mandy Hay
Mandy Hay Career Assistant
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