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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7 Ways Job Searching Will Be Different in 2021 (and How You Can Adapt)

I know everyone is tired of hearing the words “unprecedented” and “2020” together. So I’m going to say that this last year was…extremely unordinary. And it’s probably safe to say that many of us are eager to put 2020 in …

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How to Answer the ‘Tell Me About Yourself’ Interview Question

One of the more common interview questions you will receive is: “Tell me about yourself.” It’s often the first question you receive in an interview, and while it might seem, on the surface, to be a lazy and simple one, …

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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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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 …

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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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Side Hustles for Nurses

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Side hustles offer the chance to earn extra money, whether someone wants some extra spending money without having to pick up extra shifts or is trying to build another source of income. Nurses have the education and experience …

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HospitalRecruiting is an online healthcare job board for physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, and allied health professionals. Visit our site to view current medical practice and employment opportunities or navigate to our Healthcare Career Resources Blog for more great articles like this one!
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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 …

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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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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 …

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Keeping Social Media Professional: How to Make Sure Your Online Presence Doesn’t Scare Away Future Employers

You can tell a lot about a person by looking at their social media pages. If you have carefully curated social media, your accounts can work in your favor to spark interest and add to your resume. However, if you …

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Mandy Hay Career Assistant
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