Check out this podcast from HBR’s Porter Braswell, co-founder of Jopwell, as he takes on “candid conversations about the role race plays in our careers and lives.” Hear his interviews, most recently, with business leaders from AT&T, McKinsey, as well as a senior reporter from The Guardian, and a law professor from UCLA. Access the podcast here: https://hbr.org/2020/11/podcast-race-at-work

Whether you’re in class, at your internship, or at your job, you have a manager. In your next (or first) internship search or your full-time job search, you are the CEO and manager of your search. If you’re not getting the responses you want in your search, what can you do differently? How can you adapt to employers who are currently seeking applicants for your dream job? Manage yourself up into the internship or full-time role that you want by …

You might be the kid who loved being outdoors, exploring the nearby woods and collecting bugs in a jar or taking samples from the local pond to look at under your most prized possession: a microscope (you know, the one you’d never let your little brother so much as breathe near). Or maybe you were that, umm, let’s say spirited, high school volunteer who led an effort to clean up a state park after you realized what all that litter …

While all of our Falcons study at school, academic performance and on-campus involvement are both huge factors that affect the kinds of roles they land after graduation. In particular, there is one element of campus involvement that is not usually thought of when you hear the words “career development” and that is peer tutoring. Erin Buckmeier, Class of 2022, is an extremely involved member on campus. She is Panhellenic President, Senior Class Cabinet President, a member of Kappa Delta, and …

Here are the 10 most important and influential career and workplace stories of the past 10 years. 10. Women finally get some big seats at long tables. Although there are still too few women in leadership positions at U.S. employers, strides were made in the past decade to close the C-suite gender gap. In 2012, Facebook COO Sheryl “Lean In” Sandberg was named to the world's most powerful social media company's board of directors, becoming its first female member. Also in …

Hey, Falcons, there’s a new navigation tool up on CareerEdge! Although the “Career Communities” tab at the top-left of your navigation bar is a wonderful resource for jobs, events, and opportunities that are aligned with your academic interests, the Pulsifer Undergraduate Career Development Center understands that your major is not always the most important consideration for where to work.  Your identity is so important to consider when you are involved in a search for jobs or internships, and if you’re …

So you think you want to be an investment banker? As someone who began her career in banking and now supports clients in landing their dream jobs, I can attest to the fact that many are initially drawn to the world of investment banking for its lucrative salary and large (sometimes more than your salary!) bonuses. But it takes more than a love of the finer things in life to land a job and build a career in this field. …