By Marcia Powers
Contributor, Career Services
Memberships for professional organizations are often thought to be reserved for seasoned individuals already working in their field. But in fact, most professional organizations are open and encouraging to students and recent graduates who are looking to get a foot in the door and can act as an avenue for networking and employment opportunities. Here are a few advantages to joining a professional organization as a student or recent graduate.
By Adrienne Erin
Online Career Tips, Contributor
Hosting a business dinner can feel overwhelming, especially if you don’t do it very often or the attendees are people you want as future clients or coworkers. However, planning in advance goes a long way, as does taking anything that happens in stride and responding in the best way you can.
Law enforcement officers often ask whether or not they need a formal degree. Hear from four veteran police officers about why education has been so important in their own careers. “Even if your aspirations are not to move to the command or management level, having a degree simply makes you a better officer. A degree will help you gain a better understanding of the criminal justice field as a whole and it can only lead to more opportunities now and in the future,” said one. Learn more about the benefits of pursuing an education and what degree programs police officers should consider.
Whether you want to be hired by a police department, transferred to another unit, or get promoted, you have to attract the attention of those who can help get you where you want to go. It is important to stand out among the crowd. First, you have to figure out who you are, which is, in essence, your personal brand. Here are some steps to help you identify your brand and use it to market yourself for that next career or promotion opportunity.
By Rowe Leathers
Contributor, Career Services
A recent conversation with a colleague left me wondering if using business cards for networking is becoming obsolete. With the growing use of social media, is the business card no longer effective? Worse, does it make one appear dated and – eek! – very “90s”?
By Shun McGhee
Contributor, Career Services
Are we willing to do any networking yoga? In other words, when is the last time you stretched yourself and learned something new in an attempt to broaden your network and grow professionally? This is vitally important, and by continuing to use Russell as an example, I can illustrate just how critical it is.
By Cindy Aitken
Senior Manager, Community Engagement at American Public University System
With online learning, you can open up your world to a diversity of thought, fresh industry vantage points, and unique online friendships that you may never have expected. Universities like American Military University and American Public University are going the extra mile to create fun and lively community events to bring students, alumni, faculty and staff closer together.
By Aaron Saari Special to In Military Education – Military1.com Chris Kyle didn’t become “America’s Most Lethal Sniper” by…
By Tiffany Young
Online Career Tips Contributor
For most people, lessons happen along the way. It’s what you do with those tidbits of vital information that is most important. Just when we think we’ve learned something, life comes along and shows us there’s more. Here are four tips that are a result of my most recent life lessons while working on the job.
By Maria Duron
Business2Community
2015 is here and I’m sure you’ve read your share of “how to make 2015 more successful.” My hope is that over the next 52 weeks that I’ll share some solid tips that will work to help you achieve success in networking no matter what year it is.