Do you suffer from a lack of energy or motivation? Do you feel disillusioned, unproductive, and exhausted? Job burnout could be the culprit. 2020 was, for many individuals, nightmarish. Your career was likely among one of the aspects of life that changed seemingly overnight. What may have seemed like temporary arrangements at first have...
The Importance of Self-Care During COVID-19
Nandika Talwar
During this pandemic, many people have had to make the switch from working or going to school in person to being completely remote. As much as this has been convenient and enjoyable for some people, many people have struggled with the idea of being away from the workplace or classroom itself. This can be...
How Zoom Fatigues Employees: What Can Employers And Employees Do?
Jessica Ladrie
It’s 9 am; I have a meeting in five minutes. I haven’t so much as opened my laptop, and yet, I find myself exhausted. I am worn out, because like yesterday and the day before, most of my days have been spent in Zoom Meetings. I was experiencing, as I would later...
Thinking about Career Development in 2021
Teresa Antolin and Alexa Barker
From the development of COVID-19 to the Presidential Election that marked the beginning of the new year, 2020 has been extremely eventful thus far. With all that has happened, career development is not the first thought to reach people’s minds. However, times are rapidly changing. Most of today’s workforce has transitioned online, and now...
The Answer to Increased Productivity is . . . Exercise?
Sana Khadilkar
If you’re never as productive as you want to be, especially at work, then the answer to your problem may not lie where you think. As surprising as it may be, exercise could be the solution. We’ve all heard that exercise is good for us – amazing, in fact. It provides us with more...
Reaching Out to Professors and Alumni for Mentorship Opportunities
By Crystal Carter
Finding a great mentor as you pursue your professional career is a must-have in this day and age. Luckily for students, mentors can be found in the form of alumni and professors who teach and/or have experience in students’ desired career fields. Offering career advice to students is something that many professors make time...
The Schein Model of Organization Culture: Three levels of a Robust Organization Culture
By Crystal Carter
Now more than ever, job candidates and employees are strongly considering company culture as a deciding factor in whether or not to join a company. As new generations of workers look to align their values and beliefs with those of their workplaces, it is important for organizations and HR departments to commit to developing...
How to Effectively Communicate and Work with a Team
Amanda Lesnik
Being an effective communicator in a group or team is a vital part of any group project. The idea that “teamwork makes the dream work” is a phrase that always rings in my head when I get put into a new group for a project, and it’s true: teamwork truly does make the dream...
Responding Positively to Negative Performance Appraisals
By Crystal Carter
At least once in your career, there will be a time when you receive a performance appraisal that is not as great as you had hoped. There may even be a time when you receive a performance review that is alarmingly negative, despite your dedication and hard work. You may wonder how to respond...
Don’t Waste Your Internship: My Experience at Braathe Enterprises
Alexa Tironi
The average college student spends the first few weeks of their new internship nervous. Trying to make a good impression, perform every task perfectly, and prove they are capable of this position. Each assignment is different and crafts new skills. At the start of my time with Braathe Enterprises, I felt this way. Trying...