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GUIDES BY INDUSTRY & MAJOR

College Majors and Minors

What is a College Major?

What is a Double Major?

What is a Minor?

Advantages and Disadvantages to a Double Major in College

GPA vs. Intangibles: What Really Matters

Grad School

How to Combine an MBA Program With a Rotational Internship Program

What Are the Different Types of Graduate Degrees?

What Is Grad School?

Are Online Ph.D. Programs Worth It?

How an MBA Program Works

How to Pick an MBA Program

Top 3 Tips for Getting Into an MBA Program

Study Abroad

Study Abroad Scholarships 101: Everything You Need To Know About Qualifying And Applying

Should I Study Abroad? Everything You Need To Know Before Making Your Decision

Can I Work While Studying Abroad? Everything You Need To Know About Students Working Overseas

Can You Teach English Abroad During College? Everything You Need To Know About Teaching English Overseas

Study Abroad 101: Everything You Need To Know

Can I Volunteer While Studying Abroad? Everything You Need To Know About Volunteering Overseas

Back To School Hacks

Choosing College Classes 101: How To Pick The Right Schedule (Even If You Don’t Know Your Major)

Cheap Textbooks 101: 5 Hacks To Save You Cash On College Textbooks

Arts, Entertainment & Sports

Architecture

What is an Architecture Major and is it Right for Me?

What Types of Skills Are Best for an Architecture Major?

Career Opportunities for Architecture Majors

Types of Internships for Architecture Majors

Types of Entry-Level Jobs for Architecture Majors

Arts

What is an Arts Major and is it Right for Me?

What Types of Skills Are Best for an Arts Major?

Types of Internships for Arts Majors

How to Get a Job at an Art Gallery

What is a Graphic Designer?

How to Get a Job at an Auction House

Design

What is a Design Major and is it Right for Me?

What Types of Skills Are Best for a Design Major?

Types of Internships for Design Majors

Types of Entry-Level Jobs for Design Majors

What is a Graphic Designer?

Entry-Level Graphic Design Job Guide

Fashion

What is a Fashion Buyer?

How to Become a Fashion Buyer

Top 5 Interview Questions for Fashion Buyers

What is a Trend Forecaster?

How to Become a Trend Forecaster

Global Studies

What is a Global Studies Major and is it Right for Me?

What Types of Skills Are Best for a Global Studies Major?

Types of Internships for Global Studies Majors

Types of Entry-Level Jobs for Global Studies Majors

Literature

What is a Literature Major and is it Right for Me?

Types of Internships for Literature Majors

What Types of Skills Are Best for a Literature Major?

Type of Entry-Level Jobs for Literature Majors

Philosophy

What is a Philosophy Major and is it Right for Me?

What Types of Skills Are Best for a Philosophy Major?

Career Opportunities for Philosophy Majors

Types of Internships for Philosophy Majors

Religion

What is a Religion Major and is it Right for Me?

What Types of Skills Are Best for a Religion Major?

Career Opportunities for Religion Majors

Business

Accounting

What is an Accounting Major and is it Right for Me?

What Types of Skills are Best for an Accounting Major?

Types of Internships for Accounting Majors

Human Resources

What Is Human Resources Management?

Advertising

What is an Advertising Major and is it Right for Me?

What Types of Skills Are Best for an Advertising Major?

Career Opportunities for Advertising Majors

How to Get Into Advertising

What is it Like to Work at an Ad Agency?

How to Get an Ad Sales Job

The Ultimate Guide to Interviewing for an Ad Sales Job

Auditing

What Is an Auditor?

How to Become an Auditor

What Does a Day in the Life of an Auditor Look Like?

Top 5 Misconceptions About Being an Auditor

Top 4 Tips for Landing an Auditing Job

Business

What Does a Recruiter Do?

Career Opportunities for Business Majors

Types of Entry-Level Jobs for Business Majors

Types of Internships for Business Majors

Consulting

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What is Consulting?

How to Become a Consultant

Top Consulting Interview Questions and How to Answer Them

How to Prep for a Case Interview

5 Common Case Interview Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Investment Banking vs. Management Consulting: How to Decide

Finance

What Is a Financial Analyst?

What is a Finance Major and is it Right for Me?

What Types of Skills Are Best for a Finance Major?

Career Opportunities for Finance Majors

How to Become a Financial Analyst

Recruiting And Staffing

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Apex

Here’s How You Should Answer Common Recruiter Interview Questions

5 Signs You’re Perfect For A Job In Recruiting

What Does A Staffing Recruiter Do?

What’s A Day In The Life Of A Recruiter Like?

Here Are All The Recruiting Terms And Titles You Need To Know

Investment Banking

What is Investment Banking?

How to Become an Investment Banker

Top Investment Banking Interview Questions

Investment Banking vs. Management Consulting: How to Decide

Why Investment Banking is a Great Field for Recent Graduates

Marketing

Top 5 Tools for Digital Marketing

What is a Marketing Major and is it Right for Me?

What Types of Skills Are Best for a Marketing Major?

Career Opportunities for Marketing Majors

What is a Trend Forecaster?

How to Become a Trend Forecaster

Public Sector Consulting

Types of Public Sector Consulting Jobs

What is Public Sector Consulting?

Social Media

What is a Social Media Manager?

How to Become a Social Media Manager

What Does a Day in the Life of a Social Media Manager Look Like?

Common Tools for Social Media Managers

How to Be a Successful Social Media Manager

Top Locations for a Social Media Job

Top Interview Questions for Social Media Jobs

Supply Chain

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Unilever

What Is Supply Chain Management?

Top 5 Careers in Supply Chain Management

How to Start a Supply Chain Management Career

Top 5 Supply Chain Internships

Sustainability

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Lockheed Martin

Types of Entry-Level Jobs for Sustainability Studies Majors

Top 5 Sustainability Interview Questions

What Types of Skills are Best for a Sustainability Studies Major?

How to Get a Job in Sustainability

What is a Sustainability Studies Major and is it Right for Me?

Health & Medicine

Psychology

Career Opportunities For Psychology Majors

How to Become a Psychologist

What Types of Skills Are Best for a Psychology Major?

What Is a Psychology Major and Is it Right for Me?

Massage Therapy

How to Become a Massage Therapist

What Does a Day in the Life of a Massage Therapist Look Like?

Medicine

What Types of Skills Are Best for a Health and Medicine Major?

Types of Internships for Health and Medicine Majors

Types of Entry-Level Jobs for Health and Medicine Majors

Media & Social Sciences

Communications

What Does A Day In The Life Of A Communications Specialist Look Like?

What is a Communications Major and is it Right for Me?

Types of Internships for Communications Majors

Types of Entry-Level Jobs for Communications Majors

What Is a Communications Specialist?

How to Become a Communications Specialist

Journalism

What Does a Day in the Life of a Journalist Look Like?

What is a Journalism Major and is it Right for Me?

Types of Internships for Journalism Majors

Types of Entry-Level Jobs for Journalism Majors

What is a Journalist?

How to Become a Journalist

Public Relations

What is Public Relations?

What Are the Different Types of Public Relations Jobs?

How to Become a Public Relations Specialist

How to Write a Press Release

Sociology

What is a Sociology Major and is it Right for Me?

What Types of Skills Are Best for a Sociology Major?

Career Opportunities for Sociology Majors

Types of Internships for Sociology Majors

Public & Social Services

Education

What is an Education Major and is it Right for Me?

What Types of Skills are Best for an Education Major?

Types of Internships for Education Majors

Types of Entry-Level Jobs for Education Majors

Law

What is a Paralegal?

How to Become a Paralegal

What Does a Day in the Life of a Paralegal Look Like?

Science, Math & Technology

Aerospace & Defense

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Lockheed Martin

3 Things You Didn’t Know About the Aerospace and Defense Industry

What Does an Intelligence Analyst’s Job Look Like?

Top Interview Questions in the Aerospace and Defense Industry

Types of Jobs in the Aerospace and Defense Industry

What is the Aerospace and Defense Industry?

Computer Science

What is a Computer Science Major and Is it Right for Me?

What Types of Skills Are Best for a Computer Science Major?

Career Opportunities for Computer Science Majors

Types of Internships for Computer Science Majors

Types of Entry-Level Jobs for Computer Science Majors

Entry-Level Software Engineer Job Guide

Engineering

Entry-Level Mechanical Engineering Job Guide

Math

What is a Math Major and is it Right for Me?

What Types of Skills Are Best for a Math Major?

Types of Internships for Math Majors

Natural Sciences

What is a Natural Sciences Major and is it Right for Me?

What Types of Skills Are Best for a Natural Sciences Major?

Types of Internships for Natural Sciences Majors

Technology

5 Technology Trends You Need to Know to Work in Any Industry

Here’s What You Need To Know About Working In Business Technology And IT (Hint: A Tech Degree Isn’t Always Required)

How to Land a Job in Technology Sales

How to Land a Job in Tech

How to Become a Software Developer

Top 5 Software Developer Interview Questions

Do I Need Coding Bootcamp to Become a Software Developer?

What is Technology Sales?

What is a Network Development Engineer?

INTERNSHIPS, PART-TIME & ENTRY-LEVEL JOBS

Internships 101

Top 10 Skills Employers Want in an Intern

How To Answer: Why Do You Want This Job?

4 Signs That Show An Employer Is Serious About Its Company Culture

Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Being An ‘Intrapreneur’

How to Apply to Internships Online and Not Get Lost in The Black Hole

How to Use a Blog to Apply for An Internship

Ultimate Guide to Dealing with Multiple Internship Offers

Mastering Your Summer Internship

Internship Interview: Questions and Answers

How to Find an Internship as an Underclassmen (Video Resource)

Leadership Development Programs

What’s A Sales Development Program? (And How To Tell If It’s Right For You)

5 Rules To Help You Ace Your Leadership Development Program Interview

How Leadership Development Programs Are Advancing Women In Tech

What’s A Leadership Development Program—And Is It Right For Me?

Internships by Industry

Types of Internships for Journalism Majors

Types of Internships for Communications Majors

Types of Internships for Computer Science Majors

Types of Internships for Arts Majors

Types of Internships for Design Majors

Types of Internships for Architecture Majors

Types of Internships for Business Majors

Types of Internships for Accounting Majors

Types of Internships for Education Majors

Types of Internships for Global Studies Majors

Internships by City

Washington, DC Summer Housing Guide

Washington, DC Summer Internship Guide

Loudoun County Summer Internship Guide

Montreal Summer Housing Guide

New York City Summer Internship Guide

San Diego Summer Housing Guide

San Diego Summer Internship Guide

San Francisco Summer Housing Guide

San Francisco Summer Internship Guide

Charlotte Internship City Guide

Entry-Level Jobs 101

5 Tips for Getting an Entry-Level Job Unrelated to Your Major

How To Answer: Why Do You Want This Job?

4 Signs That Show An Employer Is Serious About Its Company Culture

Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Being An ‘Intrapreneur’

4 Things Other Than Salary You Need To Consider Before Accepting A Job Offer

Top 10 Things You Should Look For In a Company

Top 20 Entry-Level Job Interview Questions and Answers

Advice for Starting Your Entry-Level Job Search

The Importance of Location in Your Entry-Level Job Search

Getting an Entry-Level Job with No Experience

Entry-Level Jobs by Industry

4 Things Other Than Salary You Need To Consider Before Accepting A Job Offer

Entry-Level Mechanical Engineering Job Guide

Types of Entry-Level Jobs for Business Majors

Types of Entry-Level Jobs for Journalism Majors

Types of Entry-Level Jobs for Design Majors

Types of Entry-Level Jobs for Architecture Majors

Types of Entry-Level Jobs for Communications Majors

Types of Entry-Level Jobs for Computer Science Majors

Entry-Level Software Engineer Job Guide

Entry-Level Graphic Design Job Guide

COVER LETTER, RESUME & ATTIRE TIPS

Cover Letter Best Practices

3 Cover Letter Mistakes You Never Knew You Were Making

Cover Letter Guides

How to Write a Cover Letter

10 Tips for the Perfect Cover Letter

How to Create a Personal Brand

Using Social Media to Network Online

How to Stand Out with Student Business Cards

Resume Best Practices

How to Write a Resume: The Basics

Advanced Tips to Make Your Resume Stand Out

How to Use Your WayUp Profile As a Resume

How Do Employers Evaluate Resumes?

How to Dress For a Job Interview

How to Dress for a Job Interview at a Traditional Corporation

How to Dress for an Interview at a Startup

How to Dress for a Job Interview at a Bank

How to Dress for a Job Interview at a Nonprofit

How to Dress for a Job Interview for a Waiter/Waitress Job

INTERVIEWING 101

The Basics

How To Answer: Why Do You Want This Job?

What is An Interview?

What is a Panel Interview?

How to Handle Back-to-Back Interviews

5 Things You Must Do To Prepare for a Video Interview

6 Do’s and Don’ts of Video Interviews

7 First-Round Interview Tips That Will Help Land You A Second Interview

How to Tell If An Interview Went Well

CRUSHING IT AT YOUR JOB

Your First Week on the Job

6 Things to Do in Your First Week at a New Job

Common First Job Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

6 Ways to Impress Your Boss

How to Succeed in Your First Job

4 Things Other Than Salary You Need To Consider Before Accepting A Job Offer

How to Set Great Internship or Job Goals

3 Ways To Be More Productive At Work

How To Become A Confident Public Speaker

Here’s How To Make A Great First Impression At An Entry-Level Job

How to Get a Mentor at Work

The Art of Networking Offline

How to Take an Exit Interview

How to Set Career Goals (and Meet Them)

How to Be a Team Player

Career Advice

GUIDES BY INDUSTRY & MAJOR

INTERNSHIPS, PART-TIME & ENTRY-LEVEL JOBS

COVER LETTER, RESUME & ATTIRE TIPS

INTERVIEWING 101

CRUSHING IT AT YOUR JOB

NICE!