Career Advice

Claves para una entrevista laboral — Si has egresado satisfactoriamente de la universidad y sientes que es hora de conseguir un trabajo, o si aún estás estudiando y deseas probar cómo será trabajar en el área de tu especialización—o tienes que asistir a una entrevista para la pasantía que tanto has buscado y finalmente encontrado—estas claves para […]

Claves para una entrevista laboral

This entry was posted in Career on June 14, 2019 by Mauro Schimf

Six Do's and Don'ts for Your First Day on a New Job — Note: This post was submitted to Student Caffé by Marianne Hayes. Marianne is a longtime freelance writer and content marketing specialist. Since earning her degree in journalism and creative writing from the University of Central Florida, her work has been published in Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Good Housekeeping, Forbes, Yoga Journal, and […]

Six Do’s and Don’ts for Your First Day on a New Job

This entry was posted in Career on April 26, 2019 by Student Caffe Staff

In-Demand Vocations That Are Hiring Right Now — Traditional college programs emphasize critical thinking and abstract ideas. In contrast, vocational (or trade) programs focus on training participants on the technical skills necessary for certain jobs. If you're thinking of attending a vocational or trade school after high school graduation, you may already have an idea about what type of training […]

In-Demand Vocations That Are Hiring Right Now

This entry was posted in Career on April 3, 2019 by Hannah Holley

Lessons You Can Learn from Working a Minimum Wage Job — As a high schooler working your first job or a college student trying to make some extra cash, you might be looking at positions that pay minimum wage. While some states have implemented laws that raise their minimum wage above the federally mandated $7.25 per hour, you’re unlikely to net […]

Lessons You Can Learn from Working a Minimum Wage Job

This entry was posted in Career on March 20, 2019 by Hannah Holley

Six Lessons You Will Learn after Losing Your Job — Nearly everyone has lost a job at some point in their life. Whether it’s due to a single mistake, a pattern that emerged over time, or changes within the company, it’s often an unexpected and painful event. Regardless of the details, there are things we can all learn when this […]

Six Lessons You Will Learn after Losing Your Job

This entry was posted in Career on February 20, 2019 by Hannah Holley

Fresh Grads: Tips to Jump-Start Your Job Search — Note: This post was submitted to Student Caffé by Johanna Cider. Being a sociable person, Johanna loves delving into new destinations, trying the local food, and talking with people. In fact, she loves sharing stories with nearly everyone; visit Johanna’s blog, Musings of Johanna, to learn more. We would like to […]

Fresh Grads: Tips to Jump-Start Your Job Search

This entry was posted in Career on February 1, 2019 by Student Caffe Staff

Using Online Classes to Make a Career Change — The choice to make a career change—or even a just a job change—can be a tough decision, even if you’ve been thinking about it for a long time. As with any change, there is a degree of risk involved. You may wonder: What if I don’t like my new job […]

Using Online Classes to Make a Career Change

This entry was posted in Career on January 2, 2019 by Hannah Holley

Eight Job Hunting Tips and Resources — Job hunting isn’t particularly fun, especially if you’re trying to break into a new field or find your first “real” job after college or graduate school. The competition is stiff, the openings seem to be few and far between, and sometimes hiring managers won’t even give you the courtesy of […]

Eight Job Hunting Tips and Resources

This entry was posted in Career on December 26, 2018 by Hannah Holley

Majors and Careers with Jobs in Any City — As a college student, you may not think about where you’ll live after graduation until your senior year when it’s time to move. Your choice of major, though, can actually impact your options down the line, so thinking about not only what career will make you happy, but also where […]

Majors and Careers with Jobs in Any City

This entry was posted in Career on December 12, 2018 by Hannah Holley

Do Employers Look at More than Your Résumé and Transcripts? — Note: This post was submitted to Student Caffé by Ray FitzGerald. Ray holds bachelor’s degrees in both journalism and education from the University of Florida and St. Leo University. He is a long-time teacher of the gifted in an elementary classroom setting and works with parents, educators, and children at www.RaiseALegend.com to […]

Do Employers Look at More than Your Résumé and Transcripts?

This entry was posted in Career on December 7, 2018 by Student Caffe Staff

Why (and How) to Start Networking in College — College, with its wealth of people and information, is a great time to begin building a network of contacts. These contacts can help you later on when you need references for graduate school or a job, are looking for an internship in your field, are traveling to a new city, […]

Why (and How) to Start Networking in College

This entry was posted in Career on November 26, 2018 by Hannah Holley

Things You’ll Learn from Even the Most Menial Summer or After-School Job — In both high school and college, many students work hourly part-time jobs to earn money. During the school year, work hours can be scheduled around classes and extracurriculars; college students who work for employers on campus may have extra flexibility when it comes to scheduling, because campus employers understand that […]

Things You’ll Learn from Even the Most Menial Summer or After-School Job

This entry was posted in Career on October 10, 2018 by Hannah Holley