Growth

People grow in all sorts of different ways every day, but we try to cover some of the main ones: growth through travel and study abroad, growth through participating in extracurricular activities on and off campus, growth through academics, and growth through work. Advice in this section is for anyone who wants it, parents included. Here, you will learn how to bolster your résumé, cite your sources, increase your focus, and so much more.

Janet Bates' College Story: How Theater Turned into Business — Janet Bates graduated from The George Washington University, a private institution in Washington D.C., with degrees in both theater and dramatic literature. Later, she decided to pursue a master’s in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Now, she works full time as the director of marketing for […]

My College Story: How Theater Turned into Business

This entry was posted in My College Story on May 2, 2018 by Student Caffe Staff

How to Prepare for an Administrative Assistant Interview — Note: This post was submitted to Student Caffé by Elizabeth Heron, senior editor of iresumecoverletter.com. We would like to thank her for her submission and credit her as the author of this post. One of the most attainable jobs for college students and recent college graduates is a position as an […]

How to Prepare for An Administrative Assistant Interview

This entry was posted in Career on April 20, 2018 by Student Caffe Staff

How to Turn an Internship into a Job — Note: This post was submitted to Student Caffé by Alex Moore. We would like to thank him for his submission and credit him as the author of this blog post. Alex Moore is a psychology undergraduate student and HR consultant. Through his articles, he strives to create a healthy work-life […]

How to Turn Your Internship into A Job Offer

This entry was posted in Career on April 13, 2018 by Student Caffe Staff

Adam Daniels' College Story — Adam Daniels graduated from high school without feeling much sense of achievement; going to college had always been expected of him, so there wasn’t much exciting about actually finishing high school. That missing sense of achievement came later, when he graduated from the University of Kentucky after studying finance and management, the University […]

My College Story: Feeling Accomplished after Earning Three Degrees

This entry was posted in My College Story on April 6, 2018 by Student Caffe Staff

Todd Holley talks about going to a big college. — Todd Holley grew up in a small town called Ninety Six, SC, so small that at the time of the 2010 census, there were fewer than 2,000 residents. A first-generation college student, Todd always knew that he wanted to go to college, but it was a new experience for his […]

My College Story: From Small Town to Big Campus

This entry was posted in My College Story on March 30, 2018 by Student Caffe Staff

Approach Life with Purpose — Note: This post was submitted to Student Caffé by Ellise Raghavan, currently a graduate student in clinical mental health counseling. We would like to thank her for her submission and credit her as the author of this blog post.Purpose is one of the key ingredients to creating a meaningful life, […]

Seven Questions to Help You Approach Your Life with Purpose

This entry was posted in Growth on March 23, 2018 by Student Caffe Staff

Should I pad my résumé? — Résumé padding is the practice of adding untrue or exaggerated information to your résumé to strengthen your credentials and make yourself a more competitive applicant for a position. It’s inherently dishonest, and ethically questionable at best, but it’s quite a popular practice. In fact, according to a CareerBuilder press release from 2015, […]

Why Résumé Padding Doesn’t Always Work

This entry was posted in Career on March 19, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

In 2008, Whitney Meade graduated from Clemson University with a BA in communication studies, having known that she always “wanted to be on television or in a public relations-related field.” After a few years as a stay-at-home mother, she returned to the workforce to act as Chief Operating Officer of Meade Agency, […]

My College Story: Thriving at Clemson University

This entry was posted in My College Story on March 9, 2018 by Student Caffe Staff

Building Study Habits — Some students pick up good study habits in high school, but others are able to coast through to graduation without doing much work. College is a whole different beast, though, and those who don’t study will have a hard time being successful. In fact, according to the National Center for Educational […]

Eight Tips for Building the Best Study Habits

This entry was posted in Study Skills on March 7, 2018 by Hannah Holley

My College Story: Becoming a Police Officer — Renate Dalton attended East Tennessee State University for her undergraduate degree, where she describes her life as “rather basic: get up, go to school, go to work, study, and do it all over again the next day.” After earning a BA in political science and pre-law and a BS in criminal justice, […]

My College Story: Becoming a Police Officer

This entry was posted in My College Story on March 2, 2018 by Student Caffe Staff

Karen Romano's College Story — Karen Romano grew up in Charleston, SC and attended public schools throughout her childhood. Going to college was the next step, one she always knew she’d take because it was expected of her. She attended the College of Charleston and Trident Technical College, earning a BS in psychology before attending the Medical University of […]

My College Story: Switching Schools, Majors, and Careers

This entry was posted in My College Story on February 23, 2018 by Student Caffe Staff

Anna Palmer — Anna Palmer grew up in Evansville, Indiana, and decided to head to Memphis after high school graduation to attend the Memphis College of Art. After graduating with a BFA, she found employment as a graphic designer. Though there was nothing wrong, per se, Anna felt like something else was necessary to […]

My College Story: The Intersection of Graphic Design and Advertising

This entry was posted in My College Story on February 16, 2018 by Student Caffe Staff

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