Career Tips

It’s your first day at a new job, and it’s nothing like you expected. Maybe you write it off as first-day jitters. But as time goes by you realize that you’re just not clicking with the organization’s culture.

Perhaps you’re …

It is easy to lose our personal brand when heading into an interview. We often focus on saying all the right things when answering questions that are asked of us and forget to state our top selling points.

As associate …

When you are at a job interview, the interviewer is basing their decision on what you say, and what you don’t say. As much as your verbal answers tell the recruiter about you, your nonverbal communication says just as much …

Yes, you’re at an interview; yes, you want to make a good impression; but no, you don’t want to answer the interviewers question about if you have a disability. You don’t have to. There are some questions that interviewers are …

In a perfect world, your dream job would come with your dream salary. However, that usually isn’t the case. A lot of the time, you are going to have to ask for what you want and negotiate you way to …

Creative Careers have increased in demand for employers and employees alike. These careers offer employees a chance to use their creative side to benefit their company, and are great news for people who want to earn a living doing that …

On-Campus Interviewing (OCI) is one of the many opportunities the CPDC offers students at Nichols College. On-Campus Interviews make it so that the employers come to you. Several employers will be joining us on campus this fall and are hiring …

Hi there, it’s us! The Nichols Career and Professional Development Center, or better known as the CPDC. You’ve probably walked past us a hundred times on your way into the Fels Student Center (we’re Room 201, it’s hard to miss), …

You did it! You went to the career fair, you passed out your resume and business cards, had a few conversations, and now you’re done. But, are you really? One crucial part of career and job fairs comes after you’ve …

Career fairs, the perfect place to find the job of your dreams — alongside several hundred other eager job seekers. What can you do to prevent your face from blending in with the other candidates that visited the table? Make yourself …