Uncovering the Uncertainties: Five Lessons Learned from SVB’s Collapse

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on March 10th has sent shockwaves through the tech industry, with thousands of startups losing access to large amounts of their money over the weekend. The collapse, triggered by a bank run, led …

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Engineering Student Takes Walt Disney!

Engineering Student Takes Walt Disney

Meet Kristen Corlay Sanmiguel, a student of Engineering here at Johns Hopkins University. Kristen recently conducted research on the resilience of earthquakes in Mexico City, specifically one in 2017. Kristen’s project was inspired by a …

By Maureen Onyebuchukwu
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5 Ways to Stay Motivated During Your Remote Summer Internship

By Shanice Guthrie, JHU Class of ’21.

Shanice was part of the student cohort for the InBaltimore Internship Program. 

First, take a moment to congratulate yourself on landing this remote internship opportunity! Challenges you may encounter such as a lack …

By Maren Gonzales
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How to Close the Networking Gap

Businesses and nonprofits aim to help students whose backgrounds put them at a disadvantage in building professional contacts

By Ben Wildavsky (The Wall Street Journal)

When Mark Granovetter was a Ph.D. student in the late 1960s, studying how white-collar men …

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Want To Avoid a Burnout Culture in Your Next Job? Ask These Questions During the Interview

Burnout and job-related stress have never been higher, according to new data from the American Psychological Association. And that’s true across professions. 

Responding to APA’s 2021 Work and Well-Being Survey, a full 79% of U.S. workers said they had experienced …

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5 Unexpected Skills Volunteer Service Adds to Your Career

By Keira Wilson

Over the long months of the pandemic, we have seen more than ever the power of everyday citizens engaging in meaningful service—everything from disaster relief to vaccination clinics. But feeling good about helping to address our communities’ …

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Hold your brain in your palm – Interview with Balaji Vijayakumar

This Fall semester, a sophomore-year Hopkins student Balaji Vijayakumar finished his interesting project – he made a 50%-size model of his actual brain on a 3D printer at the Digital Media Center in Homewood. How did he get this idea, …

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7 Tips for Leveraging Your Hopkins Story in a Resume

By Michael Gonzales, Life Design Educator, mgonza70@jh.edu

You’ve accomplished wonderful things no matter your year as a Hopkins student! The next step is to tell your Hopkins story in ways that an evaluator would quickly find appealing when reviewing a …

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Mentoring in Cybersecurity: 5 tips

Gerald Auger from “Simply Cyber” shares his top 5 power tips for mentoring in the cybersecurity community. This applies to both mentors and mentees and will help you identify those relationships organically, ensure that they are healthy relationships, and demystify …

By Maren Gonzales
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5 Ways Leadership Can Enhance On-Campus Employment

When students take on-campus positions, oftentimes, this is their first exposure to post-academic careers. One major aspect of any career is how the leadership interacts, connects, and encourages professional growth. Here are 5 ways supervisors can optimize the on-campus employment …

By Maren Gonzales
Maren Gonzales Communications Associate
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