Finding the Perfect Fit: A Guide to Job Applicant Screening

We get it – hiring the right candidate for a role is not always a walk in the park, especially in today’s competitive job market. Posting and marketing a job is already a lift, not to mention the screening and selection …

By Vibha Sathesh Kumar
Vibha Sathesh Kumar
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The Game-Changing Magic of Interviewing with Rubrics 

When reviewing job applications, a rubric can serve as an effective, standardized scoring framework to help assess and evaluate candidates. Rubrics make it easier to keep track of the skills and qualifications that you’re looking for in a candidates when …

By Vibha Sathesh Kumar
Vibha Sathesh Kumar
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Strangers on a Train: Why Authentic Communities Start Small

-Heather Braun

“That visibility which makes us most vulnerable is that which also is the source of our greatest strength.” ― Audre Lorde

Bringing strangers together to design their lives reminds me of traveling by train. In my twenties, I toured …

By Heather Braun
Heather Braun Assistant Director of Life Design for Graduate Programming
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Intersession Courses and Treks 2024

Get hands-on, in-person experience in the industries and areas you’ve always wondered about. Apply for the trek that matches your career interest whether they are Life Design Lab sponsored or academically sponsored. Students are only able to participate in one …

By Maren Gonzales
Maren Gonzales Communications Associate
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Interview: JHU Team at The Collegiate Inventors’ Competition

A team of Johns Hopkins University undergraduate biomedical engineering students is among the finalists selected to compete in the 2023 Collegiate Inventors Competition in Washington, D.C., this week.

The OnPoint Ventilation team—senior Sneha Batheja, junior Alexandra Gorham, senior Charlie Almoney, …

By Georges Hatcheu
Georges Hatcheu
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7 Hispanic Heritage Month Facts Students Should Learn About

Article Sourced from BestColleges.com

Hispanic Heritage Month is full of festivals, events, and activities, but what does it really celebrate? While Latino/a and Hispanic cultures are important and celebrated every day, they are particularly marked and recognized during one month …

By Georges Hatcheu
Georges Hatcheu
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Best Practices for Writing an Effective Job Description 

A well-written job description is essential for attracting and hiring the right candidates for your open positions. To aid you in writing an effective job description, we have compiled a list of seven key components. You can also find a …

By Vibha Sathesh Kumar
Vibha Sathesh Kumar
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Do You Have the Magic Bullet for Your Job Search?

By Heather Braun

ALDE Course, Week 3: Building Connections

“You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.”
― M. Scott Peck

Crowds make me dizzy with anxiety. As a hard core introvert, I’ve learned to …

By Heather Braun
Heather Braun Assistant Director of Life Design for Graduate Programming
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Life Design Lab Launches Fall 2023 Industry Weeks 

By: Ashley Schantz, Caitlin Broccoli, and Sarah Connelly 

Beginning the week of September 25th and throughout the 2023-2024 academic year, the Life Design Lab will host Industry Weeks.  

What are Industry Weeks? 

Industry Weeks serve as an exciting opportunity for …

By Sarah Connelly
Sarah Connelly Senior Life Design Educator: AMS, CaSE, & EHE
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The Great Education Equalizer: Hands-On, Digital Career Experiences

SOURCE: US NEWS

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” is a question that dogged many of us when we were kids. Sometimes it was asked in elementary school, when it was preposterous for any child to …

By Georges Hatcheu
Georges Hatcheu
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