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Alumni Careers Archive
January 01, 2009
There have been thousands of articles, books, and speeches about this subject; many of them will make the already anxious job seeker more anxious. Too much technique. Too much mush. One of the most difficult things for many to accept is that the techniques involved are NOT necessarily linear, are not concrete, and don’t always work all by themselves. There is not the certainty of direct results; in fact, networking technique should be utilized in conjunction with all of the other search techniques in order for it to work best.
January 01, 2009
Frequently, job seekers worry about the long, long lists of possible interview questions out there, and books to match, like those books with titles such as “The Five Hundred Questions You ABSOLUTELY Need to Master for that Next Interview!!!!!” Of course, books with titles like that sell. Unfortunately, they only add to the anxiety that is already present, the last thing you need.
November 01, 2008
Exploration is pivotal in the continuous development of our careers. Whether you are committed to your current career path, happy at your current employer, or searching for a new career altogether, exploration helps inform us as to "What's next?"
March 19, 2008
Hear what executive recruiters from a variety of industries had to say about working with executive search firms.
March 19, 2008
We are pleased to announce that Columbia Business School alumni are now eligible to participate in the alumni career programming of the Columbia University Center for Career Education
March 19, 2008
It took Columbia Business School graduate Matthew Castricone ’07 some time to find his dream job after graduation.
March 19, 2008
Barry Cohen ’68 talks about how he found his dream job in education after taking an early retirement.
March 19, 2008
Career consultant and adjunct finance professor Brian Egger discusses the key traits of professional success that have proven effective on Wall Street over the course of the last three decades.
March 01, 2008
Interviews, like dates, are sometimes mysterious. You establish a great rapport, the meeting lasts longer than you expect, you walk out with a spring in your step, and then... they don’t call. You wonder what gives. In these situations, it’s hard to know what’s going on because there’s so much about the other side that you can’t really know. People often take things personally that have nothing to do with them. And yet, sometimes the problem really is with the candidate, and specifically with what the candidate is saying or not saying.
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