How to Prepare For A Final Interview With Senior Management

You’ve made it to the home stretch. You’ve nailed your first interviews, and you’re onto the last round with senior management. If you knock this one out of the park, the job is yours—but if you don’t, you could see …

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Work-Life | It’s Not a Balance, It’s Synergy.

Finding balance between life and work is something we all strive for, but often find difficult to attain. It can feel like certain aspects of our lives are in competition with each other; taking time from one to support another …

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Getting Your Foot in the Door When Switching Industries

By Antoine Tirard and Claire Harbour

Here’s how you can prevail against unimaginative recruiters and employers.

Born to a Dalit family, Megha was raised in Southwest India and learned English in her convent school. As a child, she aspired to …

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8 Ways to Improve Your Time Management Skills

What’s the difference between an unproductive employee and a productive one? Often, it’s not their talent or work ethic but their time management skills. Time management is a soft skill that ensures you get your work done efficiently and effectively — …

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2022 Women in STEM Career Fair: A Look at This Year’s Sponsors

On August 24th, Firsthand will be hosting its second annual Women in STEM Virtual Career Fair. Women who are studying science, technology, engineering, or math or who are already in STEM roles are encouraged to attend. The fair will allow …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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6 Tips for Becoming a Mentor

Today, 70 percent of Fortune 500 firms have internal mentoring programs. These programs focus on employee development while also boosting employee loyalty and productivity. In general, mentors offer guidance, share their knowledge, challenge and push, help set career goals, motivate, …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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How to Find Resources for First Generation Professionals

Are you a first generation professional? You may belong to this demographic without knowing that there is even a term for it. First generation professionals are those who are the first in their families to enter the professional workforce.

You …

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5 Tips for Navigating the H-1B Visa Process

Each year, thousands of international students apply for H-1B visas—temporary non-immigrant visas that allow individuals to work in the U.S. Since only a limited number of H-1Bs are given out each year, the H-1B visa process can be stressful, not …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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How to Improve Work-Life Balance

If someone asked, “What is work-life balance?” you’d probably say something about spending equal time at work and home. But if they asked you how to improve work-life balance, you might not know what to say. After all, a lot …

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20 Popular Careers in Finance

Choosing a career in finance can feel daunting – there are nearly endless areas of the finance industry, and it is an ever-growing field. For example, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the financial and business operations field will …

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