• Mark Levit's Career Advice •Work Experience Archives - • Mark Levit's Career Advice • https://www.professorlevit.com/category/work-experience/ The course you weren't offered in college: how to get a job and advance your career Sat, 31 Aug 2024 17:54:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 58076289 Why bother with college? https://www.marklevit.com/why-bother-with-college/ https://www.marklevit.com/why-bother-with-college/#respond Fri, 07 Jun 2024 14:22:15 +0000 Mark Levit https://www.marklevit.com/?p=2570 A college degree is often seen as vital to success. But with the lack of workplace skills graduates bring to employers, plus the skyrocketing cost of higher education and the mounting student loan debt crisis, a bachelor’s degree from a college or university just may not pay out. Why college is coveted Following World War […]

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]]> https://www.marklevit.com/why-bother-with-college/feed/ 0 2570 A Guide to the Best Job-Search Websites https://www.marklevit.com/a-guide-to-the-best-job-search-websites/ https://www.marklevit.com/a-guide-to-the-best-job-search-websites/#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2024 03:18:00 +0000 Mark Levit https://www.marklevit.com/?p=2630 The middle management job market is more competitive than ever, and job seekers need to use every tool at their disposal to stand out from the crowd. Although I’m not a proponent of job search websites for reasons I’ll discuss in a separate article, it’s not a bad idea to use them, time permitting. While […]

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]]> https://www.marklevit.com/a-guide-to-the-best-job-search-websites/feed/ 0 2630 There’s No Such Thing As a “Personal Brand” https://www.marklevit.com/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-personal-brand/ https://www.marklevit.com/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-personal-brand/#respond Mon, 30 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0000 Mark Levit https://www.marklevit.com/?p=2592 "Personal branding" can encourage individuals to focus on self-promotion rather than building authentic relationships.

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]]> https://www.marklevit.com/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-personal-brand/feed/ 0 2592 Not ready for the workplace https://www.marklevit.com/not-ready-for-the-workplace/ https://www.marklevit.com/not-ready-for-the-workplace/#respond Mon, 13 Jun 2022 04:00:00 +0000 Mark Levit https://www.professorlevit.com/?p=1130 Fewer than 10% of employers said colleges do an "excellent" job of preparing students for the workplace, per employer surveys.

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]]> https://www.marklevit.com/not-ready-for-the-workplace/feed/ 0 1130 Pity the Emerging Generation? https://www.marklevit.com/pity-the-emerging-generation/ https://www.marklevit.com/pity-the-emerging-generation/#respond Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:00:00 +0000 Mark Levit https://www.professorlevit.com/?p=1117 I often hear people around me talking about the doom young people face today. How can their formative years be meaningful with screens and devices replacing human interaction? Busy after extracurricular schedules? Missing two years of classroom experience due to Covid? Massive college debt? Unsuitable or no jobs available after graduation? Every generation experiences coming […]

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