Hi Chapman community! I have officially been a Career Peer Advisor for Chapman’s Office of Career and Professional Development for over a year, and it is crazy to see how far we have come since I first started at the office. For the past year, I was lucky enough to work alongside the only Peer
A common misconception that many college students have when it comes to what to put on their resume is that their experience has to be “professional.” For example, many of my peers that schedule a Resume Review appointment with me come in concerned that they don’t have enough experience to put on their resumes such
I’m sure we have all been in the position where we see a post for a great job or internship at a great company that couldn’t feel more perfect. We go through the process of writing a cover letter, tailoring our resume, filling out the application, and then we never hear back. We’ve been ghosted.
One thing many students believe is that they need an internship to stand out on their resumes. Of course, there is a perfect reason to believe this, but having an internship is not the only way you can stand out on your resume. Employers want to see initiative. They want to know that who they