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    Personal

    The Best Professional Advice I’ve Ever Gotten

    It’s that time of year. It’s time to say goodbye to classrooms and hello to summer. For some of you, this might be a final goodbye, never to enter a classroom again (at least for a while), and for others, it may be a brief hiatus until fall rolls around. This time last year, I walked across a stage in front of thousands of people and accepted my diploma, and in just four short days, many of my friends at my alma mater will be doing the same. Last week, I talked about the 10 best and worst things about graduating college. Today, I’m here to talk about professional advice,…

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    Lifestyle

    Top 10 Tips to Landing Your Dream Job

    Looking for a job can be one of the most exciting, or stressful, times of your life depending on how you look at it. I recently graduated from Elon University with a Bachelor of Arts in Strategic Communications and minors in Business Administration, Literature, and Professional Sales. My degree did not get me a job, but working my butt off applying to companies, saying “yes” to every opportunity that came my way, and asking friends and family for help when I needed it got me a full-time job in my dream city fewer than four months after I walked across the stage. Whether you’re still in college looking for the…