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Check out new job opportunities on this week's MWM!

Check out new job opportunities and job recruitment sessions on this week's MWM!

Check out internship and job opportunities on this week's MWM

Check out this week's Midweek Motivator for new internship opportunities!

Check out a job fair, a paid internship opportunity, and seasonal work in this week's MWM. Be sure to head over to College Central Network for more available jobs.

Check out this week's MWM for a refresher of some excellent job and service opportunities with a new job offering by JMU for an internal auditor position

There are some new service opportunities and a job fair to check out in this week's MWM!

Check out the new job, internship, and service opportunities on this week's MWM!

This week's MWM has a lot of new opportunities including jobs, internships, and a job fair. Remember to check out College Central Network for other job postings!

Check out new job opportunities and tips for wrapping up graduate school applications on this week's Midweek Motivator

Check out some new job opportunities over break in this week's Midweek Motivator!

There are multiple job information sessions coming up soon in addition to various job and internship opportunities. Check out the MWM to find out more!

Check out new job and grad school opportunities as well as career tips in this week's MWM

Learn more about career resources and career fairs in this week's MWM!

There are new internships and fellowships and graduate information sessions this week!

Here's this week's Midweek Motivator! There are new job and volunteer opportunities as well as a graduate school fair coming up. Check College Central Network for more job information

Check out this week's Midweek Motivator to learn more about new job and volunteer opportunities as well as information on starting the graduate school preparation process

As we begin to wrap up this semester, take a minute to check out this week's Midweek Motivator!

Check out this week's Mid-Week Motivator!

Get started on your job/internship search today by checking out https://www.collegecentral.com/emu/
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Check out the Mid-Week Motivator for this week!

The Shalom Project is accepting applications for the upcoming program year, which starts in August! These days are uncertain and can be stressful...a year with them helps you focus on faith, explore vocation, and surround yourself with supportive community.

www.shalomlancaster.org/apply

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month- know where to go and what to do if you experience sexual harassment in your workplace!

Bridgewater College is hosting a graduate fair for psychological sciences and human services next Thursday! Check out https://www.bridgewater.edu/community-members/vaps to find out what you can expect and how you can prepare!

The quote for this week:
"Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture the heart."

Ancient Indian Proverb

3 Times Bragging Will Get You Ahead in Your Career (if You Do it Right)
By Sara McCord
While “Here are the top three reasons why I’m amazing…” is no way to start a conversation, bragging often gets a bad rap.

But that’s not fair. Bragging in itself isn’t bad, it’s often how people go about it. So with that said, if you learn to go about it the right way, it can be undeniably helpful in your career—specifically in these three situations:

1. At a Networking Event

Common Mistake: Sounding Insincere

One of the top complaints people have about networking is that it feels transactional. That’s because, too often, they think the only way to mention their strengths is in a memorized, robotic-like speech.

So, they brag at the expense of being able to genuinely connect with anyone else—and then leave feeling drained and disappointed.

Get it Right

Muse writer Amanda Berlin advises answering, “What do you do?” by highlighting your talents. But, as she explains, this shouldn’t feel selfish or awkward: “You’re actually doing everyone a favor by being honest about what you’re good at and what lights you up.”

In other words, when you view bragging as sharing something honest and meaningful (as opposed to a sales pitch), you can do it without sacrificing the ability to connect.

Instead of “I’m an award-winning photographer,” you could say, “I’m a photographer. I always loved taking pictures, and then after winning a few competitions, I gathered the courage to quit my day job and pursue it full-time.”

Since you’re there to build a stronger base of contacts, you want to put forth why you’re worth staying in touch with—and be likable enough that people will actually follow up. So share your strengths in a friendly way, and follow up by displaying the same amount of interest in what the other person does, too.

Finally, your last quick assessment to make sure you’ve successfully tailored your resume is to see if someone else—like a friend or mentor—can explain why you’re interested in the position just based on reading your resume. If your friend can’t suss out why you’re applying or how you’re a good fit, then more tailoring is likely needed.

Of course, sometimes there’s only so much you can do. If you’re making a big career change and you just don’t have the relevant experience, then no amount of tweaking bullets can spell that out. In this case—and only in this case, I might add—you may actually want to use an objective statement to properly explain your interest in the position. Here’s how to do it.

Tailoring your resume isn’t the most exciting part of applying for a job, but it’s definitely one of the more important. After all, this is the document that decides what first impression you make. It might take a little extra work, but it’s worth it to be that much more memorable.