Yearly Archives: 2011

After working hard all fall semester, you may want to curl up and spend your winter break sleeping late, playing video games, or hanging out with friends. But we’re encouraging you to resist the temptation to enter full-on hibernation mode. … Continue reading »

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Have you ever thought about how you can maximize your time over winter break? Of course after finals all one wants to do is relax and sleep, but having a month off of school may be the best time to … Continue reading »

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Is it to be manager of a touring band, a brew master, an IBM analyst, a Peace Corp member, a graphic designer at Food Network, a Teach for America corps member, or owner of an IT start-up?  These dreams are … Continue reading »

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By: Unknown Author at the Culture and Manners Institute It was the dreaded day of the big layoff. One by one we were called into the office of a vice president of a company that had just purchased our company, … Continue reading »

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Loyola University New Orleans has been selected to host a Call to Serve Speakers Bureau member this semester to promote public service to Loyola’s students, alumni, faculty and staff.  On Thursday November 3, 12:30 p.m. in the Audubon Room of … Continue reading »

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It’s halfway through my fall semester of my senior year and I can’t help but ask the question: have I done everything that I need to do to prepare myself for the real world? Well I definitely hope the answer … Continue reading »

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A number of fraudulent emails have been sent to Loyola University New Orleans students under the guise of offering some form of employment.   Although the majority of job listings are legitimate, you may encounter scams, falsified information, or situations that … Continue reading »

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The Career Development Center will be hosting Laura Dodd, a New Orleanian gone big, author of the newly released book Dig this Gig. In Dig this Gig, Laura maintains a collection of inspirational stories of 20- something’s finding their place … Continue reading »

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Nothing pains me more than to hear someone say, “I did not go to that event, because I did not have anyone to go with me.”  Sometimes you have to go it alone. Enter the networking event with confidence: Shoulders … Continue reading »

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I recently spoke to a friend whose brother-in-law refused to wear a tie for interviews, because he was a computer programmer and programming is a casual-attire industry.  He believed that to look like he would fit in, he must dress … Continue reading »

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