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Your professional documents are often an employer or graduate school’s first impression of you, so you want to ensure they effectively communicate your unique skills and interests. Explore the resources below to strengthen your documents, or schedule an appointment with professional staff and peer consultants to have your documents reviewed by contacting the Career Center via email at career@ship.edu or by phone at (717) 477-1484.

7 resume tips for non-traditional college students

Even though the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reports that the vast majority of today’s college students—73 percent—are categorized as non-traditional college students, or adult learners, still struggle on university and college campuses to find adequate answers to their …

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How to Add Extracurricular Activities to Your Resume—So They Actually Help Your Job Search

When you’re writing a resume, your education and past jobs are far from the only things that matter. The truth is, the past experiences and skills that employers care about can come from a number of places. And particularly when …

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5 ways first-year college students can take advantage of career services

If you’re gearing up for college as a first-year college student, you’re probably super excited. And nervous. And overwhelmed by a large to-do list… Pack, meet your roommate, scope out the best parking spots, locate your classes, and find decent …

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7 Awesome UX Designer Resumes [Tips, Examples, & Templates]

The moment has arrived. 

The user experience (UX) designer job of your dreams is within reach.

Whether you’ve just graduated or are climbing the ladder, you’ve worked hard for this moment. But before you can claim that well-earned title, you …

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Ways To Highlight Your Skills To Match Civilian Roles

We spoke with Tara Carlidge, Recruiting Manager at Citi and former Personnel Officer in the U.S. Army, to ask her to give an example of how someone who served can directly correlate their role in the military to a role …

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