The Career Design Lab is thrilled to celebrate the successes of all of our Columbia University School of Professional Studies students and alumni.
This month we highlight current students who are fortunate to gain work experience through internships!
Congratulations to …

Finding a job can be nerve-wracking, exciting, frustrating, exhausting, and even anxiety-inducing. Unfortunately, we’re not here to tell you it’s an easy feat to land a job you love. However, there are ways to make the job search easier (and …

According to a recent report from the Pew Research Center, around four percent of workers, on average, changed industries every month from 2019 to 2021. What’s more, in 2021, around five percent of employees found new occupations. Though these percentages …

The highest-paying software engineering jobs usually involve more experience or specialized skills. Niche skill sets in emerging sectors, like cloud computing and artificial intelligence, often earn bigger paychecks than more generalized roles. Additionally, with more experience, you gain leverage within …

The Career Design Lab is thrilled to celebrate the successes of all of our Columbia University School of Professional Studies students and alumni.
This month we highlight current students who are fortunate to gain work experience through internships!
Congratulations to …

On March 14 of this year, people across the U.S. will mark Equal Pay Day, the symbolic day each calendar year when a woman’s earnings “catch up” to a man’s earnings from the previous year. Because white women on average …

Before you land a job, you might spend hours learning a particular set of skills to thrive in that industry and role. Once you start your first day, however, your learning should be far from over. Upskilling is when you …

Do you dream about traveling to far off lands? Do you want to be immersed in another culture? And do you want to build up your resume and network while doing it? Then an international internship might be for you.

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The Career Design Lab is thrilled to celebrate the successes of all of our Columbia University School of Professional Studies students and alumni.
This week we highlight an alumni from the Applied Analytics program. Congratulations Arielle Wu!
Arielle Wu

Congratulations …

When you think of intelligence, do you think of it as a fixed trait — that the intellect someone is born with is all the intellect they’ll ever have? Or do you think of intelligence as something you can grow and …

This article from Forbes.com written by Forbes’ Senior Contributor Elaine Pofeldt covers how a  growing number of employers are turning to freelancers for help during the current labor shortage, and self-employed professionals are reaping the benefits of higher demand, according …

Job interviews are an exciting part of the hiring process, and not just for employers. When you’re invited to interview for a social-impact opportunity, you are given a chance to make sure the hiring organization is the right fit for …

Finding an internship as you finish high school or college programs is a rite of passage in many ways. Many people speak of the benefits of internships, and many students want to find an internship because they know it is …

As we step into March, you may be considering how you can be part of the global effort to advance gender parity. That’s because this month is internationally-recognized as Gender Equality Month, during which time people everywhere are encouraged to …

ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that’s taking all corners of the internet by storm. Some use it to dispute medical claims or help them solve complex coding problems. Others have already banned it from schools, worried the bot …

You’re overjoyed that you’ve been invited to interview. Only, instead of receiving a typical job interview email for a phone screen or live interview, you’ve been asked to complete a one-way interview, and now you’re confused. If interviewing is …