9 Ways to Jump-Start Your Career While in Graduate School, with Liz Herrera
Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job
Mac Prichard
4.8 • 630 Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2020
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
If you are currently a graduate student, you might be waiting until graduation to look for your next position. But that’s a mistake on several levels, says Find Your Dream Job guest Liz Hererra. If you spend time at the beginning of your education figuring out where you hope to end up, you can avoid months of frustration. Liz recommends assessing your strengths, building a strong network, and taking advantage of internships to build momentum in your job search during graduate school.
About Our Guest:Liz Herrera (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizherrera1/) is a professional career coach. Liz is also a director of career development and major exploration at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Resources in This Episode:- For more career advice and coaching, listen to Liz’s podcast, Liz Career Coaching Podcast. (https://www.lizcareercoaching.net/podcast/)
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| 1:06.5 | This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, |
| 1:18.3 | and make a difference in life. I'm your host, Mack Pritchard. I'm also the founder of Max List. |
| 1:24.6 | It's a job board of the Pacific Northwest that helps you find a fulfilling career. |
| 1:29.9 | Every Wednesday, I talk to a different expert about the tools you need to get the work you want. |
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