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See Brandcenter alums by city
The best way to see which alums work in a specific city is to use Linkedin. Here’s what to do:…
Posted September 27, 2025
Networking – What does that even mean?
Question from a student: I think a big takeaway for me was that we need to be more proactive reaching…
Posted September 12, 2025
Advice for Negotiating Salaries
I know you guys are getting lots of advice on this topic and I just want to make sure you’re…
Posted September 3, 2025
Advice for communicating w/ recruiters (from a recruiter!)
This is a super helpful post from David Perez (great recruiter who has helped MANY alums over the years) re…
Posted September 3, 2025
Advice for writing the “About” section for your site
The “About” section of your site is sometimes the most daunting. Here’s some advice from experienced alums who are now…
Posted September 1, 2025
Freelancing Advice
Here are 2 great resources for getting started as a freelancer: 1.) How to Go Freelance (Grace Abbott) 2.) Mt.…
Posted September 1, 2025
W+K Recruiter Shares Advice Re How to Stand Out from Competition
Posted August 12, 2025
Common Misconceptions about Mentorship
Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking with Soon Mee Kim, Executive Vice President and Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion…
Posted August 12, 2025
Portfolio Sites – What NOT to do
Here are some common mistakes/things to consider as you are putting your portfolio site together. 1.) Navigation problems – Make…
Posted August 1, 2025
Valuable Advice from an Alum re Job Search
Thoughts now that I have a job. What I learned about the job search now that I’ve got a job.…
Posted August 30, 2024
Using Handshake
1.) How to use Handshake – Video w/ Helene Bumbalo Helene Bumbalo is Director for grad students @ School of…
Posted October 17, 2023
How to stand out to recruiters
Great article w/ lots of valuable advice – https://www.thedrum.com/news/2021/08/17/how-do-you-solve-problem-standing-out-agency-recruiters?fbclid=IwAR04xORfDsubotkF9ho6ihQ_9cR6YQvWGKvfaOwHxxa1Rw3hAf6ps515bAQ
Posted August 20, 2021
Design Interviewing 101
I thought this was a great post from Medium – Talks about some of the different challenges designers might encounter…
Posted February 16, 2021