20 Video Interview Tips to Help You Dazzle the Hiring Manager and Get the Job

By now, you’re probably familiar with the basics of setting up for a video interview: Find a quiet, clean place to have it, make sure your mic is turned on, and—seriously—put on some pants. But with more and more employers …

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Now Offering Virtual Drop-In Hours

The Career Connections Center team is excited to offer virtual drop-in hours!

Virtual drop-ins are currently being held on Wednesday afternoons,3-4 pm and Thursday mornings, 10-11 am. Once you click on the link, you will be added to a virtual …

By Lucy Moran, MS.Ed., GCDF
Lucy Moran, MS.Ed., GCDF Interim Director/Associate Director, Consulting and Programming
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Staying Motivated and Resilient While Strengthening Your Career Development

“I don’t want to do this assignment” 

“I don’t have motivation” 

“I can’t focus” 

Do any of these sound familiar? Have you said them to yourself? (I have, it’s okay)

Right now, so many things may be swirling around in …

By Bryana Ortiz
Bryana Ortiz Career Consultant, Houston Campus
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Thank You to Our Healthcare Workers

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During this COVID-19 pandemic and the disruption that it has caused, we want to take a moment to recognize our healthcare care workers across the nation. These hard-working heroes work tirelessly to help provide safety and well-being in …

By HospitalRecruiting
HospitalRecruiting is an online healthcare job board for physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, and allied health professionals. Visit our site to view current medical practice and employment opportunities or navigate to our Healthcare Career Resources Blog for more great articles like this one!
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Student Success Spotlight!

My name is Tiffany Lam and I am a senior in my last semester of nursing school! I recently was offered and will be accepting a position at Memorial Hermann Sugarland on the Labor and Delivery Unit. To get the job, …

By Bryana Ortiz
Bryana Ortiz Career Consultant, Houston Campus
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Unemployment Resources for TWU Students

Mar. 31, 2020 — DENTON — All of our communities are reeling from the effects of COVID-19 (coronavirus), and we know that some of our TWU students are having a particularly difficult time due to furloughs and layoffs.

If you are one …

By Amy Evans
Amy Evans Director of Student Life Communications
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Laid Off? This is What it Means and What to Do

Recent surveys, such as one conducted by NPR, PBSNewsHour and Marist, suggest that 18% of adults in the U.S. have lost their job or have had hours cut due to the global pandemic. If you have been laid off or …

By Laura Berlinsky-Schine
Laura Berlinsky-Schine
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Why Are You NOT Using LinkedIn Learning Already?

LinkedIn Learning is an online learning tool that allows you to take video courses and connects with your LinkedIn profile to showcase the skills you have learned through completion certificates. As a TWU student, you have FREE access to this …

By Rohit Prasad
Rohit Prasad Career Consultant, Denton Campus
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Navigating A Virtual Interview

You got this!

With the great measure of what is going on in the world right now, everyone transitioning to work from home or are unable to attend in-person classes means interviews are going virtual. First things first… it’s okay. …

By Bryana Ortiz
Bryana Ortiz Career Consultant, Houston Campus
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How to Prepare for a Video Interview

Editor’s Note: When this post was originally written, we admittedly did not have the understanding we have now of the severity and extent of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). But with more employers encouraging social distancing to control the spread of …

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