Joyce’s Career Tip of the Week

Last week, the Fulton Schools Career Center hosted our annual Spring Career Conference. The day was filled with job search presentations, a panel, networking bingo and pizza, one-on-one rapid résumé reviews and an opportunity for international students to hear from an immigration attorney.

Have you recently started or will you soon be beginning your summer internship or first full-time professional position? You’re probably excited and maybe even a bit nervous. Relax! You are ready. You can do this. Consider the following recommendations and develop your plan to get off to a good start.

There are two times each year that I get to write my favorite column and this is one of those weeks. Congratulations to Fulton Schools graduates! You have worked hard. Take time to reflect on your accomplishments and celebrate!

It’s finals week! Stay focused. The semester is almost over. I’m sharing some thoughts from successful people to keep you motivated:

This is the last week of the semester. Final exams are next week. It is time to wrap up all of the hard work you have been doing since January. If you have not yet secured a job after graduation or a summer internship, this is not the time to worry about it!

During these challenging end-of-the-semester days, you are doing all you can to maximize your time and performance. You are following strict schedules, juggling demands, prioritizing and re-prioritizing tasks and responsibilities, trying to eat healthy meals and get enough sleep. All of this can be overwhelming! Don’t get so busy that you lose your sense of…

As deadlines get closer and stress continues to mount, you may be tired and overwhelmed. As each day gets nearer to the end of the semester and finals you might even find yourself asking, “Is this all worth it?”

As the end of the semester gets closer, deadlines will get nearer and the demands for your time will increase, seemingly exponentially. I see students put more and more onto their calendars while making weekly and daily to-do lists. “Working days” get longer and longer, often running into the wee hours of the morning. All…

Here we are with just about one month left of this semester. Semesters remind me of Ravel’s “Bolero.” They start out softly, but just keep building, building and building. We hear the dramatic crashing cymbals at the end. Your goal is to have the crashing cymbals represent your victory — the finale of a job…

After a few very busy weeks of on-campus interviews, students are starting to get invitations for the next step in the hiring process — the company visit.