Joyce’s Career Tip of the Week

Let me take this opportunity to wish all of our Fulton Schools engineers and technologists a Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah and Kwanza. Whatever holiday you are celebrating (or if you chose not to celebrate at all), enjoy this winter break. Take time to relax, have fun and reflect.

Congratulations to our December 2017 graduates! Kudos to all Fulton Schools engineers and technologists for the successful completion of another semester. You’ve worked hard and it’s time to relax, catch up on sleep and enjoy your break.

A certain air of quiet and solemnity occurs on campus two times each year. Those of us who have been on campus for several (or many) years recognize this as the normalcy of final examination weeks. Academic performance is one of the most important factors employers consider when hiring technical talent. I hope that you…

We are into the last days of the semester and the week before final exams. Whether you are a freshman who is facing this for the first time or a senior who has done this several times before, managing you time, reducing your stress and prioritizing activities are critical.

Many of you will be having Thanksgiving dinner with friends and family later this week. Perhaps you will be spending the holiday with a friend’s family and meeting new people. Inevitably, someone, or several people are going to ask what you are studying in college and what you plan to do after graduation — or…

College recruiters are always looking for our “best and brightest” — our “rock stars.” You know from attending our workshops and reading my columns that they are not only talking about a high GPA. I recently came across an article that I put into a file a few years ago. The article is about wisdom,…

Most Fulton Schools students are good at math and enjoy working with numbers. During this time of the year, it is possible to become preoccupied with certain numbers. As the semester gets nearer to the end, many students are watching test scores and grades on final projects, anticipating final course grades and the semester GPA….

I looked at calendar today and realized that November begins this week. Personally, I am amazed that we are so near the end of 2017. Of even greater concern to college students is that the end of the semester and finals are only about a month away! This season has the potential to become incredibly…

When I mention the word “networking” to students, I often see that “deer in the headlights” look of fear and panic. I can only imagine what they must be picturing. Perhaps it’s a crowded room with everyone milling around dressed in suits having uncomfortable conversations. Or maybe they see themselves awkwardly speaking to strangers who…

As the end of the semester gets closer, students get busier and stress levels build. Doesn’t it seem that the more we have to do, the more ridiculous things happen that make completing tasks more challenging? Things like your flip-flop breaking when you have three tests in a row and no time to go home…