At our third Coffee Hour of the Semester, President Josephine Wray and Vice Operations Officer Megan Smith discussed general tips and advice for career success. We kicked off the meeting by watching a video from The Intern Queen about making an effective 30 second elevator pitch. Elevator pitches are a great way to demonstrate your […]
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CWiB x Shaw Wellness Institute Present: Navigating the Job Market during COVID-19 At our second coffee hour of the semester, CWiB collaborated with Shaw Wellness Institute to hear from Colgate alumnae as part of occupational wellness month. The alumni reflected on their professional experiences and gave advice on handling the job market during the unpredictability […]
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No More Bossy!
After reading Sheryl’s book, watching her on 60 minutes, Jon Stewart, and TED, and then meeting her in person (I’ve obviously become quite the fan…), I have realized how much I feel she is speaking to me. As someone who is constantly referred to as “bossy” and “dominating” with a negative connotation attached to it, […]
Sheryl Sandberg was the star act for Colgate’s Entrepreneur Weekend this year. As the COO of Facebook, mother of two and now published author, she spoke to an impressive audience about the challenges that females face as they climb the career ladder. Her book, Lean In, explores these issues as well as provides proactive solutions through which […]
As we all know, you never get a second chance to make a good first impression. A strong handshake, eye contact and appropriate attire can attribute to one’s success in both the professional and personal realm. When Professor Keating spoke to CWIB prior to our spring break vacation she focused on the first impression, namely […]
Our next coffee hour (11/27) will focus primarily on the topic of business school. We are lucky to have a Colgate alumna Skype into our meeting and elaborate on her experiences, but we must prepare ourselves for her virtual visit! We’ve put together a crash-course called ‘Biz 101: Introduction to Business School.’ Your first assignment […]
On Wednesday night, Julie Kelly generously donated her time and advice to an eager group of Colgate students. Both at the dinner and lecture itself, Kelly shed light on everything from getting your first job to maintaining and growing investments for retirement. As others have mentioned, she made everything simple enough to understand, even for […]
The stock market, Economics 101, graphing calculators and Julie Kelly were four things that made a lover of words, books and open discussion nervous on Wednesday night. The Investment Studies Program brought Colgate alumna Julie Kelly (’04) to speak to students about the basic terminology of finance and explain the importance of understanding these terms. […]
Julie Kelly ’04 exceeded all of my expectations on Wednesday night at the Investment Studies Program lecture. Her teaching style resonated with students of all interests. She not only educated us about financial terms that are often hard to fully grasp, but also provided us with practical advice about how to invest our money at […]
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