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Professional Development
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Experience Matters: How to Turn Classroom Learning into Workplace Skills
September 14, 2021
Prepare for the workforce by turning classroom learning into soft skills at work. Explore ways you can gain experience and improve your work readiness skills.
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Professional Development
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Diversity in the Workplace: Insights and Strategies for 2021 and Beyond
August 25, 2021
Discover the benefits of diversity in the workplace and learn how to redefine and foster workplace diversity and inclusion.
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Professional Development
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Your Guide to Writing a Good Resume
July 16, 2021
Want to make a better resume? Start by using this guide to help you build a well-structured resume that includes your experience and professional skills.
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Professional Development
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7 Core Skills Most Professionals Need
June 21, 2021
Developing your core skills can help improve your performance as you grow in your career. Explore these necessary skills and how to apply them at work.
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Professional Development
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What Are Soft Skills?
June 16, 2021
Soft skills like communication, critical thinking and other people skills, affect how you work. Explore them and how they differ from technical hard skills.
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Professional Development
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How to Develop Essential Business Skills
May 10, 2021
A strong foundation of essential business skills can serve you well. Learn about the most important business skills, their benefits and how to develop them.
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Professional Development
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5 Top Business Skills All Graduates Should Have
May 4, 2021
A business degree can help you gain insights relevant to many roles. Learn the 5 top business skills graduates should have as they prepare for their future.
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Student and Alumni Stories
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4 Professional and Personal Growth Tips for Students
April 16, 2021
College provides an opportunity to focus on developing yourself. Find 4 professional and personal growth tips for students from DeVry students and alumni.
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Professional Development
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Job Search Tips: What You Need to Know
April 1, 2021
Looking for job search tips? Learn to put your skills to work during the job hunt with these tips for résumés, interviews, salary negotiation and more.
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Student and Alumni Stories
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Earn Your Graduate Degree: 7 Tips for College from an MBA Student
March 29, 2021
Get on the path to success in your studies with these 7 tips for college students from Keller MBA student, James Clark.
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Professional Development
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Effective Leadership: 5 Tips for Managing Remote Teams
March 24, 2021
Effective leadership is a key trait when managing remote teams. Start improving your virtual leadership skills to help manage your team with these 5 tips.
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Professional Development
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Branding Yourself: How to Establish Your Personal Brand
March 22, 2021
Wondering how to establish your personal brand? Develop a personal branding strategy that you can use throughout your professional career with tips from DeVry.
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Student and Alumni Stories
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Improve Your Mindset for Success with Purpose, Passion and Pace
March 15, 2021
Looking for advice to improve your mindset for success? Learn how a DeVry alum uses the 3-P Formula focused on purpose, passion and pace to achieve his goals.
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Student and Alumni Stories
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Earning an MBA: How Student Support Can Make a Big Difference
March 1, 2021
Student support can make a big difference when pursuing a degree. Alum James Clark shares some of the ways he felt supported while earning an MBA.
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Professional Development
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Find a Mentor: What to Know and Where to Start
January 29, 2021
A mentor can assist and guide you as you pave the path towards your future. Learn how to find a mentor and see how they can help as you pursue your goals.
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Professional Development
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Dos and Don’ts: 8 Virtual Interview Tips [Infographic]
January 19, 2021
Tackle your next online interview by learning how to effectively prepare with these helpful virtual interview tips.
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Professional Development
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6 Veteran Sensitivity Training Tips for This Veterans Day
November 11, 2020
With DeVry's veteran sensitivity training tips you can learn how to support the veterans in your workplace and foster a collaborative environment.
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Student and Alumni Stories
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5 Career Tips for Women in Technology from Alum Blanca Leon-Carter
November 9, 2020
Interested in the tech field but not sure where to start? DeVry alum Blanca Leon-Carter shares 5 career tips for women in technology.
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Professional Development
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Pursue Your Passion: Changing Careers at 30, 40 or 50
September 29, 2020
Changing careers at 30, 40 or 50 can be exciting and empowering. Learn why people have made career pivots and find tips for planning for a career change.
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Professional Development
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What is Lifelong Learning? Four Benefits You Don’t Want to Miss
September 28, 2020
Lifelong learners build new skills frequently, but what is lifelong learning? Discover lifelong learning benefits & see how you can get into a learning mindset.
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Professional Development
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Using Social & Emotional Intelligence to Adapt in Times of Uncertainty
August 31, 2020
Learn why social & emotional intelligence matter, how productive relationships help create adaptive teams & why continuous learning will be integral in careers.
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Professional Development
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Virtual Interview: Tips & Soft Skills for the New Workplace
August 31, 2020
Get valuable virtual interview tips, including navigating the remote interview process, preparing for a virtual interview, and the soft skills employers want.
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Professional Development
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Making Yourself Indispensable: Find Your Durable Value
August 31, 2020
Do you like the idea of making yourself indispensable in your career? Learn about career durability, acquiring skills, and more form futurist, Alexandra Levit.
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Professional Development
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Developing a Career Path Framework: Plan. Execute. Achieve.
August 31, 2020
Developing your career path framework can be a step toward achieving your goal. Learn how to assess your career lifecycle, identify your core values, and more.
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Professional Development
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US Olympian Discusses Balancing Long-Term Goals and Being Fearless
August 31, 2020
Looking to reach that long-term goal? US Olympian, Elana Meyers Taylor, discusses overcoming self-doubt, preparing for the Olympics and going back to school.
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Professional Development
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The Next Level of Machine Learning and AI in Healthcare Careers
August 31, 2020
Machine learning & AI are changing healthcare. Drs. Bob Arnot & Shantanu Bose discuss the use of these tools & getting started on the data side of healthcare.
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Professional Development
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Skills for Technology Careers of the Future
August 31, 2020
Learn about technology careers of the future Get an overview of foundational skills, industry certifications and tips keep your technology skills up to date.
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Professional Development
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Leveraging Technology: Tech Know-How for Tomorrow’s Workforce
August 31, 2020
Leveraging technology can be critical to a company’s success. Learn how agile development practices can aid your company and how to build skills in this area.
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Professional Development
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Building a Career Plan for Success Today and Tomorrow
July 30, 2020
Learn how building a career plan can help you create a plan for success. This workshop will help you think through career navigation in the short and long term.
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Professional Development
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4 Ways to Optimize Your Unemployment Job Search
July 2, 2020
Help boost your unemployment job search by exploring several online resources including skill-building courses, career development and more.
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Professional Development
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How to Leverage Growth Mindset Activities in the Midst of Change
June 24, 2020
Focus on self-improvement and develop your talents with growth mindset activities and examples that you can put into action today.
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Professional Development
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How To Improve Your Communication Skills In 5 Steps
May 26, 2020
Discover the importance of communication skills in both work and life. Learn how to improve your communication skills with these five tips.
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Professional Development
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Building Your Personal Brand
April 29, 2020
Learn how to build a personal brand and see how building your personal brand can help you stand out at networking events and on social media platforms.
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Professional Development
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Building Relationships Through Recognition
April 28, 2020
Giving recognition can go a long way in building relationships. Learn about the various types of recognition and how to make it part of your everyday life.
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Professional Development
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Embracing Uncertainty: How to Thrive During Change
April 1, 2020
Embracing uncertainty can create opportunities for reinvention and growth. This workshop gives practical tips to leverage uncertain times as a growth opportunity.
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Professional Development
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Developing a Growth Mindset to Thrive in Challenging Situations
April 1, 2020
Learn how developing a growth mindset can help you move forward and create resiliency, which allows you to be your best self in any situation.
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Professional Development
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Professional Development Video Series
April 1, 2020
Learn about a variety of topics, including self care and business communications, in the latest professional development videos developed by DeVry University.
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Professional Development
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Taking Care of Yourself When Working Remotely
April 1, 2020
In times of chaos it’s easy to forget about taking care of yourself. This workshop focuses on practical self-care tips to remember while working remotely.
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Professional Development
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6 Dos and Don'ts for Networking on LinkedIn
February 14, 2020
Learn how to build meaningful professional relationships and support your professional growth with these tips for networking on LinkedIn.
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Professional Development
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5 Tips to Create a Professional LinkedIn Profile Picture
January 31, 2020
Put your best foot forward with these 5 tips to help you create your LinkedIn profile picture.
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Professional Development
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Plan Your Future with DeVry's Career Platform, HireDeVry 2.0
January 15, 2020
Learn about HireDeVry 2.0, a career platform available to DeVry students. Plan your future with a tool that helps plan career goals, find job leads, and more.
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Professional Development
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8 LinkedIn Profile Tips to Help You Get Noticed
January 8, 2020
Use these 8 LinkedIn profile tips to optimize your profile, build your personal brand and help capture the attention of recruiters.
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Professional Development
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5 Ways Identifying Personal Strengths Can Improve Your Job Search
December 20, 2019
Learn how to uncover your top 5 personal strengths and execute an effective job search by leveraging those strengths in your search and interview process.
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Professional Development
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6 Things You Didn't Know About Cyber Security Jobs
October 25, 2019
Whether you're pursuing a career or degree in cyber security, here are 6 facts about cyber security jobs.
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Professional Development
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5 Ways You Can Leverage a Career Advisor to Boost Your Job Search
October 17, 2019
Job searches can be frustrating, especially when balancing multiple commitments. Learn how to leverage a career advisor to help you with your next career move.
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Professional Development
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15 Job Interview Tips and Tricks
September 13, 2019
Preparing for an upcoming interview? Put your best foot forward with these 15 job interview tips and tricks for before, during and after the interview.
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Professional Development
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Tips: Applying for an Entry-Level Job When You’re a Recent College Grad
September 4, 2019
Tired of finding “entry level” jobs requiring 1-3 years of experience? These tips on leveraging your skills, education, internships and volunteer work can help.
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Professional Development
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Career Advice From One of Pharma’s Top Female Leaders
September 4, 2019
Christi Shaw of Lilly Bio-Medicines offers career advice she wished she had received when she was younger. What words of wisdom does she have for you?
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Professional Development
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Here’s Exactly How to Answer the Loathed Question ‘Tell Me About Yourself,’ According to an HR Manager
September 4, 2019
Give yourself an edge in your next interview with these tips on how to answer the question “Tell me about yourself”.
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Student and Alumni Stories
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How DeVry/Keller Career Services Helped This Grad Achieve Her Goals
September 4, 2019
Are your career goals within reach? Former student, Felicia Willis, shows what can be achieved when a student and Career Services form a true partnership.
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