Should You Come Out During an Interview?

Deciding whether to disclose your LGBTQIA+ status to a potential employer

Whether or not to reveal one’s sexual orientation or gender identity during a job interview can be difficult for anybody in the LGBTQIA+ community. There are some things to …

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7 Essential Tips for First-Generation Job Seekers

Challenges abound for first-generation Americans – those whose parents came to the U.S. from another country or came themselves and became citizens. From learning the language and adapting to the American culture to facing discrimination and having to forge a path …

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Career Launch Readiness Assessment

Help uncover your level of career readiness in these areas: 1) relationship-building skills, 2) professional communication, 3) career planning & exploration, 4) career and self-development, and 5) internship/job search & interview preparedness.

Answer 40 questions, which will take less than …

By Briana Randall (She/Her)
Briana Randall (She/Her) Executive Director
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Resources to celebrate Native American Heritage Month and its intersection with public health

November is Native American Heritage Month, which celebrate the traditions, languages and stories of Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and affiliated Island communities. In honor of this month, the University of Washington School of Public Health faculty and staff …

By Meaghan Wood (She/Her)
Meaghan Wood (She/Her) Career Coach
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Lex Fellowship Opportunities

Interested in pre-law study abroad programs? What about a chance to win a chance to cover the tuition for a one-week winter trip?

What’s a Lex Program?

* Visit and work on a case in 4-5 law firms per week
* 1 …

By Meaghan Wood (She/Her)
Meaghan Wood (She/Her) Career Coach
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Handshake: The skills that really matter on your Handshake profile

Your skills section is one of the most important parts of your Handshake profile—if you do it right. The keywords in this section help Handshake recommend relevant jobs to you. Your skills also help recruiters find you on Handshake. And it …

By Lindsay Smith (She/Her)
Lindsay Smith (She/Her) Associate Director for Employer & Community Connections
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What are H-1B cap-exempt jobs? (Interstride blog)

Read the full blog post on Interstride, a job search platform UW Seattle students have full access to with their UW log-in credentials.

For international students looking to continue working in the US after graduation, many choose to pursue an …

By Erin Lee (She/Her)
Erin Lee (She/Her) Career Coach
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Dell Technologies Reveals 5-Step Process to Land a Job

You’ve heard resume and interview tips from friends, you’ve heard them from teachers, and you might have even heard them from people who claim to be job acquisition experts. But there is one particular group of people who will be …

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Insider Tips for Marketing, Business, Sales, and Advertising Professionals

So you’ve nearly got your degree and you’re ready to make waves in the world of marketing, advertising, business or sales. You’re familiar with concepts like market segmentation and you can break down the pillars of supply chain management and …

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Communications Leadership alumni honored for community impact

This fall, the Department of Communication held its annual Alumni of Distinction dinner, and the spotlight shone bright on recent graduates from the Communications Leadership program. 

The first was Tongtong Qu, a Masters in Digital Media (MCDM) graduate from 2020, …

By Kirk Heynen (He/Him)
Kirk Heynen (He/Him) Career Coach
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