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Daniel1186 views

How can I grow in career in finances?

I currently work as a financial advisor and I also do operational and analytical tasks. I would like to know how I can grow in my career, since it still seems too broad -- at the same time I feel like I know a bit of many things, I also feel I barely know anything. What would be tips to grow, since I'm still finding my path in this field that I so much like?

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What is a "volunteer internship" And is it any less legit/effective than a position that is just called an "internship"??

Found a grants and fundraising position that's called a "volunteer internship". This confused me, since I have usually seen "volunteer" roles and "internship" roles as separate categories. So what's the difference between a "volunteer internship" and a normal "internship"? Would a "volunteer internship" mean less mentorship, not enough learning experience, etc.? Or, is the only difference between this "volunteer internship" and other normal "internships" that it's a nonprofit organization, and potentially unpaid (it was stated that "a small stipend may be available depending on future funding")? It still seems that I would get helpful experience through this role, since I have no grant writing experience. I also got a pretty quick response to my application (literally same day as I applied), and I only had to submit my resume. Both of these details made me wonder if this would lean more into the "volunteer" side than the "internship" side.

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What entry-level roles or internships are best for gaining experience in this career? If I do pursue an economics major

I want to know the practical opportunities to apply what I learn and to build a strong resume early!

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Roger762 views

What skills and experiences should I start developing now to succeed in a career thats economics related?

Any types of internships, extracurriculars, volunteer work? Especially in the Bay Area

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Karina622 views

What are some good ways for students to gain real world experience before choosing a career?

I’m currently a student and still deciding what career path I want to follow. I’m interested in learning about internships, volunteering, clubs, or other opportunities that can help me gain experience and figure out what careers might be a good fit for me.

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Karina826 views

What skills do employers value most when hiring for jobs or internships?

I’m a student exploring different career options and want to be better prepared for future jobs or internships. I’d like to know which skills employers look for most so I can start developing them now through school, activities, or part-time work.

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How can I start building skills now that will help prepare me for the career I’m interested in?

I am a high school student who is starting to think about future careers. I’m still exploring different options and want to know what skills I should focus on building now, both in school and outside of school. I’m especially interested in improving my communication, life, and interview skills so I can be better prepared in the future. Any advice would be helpful.

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Laura1471 views

How can I stand out in engineering internship applications?

I’m Laura a student graduating from high school wanting to get a head start in programs and skills I should develop to be more successful

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What kind of job should I have?

I really like writing stories (fictional) and am good at at it, but I'm also really good at math and chemistry. What job should I get once I'm older?

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How learning Python for Financial Analysis as an extracurricular activities fell impact in my first internship?

Currently, due to internal conflicts in our university, the Accounting Club has been temporarily closed. Due to this, the club's activities are not being carried out properly.So I want to learn Python for extracurricular activities and financial analysis.

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Aeman803 views

How to plan my dropped year if i plan to major in AI?

After my 2nd year i applied for a scholarship and wasn't able to get it, so i dropped the year to apply again next year . I would like to ask for some tips and skills that i should acquire in this year so my application becomes strong and so my knowledge. I don't want to waste this year doing nothing so suggest any skills that will surely help me get into a good college and also help me in my future career.

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Faith511 views

How will college prepare me for the real world and career?

How will college prepare me for the real world and career? #Fall25

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Denalia522 views

What kind of opportunities should I be looking for to get a successful job with a psychology degree??

I want to get a psychology degree, but I don't know what specifically I want to with the degree or of any internships/jobs I can enter to get started.

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Laurence427 views

Best way to land internships in college?

What should I seek to do to make my portfolio stand out? What about attending college job fairs? How is it? Any advice is appreciated, thank you!

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Johanna607 views

What should I be doing to give myself higher chances to get hired as a civil engineer after graduating from college?

I want to know what I could do right now and during college to prepare.

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Yunus833 views

Should I try and apply for a dual-degree program?

I feel as though it is a very good program that could open my career to many different job opportunities and if I don't want to go through on one side, I could go through on the other which seems extremely enticing. I feel as though the only real downside to it is the fact that I will have double the course load which is extremely hard.

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hazel509 views

If i want to become get a degree in sonography at South Texas College will i need to take any classes before i actually am able to take Diagonstic Medical Sonography.?

I am planning to attend STC and i know you often have to take classes before for sonography but i was hoping someone could break down the steps for me!

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Jacob698 views

What are the best professional habits to learn at a young age that'll stick with me throughout my career?

I'm just curious about what habits I should learn early on before it's too late to pick them up.

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Henry458 views

How can I find internships or volunteer opportunities that will help me build experience for a career in business or technology?

I’m trying to learn how to get real-world experience in business or tech

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Best certificates for Business Systems Analyst?

I'm currently working as a tax specialist while pursuing a degree in accounting. I'm interested in transitioning into a business systems analyst role and want to build the right skills. Are there specific certificates that would help prepare me for this kind of work? I'm especially interested in process improvement, connecting teams to solutions, and driving efficiency.

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Vhan1770 views

How do I choose the right career path when I’m interested at multiple things?

I’m really passionate about different fields video editing, graphic design, web development, game development, and even business. The problem is I don’t know which one to focus on first. My main goal right now is to start earning money as soon as possible from the things I’m good at, but I also want to build a long-term career that I’ll enjoy. For those who’ve been in a similar situation, how did you figure out which path was worth pursuing first? Any advice on narrowing it down without feeling like I’m missing out on the others?

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How do you decide what new skills or technologies are worth investing your time to learn?

How do you decide what new skills or technologies are worth investing your time to learn?

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Avery3030 views

For Hospitality Soft Skills what skills apply to working in the hospitality field or are they the same soft skills that apply to any job?

Im in the 8th grade and I wanted to figure out if Hospitality Soft Skills are just in the hospitality industry or if the soft skills apply to any job.

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Help me find a suitable career(based on the career assessments)?

I am planning on taking a gap year after my graduation as I don't feel passionate about the major i took in college (computer applications). I want to build a strong career (I have no idea which career i want to pursue), build skills from scratch and build child like experiences- Best words I can put it into. I literally have 0 experience on what I want to do. I am from India and I tried applying for online internships but got ignored. I will graduate in a few days and then I will be left questioning my life. I have hardly convened my parents on taking a drop cause I need to find myself. I lowkey find myself interested in - design (mostly Spatial design), business+ enterpreneurship. I have done various career assessments on Google too , here are some of the results: * Holland code : Creating > persuading > organizing> building > helping> thinking * MBTI - INFP-T * Ikigai - You are a natural mix of creativity, structure, deep thinking. Your ideal path is somewhere between design, problem solving and leadership (Did the johari window exercise) {I don't believe in all of this but I have heard that career counsellors these days use all this data to figure out your career paths} * learning style: Visual - INTP * O*NET interest profiler - Realistic, Investigate, Artistic, Social , Enterprising, Conventional. (*Need advice with both tech and non-tech careers) * I want a job which would pay me well

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Tasneem5334 views

How can I develop skills for future internships and jobs?

I recently completed my freshman year in university as a Computer Science student; however, I plan to specialize in Data Science in my junior and senior years. I want to build skills necessary for my career as I am struggling to find internships, especially since several of them require experience, which I lack. Please suggest advice on what I can do to qualify for internships and improve my skills for the future.

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