A company culture is the result of an organization's dominant attitudes, behaviors, and values. A healthy one presents the advantages of employee satisfaction, retention and loyalty, a good and solid reputation for the organization, and increased productivity. So, if you're …
A career change is a serious step that requires a lot of effort. And the more drastic the change, the more daunting it can be. However, with the right preparation (and determination), a career shift won’t just be a leap …
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Pursuing work-based experiences before you start your career can help you gain professional experience and hard and soft workplace skills. They can also teach you what kind of work you like (and don’t like!) to do. So what sort of …
Loeb Center Peer Career Advisors are available to review resumes during the 2023 January Term for students who are:
Students who would like to take advantage of this service over the break should use this form to submit their resumes …
Civic-Minded
At an early age, Murumba’s refugee parents, who hailed from Uganda, instilled a reverence for civic impact that would later define much of Murumba’s journey in the civic impact field.
Murumba continued his pursuit of civic impact ventures outside …
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Summer days at Amherst College are among the busiest of the year for Dr. Richard Aronson ’69, a physician who spends his days reviewing medical school applications, writing letters of recommendations, mentoring students and alumni and doing …
Metz’s interest in criminal justice reform and civic impact began in the summer of 2021 when she interned for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Springfield, Massachusetts. During her stint at the office during the summer and fall, Metz “got to …
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Glee Club to the Peace Corps
Nash first discovered his passion for social justice during a summer trip to Africa in 1972. Hosted by the Amherst College Glee Club, the trip allowed him to gain exposure to various areas in …
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