Emily Bowmer was one of the student speakers at the Penn State World Campus Graduation Celebration for summer semester. Here are the remarks she shared.
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The job search process involve a variety of challenges and tricky situations. One thing you may need to consider if you are seeking a new position is whether to make a disclosure at some point. What is a Disclosure? The term “disclosure” refers to sharing personal or medical information about yourself in a job-related setting,…
Tiffany Abramson was one of the student speakers at the Penn State World Campus Graduation Celebration for spring semester. Here are the remarks she shared. I was having a conversation with a co-worker a few years ago when, somehow, we got on the topic of life. Sensing my unhappiness with where life had taken me…
Kristin Jantzie was one of the student speakers at the Penn State World Campus Graduation Celebration for fall semester. Here are the remarks she shared. Good evening, everyone. Thank you for this opportunity to reflect and share my experience as a Penn State World Campus Student. Although I spent countless hours in dance classes growing…
By contemplating whether a particular opportunity is a good fit prior to applying, you greatly increase the odds that you will perform well at an interview — and that you would then succeed at the job, if you do get hired.
Teams is a collaboration platform within Office 365 that lets you chat, meet, and share and edit files all within one central workspace. It provides a chat space for colleagues and classmates to share and discuss ideas. Teams can also bring in documents or projects from other Office 365 applications to be viewed and discussed.…
Forms is a web-only app in Office 365 that you can use to create forms, surveys, and quizzes. Penn State students have access to a variety of Office 365 apps, and you can also create forms in OneDrive, Excel, and OneNote. However, the Forms app is designed to give you a really quick and easy…
Earlier this year, Penn State launched a new system called Nittany Lion Careers that offers useful resources for Penn State World Campus students and alumni. This new centralized system — which combines existing tools, while adding some enhanced capabilities — is available to all Penn State students and graduates, regardless of their campus, college, location,…
Chris Bennett was one of the student speakers at the Penn State World Campus Graduation Celebration for fall semester. Here are the remarks he shared. — So much commitment, dedication, and effort is represented here today. It reminds me of a Winston Churchill quote my grandfather always retells in his own words, “Where there’s a…