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February 22, 2021November 2, 2023Advice, Career Fairs, Career Readiness, Getting Started, Internships, Interviews

What Employers Want: Self-Awareness

While consciousness is being aware of one’s environment and body and lifestyle, self–awareness is the recognition of that awareness. Self–awareness is how an individual consciously knows and understands their own character, feelings, motives, […]

February 15, 2021November 2, 2023Advice, Career Fairs, Career Readiness, Getting Started, Internships, Interviews

What Employers Want: Professionalism

Professionalism is the conduct, behavior and attitude of someone in a work or business environment. The Professionalism competency is defined as being […]

February 1, 2021November 2, 2023Advice, Career Readiness, Getting Started, Internships, Interviews

What Employers Want: Technology Skills

It may have seemed like a candidate with technology skills was an added bonus for an employer, but in a world that […]

January 25, 2021November 2, 2023Advice, Career Readiness, Getting Started, Internships, Interviews

What Employers Want: Communication Skills

“We have two ears and one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ~ Epictetus There is nothing […]

October 26, 2020November 2, 2023Advice, Internships, Peer to Peer

Hampden-Sydney Summer 2020 Internship Tales

Ten summer 2020 H-SC interns share advice and inspiration You have heard or read the H-SC mission statement many times: “Hampden-Sydney College […]

October 15, 2020November 2, 2023Advice, Event Videos, Internships

Federal Careers Webinar Series: Zoom Recordings

Your Hampden-Sydney Career Center has been collaborating with career centers at several liberal arts colleges in Virginia to bring you a series […]

October 2, 2020November 2, 2023Advice

Panel Event: Careers in National Security & Intelligence

Considering a career in National Security and Intelligence? Panel Event: Tuesday October 6 at Noon Panelists include Hampden-Sydney alumni (FBI, CIA) Click […]

September 3, 2020November 2, 2023Advice, Event Videos, Getting Started

Alumni Panel Event: Careers in Consulting and Government Contracting

PANELIST BIOGRAPHIES Andrew Bauer, H-SC ‘14 Senior Consultant – Change Management & Communication Guidehouse Washington, DC Andrew was born and raised in […]

August 3, 2020November 2, 2023Advice, Employer Spotlight, Getting Started

A Message from Employers During COVID-19: We’re Figuring It Out Too

The hiring process is going to be different this year. That is certain. The typical career fair recruiting model that has been […]

July 13, 2020November 2, 2023Advice, Getting Started

Scrub Your Online Presence: The Hampden-Sydney Man’s Guide for Social Media During the Job Search

Vince Decker, Ph.D., Associate Director of Career Education & Advising, Ferguson Career Center, Hampden-Sydney College Social media allows us to connect with […]