Where Are They Now: Amita Parashar Kelly ’06

Amita Parashar Kelly ’06 is a digital editor and producer on NPR’s politics desk. Before covering politics, Amita produced and edited for NPR’s Tell Me More, a program that went behind the headlines to talk about multicultural life, faith, parenting, health and more. She spend all her free time these days reading Wellesley’s alum groups on Facebook.…

LinkedIn: My Secret Weapon by Bryn Johnson ’89

LinkedIn is my secret weapon–both professionally and personally–but not for the reasons you may think. Yes, LinkedIn is a powerful recruiting source for small and large companies. Recruiters scour LinkedIn for the ideal candidate to woo for open positions. Having a strong LinkedIn profile is a huge advantage to you as a person in career…

A Twist on Twitter: A powerful job search tool

If you’re like me and you’re an undergraduate student in the beginning stages of a job search and still trying to figure out what you want to do with your Wellesley liberal arts education, then adding Twitter to your job search repertoire might be useful in ways that you probably hadn’t thought about. When talking…

What’s happening with the CWS — week of 11/4

Below are this week’s upcoming events and deadlines at the CWS. These listings and more can be found in MyCWS. Make sure you subscribe so that you receive the updates directly to your inbox! Monday, November 11 – Washington Media Scholars Foundation Scholarship Deadline | 11:59 pm | Online – With the Media Fellows Program, the Washington…

What’s happening with the CWS — week of 10/15

Below are this week’s upcoming events and deadlines at the CWS. These listings and more can be found in MyCWS. Make sure you subscribe so that you receive the updates directly to your inbox! Tuesday, October 15 – Law School Reception at Brandeis University | 5:30 pm-8:30 pm | Levin Ballroom, Usdan Student Center – The Hiatt Career…

What’s happening with the CWS — week of 10/7

Below are this week’s upcoming events and deadlines at the CWS. These listings and more can be found in MyCWS. Make sure you subscribe so that you receive the updates directly to your inbox! Tuesday, October 8 – Grad School Tuesdays | 12:15 pm-1:30 pm | Wang Campus Center, 2nd floor – The CWS will offer graduate…

What’s happening with the CWS — week of 9/9

Below are this week’s upcoming events and deadlines at the CWS. These listings and more can be found in MyCWS. Make sure you subscribe so that you receive the updates directly to your inbox! Monday, September 9 – Fulbright Q and A Info Session | 12:30 pm | PNE 127 – This information session will focus…

Furthering Your Impact on LinkedIn [Part 2]

Picking up where we left off last week, Bryn Johnson ’89 provides additional insight on how job seekers can use LinkedIn to continue building their network with these four simple tips. Take a look below: Research Companies Researching companies. This is one of my favorite ways to use this remarkable LinkedIn database. Certainly you can…