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Effective Job-Hunting Techniques for People with Sensory Processing Sensitivities

Picture this: you’re someone with sensory processing difficulties (or perhaps identify as a Highly Sensitive Person [HSP]) stuck in a bustling office, where bright lights and constant noise leave you feeling overwhelmed. You want to seek a rewarding job and …

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Top 10 Careers for Autistic Individuals

Oftentimes, autistic people are seen as a liability by our society. With an 85% unemployment rate, we are perceived as a minority that needs to be “fixed” in order to fit into the larger community. But, with the right accommodations …

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Job Hopping Every 15 Months with Janzel Manalansan

In this episode of The First Gen Coach Podcast, host, Carla Sanatamaria, interviews her dear friend and first-gen tech worker Janzel Manalansan. Janzel is an early 30’s Filipino-American eldest daughter of immigrants who has leveraged her network and transferable skills …

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Can I Work Remotely for a Non-US company as an International Student in the US?

This blog post was co-authored by Aaron Blumberg, Partner & Attorney at Fragomen.

International students hoping to gain experience or earn some extra money may be wondering if they can work remotely for a non-US company while studying in the …

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On Being an Artist, a Teacher, and Securing an O-1 Visa

International alumna Esther Jang is an O-1B visa recipient, a successful artist, and a public school teacher living in Queens, New York City. She came to the US 13 years ago to earn her undergraduate degree in photography from Parsons …

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10 Great—and Very Different—Jobs for Economics Majors

As you get ready to graduate with a degree in economics—or maybe as you’re choosing your major—you’re bound to be wondering what sort of jobs you’re qualified for. You likely know that you can go into investment banking or management …

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Typography in Design: Why Every Designer Should Master Fonts and Styles

What connects 3400 BC Iraq, 3200 BC Egypt, 1300 BC China and 600 BC Mesoamerica? Writing. Thousands of years ago, humans began writing pictorial signs in these four parts of the world, which slowly evolved through cuneiform, hieroglyphics, symbols, and …

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15 Accounting Interview Questions and Answers

Accounting interview questions often include knowledge-based and technical questions designed to ensure you have the skills needed to succeed as an accountant. To get you interview-ready, we’ve gathered some of the most common accounting questions and answers for interviews. 

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5 Emerging Careers in Nursing

When most people think about a career in nursing, they usually don't consider that nurses can fill several different roles. While most nurses serve patients directly, there are different specialties within the field that nurses can pursue once they finish …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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Q&A with Two Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation Partners at Gibson Dunn

1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your professional journey. 


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: My professional journey is a great reminder that there is no one path to follow!  I attended the U.S. Naval Academy, studied national security in graduate …

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We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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