By: Peer Career Coach Maira Zamir Faiza started an undergrad Bachelor degree in architecture in her home country, Pakistan and transferred to the Illinois Institute of Technology a couple of years in. During this time she first worked at Jurassic
Last week, Professor Nicole Ditchman facilitated a workshop with Career Services on “Utilizing Positive Psychology in the Job Search.” During this workshop, attendees learned about common positive psychology tools and how they apply to stressful job and internship searches. Here
Interviewed by Peer Career Coach Maira Zamir Dahun Mamora is a 2020 graduate from Illinois Tech with a masters degree in Engineering management with a specialization inproduct design & development. She is the founder of ‘Beyond our Limitations’ which is
By: Celestine McGee, Senior Employer Relations Specialist About three months ago, the world was hit with a global pandemic that just changed everything as we knew it. In a work capacity this will be an opportunity to hone into your
Aman Agarwal is a May 2020 graduate from Illinois Institute of Technology at Chicago with a Master’s degree in Computer Science. He’s an incoming Software Development Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS). 1. What is the greatest lesson you learned
By: Peer Career Coach Yunuen Rodriguez You did it! You’re in college and pursuing a degree in your area of interest, so what’s next? Well, sometimes college can be intimidating, especially if you’re a first-generation student like me. Don’t worry,
By: Peer Career Coach Maira Zamir 2020. it’s been an off track year to say the least and we are still in June! Unpredictability has become the new normal. So it’s natural to feel lost and overwhelmed in the current
By: Peer Career Coach Xochitl Castel “For nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose – a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.” -Mary Shelley, Frankenstein Congratulations to the class of 2020!
Written by: Malavika Sujir. Edited by: Peer Career Coach Zahra Khuwaja Malavika Sujir- Business Intelligence Data Visualization Developer, Coyote Logistic; Master of Computer Science, Data Analytics- Illinois Tech Class of 2019 As someone whose life underwent a seamless transition from
By: Peer Career Coach Smriti Dhingra A global pandemic was not on the calendar when you started your senior year in college. Feeling helpless and stressed is the general outcome of this limbo. But there is light at the end