Victoria Sabo was a Chemistry major at Illinois Tech. She says that during her time at IIT, she learned mostly from working in labs and taking part in researches that are readily available during the fall, spring and summer terms.
By: Maira Zamir, Peer Career Coach By now the whole World collectively has somewhat become used to living in what is now called the ‘Covid-era’. This era is associated with social-distancing, quarantining by staying at home and in general just
Written by: Celestine McGee, Sr. Employer Relations & Outreach Specialist During the summer months this is a time to highlight any work experiences that you may have encountered. Whether it is a paid internship, unpaid internship, shadowing remote opportunity, or
By: Peer Career Coach Maira Zamir Ola is from Lagos, Nigeria and is a recent graduate of Illinois Tech, Class of 2020 with a Bachelor in Architecture and a minor in Urban Studies. Ola is currently a NOMA research fellow
By: Maira Zamir, Peer Career Coach Pranjal Sahai graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical engineering (honors). Below, he shared some of his experiences being a student here at Illinois Tech and his advice. What is the greatest
By: BJ Engelhardt, Director of Operations When meeting with students for Job Search Strategy appointments, I’m regularly confronted with students who are either using a plethora of free, easily accessible online resources for their job search, or are just using
By: Peer Career Coach Maira Zamir Evelyn Thomas graduated in 2017 with an undergraduate degree in BioChemistry from Illinois Tech. She is currently in her fourth year of medical school at Western University of Health Sciences. I asked her some
By: Peer Career Coach Yunuen Rodriguez It’s been almost three months since we first heard about the COVID-19 outbreak and the social isolation measures that were implemented for the public’s safety. People have been laid off from work, numerous lives
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