Scoring Career Goals: Interview Tips for Student Athletes

Being a student athlete means more than excelling in sports—it’s a testament to discipline, teamwork, time management, and resilience. These qualities make student athletes uniquely prepared to thrive in professional environments. Today we’re going to talk about how to effectively …

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What If You Treated Every Interview Like a Business Pitch?

Imagine how a business pitch works. You spend time researching your potential investor, familiarising yourself with their strengths, offerings, and challenges. You create a presentation slide that highlights your solutions and explains how you will implement them. And then you …

By Ivy Exec
Ivy Exec is your dedicated career development resource.
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How to prepare for your first job interview: A guide for students and recent grads.

By: Keith Spencer, Career Expert with AI resume builder Resume Now

When you’re facing your first professional job interview, it’s natural to feel a little nervous, especially if you’re unsure what to expect. But here’s the good news: with the …

By College Recruiter
College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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Networking Effectively During an Internship

A great internship is full of potential for your career. For starters, an internship can provide a direct path to full-time employment, but this isn’t necessarily a guarantee. Something you can always control is the way in which you interact …

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What Is Self-Management? Strategies to Build It

Did you ever feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the day? Between work and personal responsibilities, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the number of things we need to accomplish every day. That’s where self-management comes in. It’s …

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Featured Classes

Troika’s ABC Brand Campaign: Start to Finish

Taught by Troika Design Group
Get an inside view behind the making of ABC TV’s fall promotional and brand image campaign, and watch a 60-second…

Terminal-First AI Pair Programming with GitHub Copilot CLI

Taught by Microsoft Developer
This course gives developers a practical, hands‑on path for using GitHub Copilot CLI in real, day‑to‑day terminal workflows. Rather than…

Photography Foundations: Lenses

Taught by Ben Long
Many of the creative options available to a photographer hinge on an in-depth understanding of lenses. In Foundations of Photography:…

Douglas Kirkland on Photography: Storytelling through Photography

Taught by Douglas Kirkland
“Everyone’s camera can tell a story,” says world-renowned photographer Douglas Kirkland. Follow along as he explores the process of shooting…

Travel Photography: Desert Road Trip

Taught by Ben Long
Every type of location presents its own photographic challenges. For the stark wilderness of Death Valley National Park, these can…

The Practicing Photographer

Taught by Ben Long
In The Practicing Photographer, photographer and teacher Ben Long shares a weekly serving of photographic instruction and inspiration. Each installment…

Learning Graphic Design: Things Every Designer Should Know

Taught by John McWade
Appearance may not be everything, but how something looks has a fundamental impact on how it’s perceived, what it communicates,…

Creative Inspirations: Stefan G. Bucher, Designer, Illustrator, and Writer

Taught by Stefan G. Bucher
Meet a truly monster graphic designer, Stefan G. Bucher. Stefan’s projects range from his Daily Monsters, to the Daily Letter…

Narrative Portraiture: On Location in New York City

Taught by Chris Orwig
In the Narrative Portraiture series, photographer and teacher Chris Orwig explores the use of elements such as location and natural…

Narrative Portraiture: On Location in New York with Rodney Smith

Taught by Chris Orwig
In the Narrative Portraiture series, photographer and teacher Chris Orwig explores the use of elements such as location and natural…

Learning Lighting: Natural Light

Taught by Erin Manning
In this course, photographer and educator Erin Manning shows beginning photographers how to appreciate and work with natural light. First…

Creative Inspirations: tokidoki, Character Illustrator

Taught by tokidoki
The Japanese-inspired lifestyle brand tokidoki, created by Italian artist and designer Simone Legno, started as a set of characters on…

Animation Foundations: Fundamentals

Taught by George Maestri
Dig into the roots of animation in this course for animators, motion graphics artists, and visual effects designers of all…

Narrative Portraiture: On Location in Texas with Keith Carter

Taught by Chris Orwig
In the Narrative Portraiture series, photographer and teacher Chris Orwig explores how to use location and natural light to create…

Creative Inspirations: Renegade Animation, Animation Studio

Taught by Renegade Animation
Renegade Animation has pioneered digital 2D paperless animation with a unique all-Flash workflow—and a bunch of really great cartoons! This…

Creative Inspirations: Rick Smolan, Photographer

Taught by Rick Smolan
Rick Smolan is responsible for some of the largest photographic projects ever undertaken. A former Time, Life, and National Geographic…

Douglas Kirkland on Photography: Studio Portraiture

Taught by Douglas Kirkland
In the Douglas Kirkland on Photography series, well-known photographer Douglas Kirkland explores a variety of real-world photographic scenarios, sharing technique…

Douglas Kirkland on Photography: Natural Light Portraiture

Taught by Douglas Kirkland
In the Douglas Kirkland on Photography series, well-known photographer Douglas Kirkland explores a variety of real-world photographic scenarios, sharing technique…

Canon 5D Mark III Essential Training

Taught by Ben Long
In this course, photographer and author Ben Long details the features, controls, and options in the Canon 5D Mark III…

Wedding Photography: Bridal Portraits

Taught by Chris Orwig
Learn to capture the personality of a bride and the energy and emotion of the moment during a wedding photography…

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