The Secret to Landing Your Dream Job Straight out of College
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University Spotlight: Amherst College
Amherst College is an exclusively undergraduate institution known for offering a well-rounded and rigorous liberal arts education. Its student body is known to be an open-minded, curious, and hardworking group of scholars. That’s why we were so excited to have an Amherst College student as a Summer 2017 Sage Corps fellow! We’ve got the scoop…
City Spotlight: Shenzhen
WHAT TO KNOW If you’re searching for a city that attracts growth, look no further than Shenzhen. Since the Chinese government turned the city into a Special Economic Zone to attract foreign investment in 1980, Shenzhen has quite literally exploded. It’s grown from a small fishing community of 30,000 to an international hub with a…
University Spotlight: Mount Holyoke College
We had 150 fellows participate in our Summer 2017 Fellowship Program —  which means that our University Spotlight series is still going strong! Today’s spotlight will feature a fellow from Mt. Holyoke College, a liberal arts college for women located in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Shirley Xu Shirley is a senior majoring in Statistics and minoring…
University Spotlight: Middlebury College
Middlebury College is located in quaint Middlebury, Vermont. It was founded it 1800, making it the oldest university in Vermont. But, Middlebury isn’t outdone by younger institutions! It is widely known today as one of the nation’s strongest private liberal arts colleges. We were so excited to have a Middlebury student as a Sage Corps…
Alumni Story: McLean Cozine
McLean Cozine completed our Summer 2017 program in Hong Kong. Check out what he had to say about his summer as a Sage Corps fellow.
What Do Employers Want to See on Your Resume?
Top schools. Impressive GPAs. Relevant Coursework. All good. But the problems come in the Experience section. Don’t worry; these common problems are easily solved. And before you send your resume to another potential employer, they must be.
After Your Internship: 5 Ways to Advance Your Career
So, your internship is over. Now what? Even though you may have ended your internship weeks (or even months) ago, there are still plenty of things you can be doing right now to help your professional career. Here are five tips to get you started.
Alumni Story: Mike Justus
WRITTEN BY SAGE CORPS 2014 ALUMNUS, MICHAEL JUSTUS. WHY SAGE CORPS? If you asked most BBA Juniors at Michigan Ross, they’d tell you they had their vision figured out; Wall Street banker, Big 4 CPA, MBB strategist, the list goes on. Enter me: a coursework generalist with a smaller network than most and a hint…
City Manager Spotlight: Juan Martin Maglione
Our University Spotlight Series isn’t over, (don’t worry!) but we thought it was time to share the experiences of another important group in the Sage Corps community: our City Managers! Sage Corps City Managers, to put it simply, are rock stars. They live in each of our program cities and serve as resources and mentors…
