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What Do Employers Want to See on Your Resume?

The Sage Corps HQ team has reviewed more than 10,000 resumes from program applicants and we’ve worked with dozens of alumni to polish their one-pagers. We see leadership experience that blows us away. We see really meaningful, transferable skills highlighted, but we also see the same issues – not-so-great kind of issues – over and over and over again

Top schools, impressive GPAs, relevant coursework —all good.

But more often than not, the issues come up in the Experience section. Don’t worry; these common blunders have easy fixes and MUST be fixed before sending your resume to another potential employer.

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Make the Best of Studying at Home

Dorm rooms, study spaces, libraries and coffee shops are just some of the places you’re used to using when it’s time to study. A space where you can study for exams, work on assignments, or catch up with friends when you take that much needed break. Being home for the semester is a game-changer for…

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Why Employers Should Pay for College Abroad Programs

WRITTEN BY SAGE CORPS FOUNDER & CEO, MATT MELTZER. In this period of national jobs growth, it remains a competitive market for new college graduates. Just 47 percent find full-time employment within one year of graduation. Compare that to the 97 percent of college students who participate in a college abroad program—they find full-time employment,…

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