Author: Paris Grigsby

STEMnet

STEMnet

Everyone knows the saying of “the only way to get better is to practice”. This isn’t just applicable to sports, instruments, or any hobby, it’s also a true fact for everyday life such as your future career. Internships are hands on experience in a specific job or job setting. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, 60% of college students who have paid internships will receive job offers. With a quick job offer and career experience at stake, how do students become successful at finding internships? Fortunately, websites like www.thestemnet.com allow for students to find a wide...

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A Guide to Resume Writing

A Guide to Resume Writing

Applying for a job or internship is more than a just a good interview. Despite the rumors that in-person interactions between employers and employees matter most, what’s on paper matters a great deal as well. A resume is a professional, neat, and brief document that goes over an individual’s achievements, education, personal information, and experience in jobs and clubs. Other aspects to be highlighted in resumes include volunteer experience. This information is especially relevant in terms of updating or editing your resume so its contents appeal to the reader. For example, including volunteer experience in a computer lab on...

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Howard University

Howard University

The college world seems so inviting; parties, friends, and new found freedom. It seems to be a fresh start at life. While the charm of college freedom is calling, it’s important to understand the basics of college to understand what school is best for you. Let’s use HBCU’s poster child, Howard, as an example. Howard University is a historically black university that offers programs in arts and sciences, communications, business, dentistry, engineering, medicine, social work, law, education, and divinity. My personal interests lie in neuropsychology, thus I would pursue a bachelor’s in psychology and then enter the neuropsychology graduate...

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Career: Neuropsychologists

Career: Neuropsychologists

In the brain, our emotions, actions, thoughts, and behaviors are held within a three pound blob. Without this blob, there wouldn’t be much bodily function or sense of human life. The brain within itself is a mystery; rumor has it you only truly have access to 10% of it (which isn’t true). Despite the qualities unknown about the brain, there are individuals who dedicate their lives to discovering the secrets of the organ that’s in our very heads. Psychologists, more specifically Neuropsychologists, are people who study the cognitive, emotional, and social responses of humans based on their environments and...

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