University at Albany Student Organizations

These student organizations here at UAlbany aim to support women in their studies and careers:

Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS)

“Women in CyberSecurity is an organization that supports and encourages all women in the field to share their knowledge and experience …

By Alyssa Lombardi
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University at Albany Resources for Women

Center for Women in Government and Civil Society (CWGCS)

CWGCS is “a premier academic research and education center with a social change agenda” here at UAlbany. They focus on topics such as women and leadership,economic security, health and gender-related disparities, …

By Alyssa Lombardi
Alyssa Lombardi
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The Best Ways to Support Women in Your Workplace

Check out this article from Timely Blog here: https://memory.ai/timely-blog/the-best-ways-to-support-women-in-your-workplace

By Alyssa Lombardi
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AISES Full-Circle Mentorship Program

The American Indian Science and Engineering Society is offering a chance to participate in their full circle mentorship program. Applications to participate will open again for the next cohort at the end of April 2022.

https://aises.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9MTA0MTc4NTUmc3Vic2NyaWJlcmlkPTExNTQ4NzcyMjQ=

Contact AISES Program Officer …

By Vincia Phillip (She,Her)
Vincia Phillip (She,Her) Assistant Director of Career Education
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How to Read a Job Description the Right Way—So You Can Stop Sending Resumes Into the Void

Find out the importance of thoroughly reading a job description and how this can help you tailor your resume.

See the full article here: https://www.themuse.com/advice/how-to-read-job-description-keywords

 

By Vincia Phillip (She,Her)
Vincia Phillip (She,Her) Assistant Director of Career Education
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A Day in the Life: Private Wealth Management Associate, Major Banking Corporation

6:00 AM: I wake up. My day starts like a lot of other people's on Wall Street. I get up, check my smartphone for messages, and log in at home with my coffee to check up on anything that may …

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6 Best Digital Marketing Jobs (Including Skill Requirements and Salary Ranges)

Since the onset of the global pandemic, remote work has been surging. Meanwhile, digital marketing has also been surging, as many industries continue to embrace e-commerce and digitization. As a result, now is a great time to take advantage of …

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11 Great Jobs for J-School Grads—Whether or Not You Want to Stay in Journalism

With a degree in journalism, you can pursue a noble profession that’s essential to a healthy democracy and gets a shout-out in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. But beyond the necessity of a free press—it’s also a fascinating, …

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What Are Technical Skills and How Should You Include Them On Your Resume? (Plus a List of Examples)

Whether or not you can do a job—and whether or not you can land that job—often depends on your technical skills. Technical skills are a subset of hard skills, which are the knowledge or abilities needed to perform specific tasks. …

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9 Jobs for Computer Science Majors—You Don’t Have to Be a Software Engineer

As companies clamor for people with programming skills, it’s no surprise that computer science has become a popular major at many universities. But coding isn’t the only skill you develop when you study CS, and a computer science degree doesn’t …

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