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How internships and majors define your starting pay | From Dorms to Desks Podcast | ep72

Internships are income multipliers, boosting starting salaries by 10-20% and sometimes $5,000 to $15,000, while your major sets your starting point, not your career ceiling. This episode of the From Dorms to Desks Podcast dives deep into how practical experience …

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Strategy #1 for Finding a New Career – Self-Assessment

There’s a great deal of fear and pessimism going on in relation to people and their jobs today. I know many people who have either lost their jobs due to company lay-offs or perhaps just live in fear of losing …

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5 Lesser-Known LinkedIn Profile Tips and Hacks

I was thrilled to join Lauren McGoodwin, AKA the Career Contessa, for a deep dive into some of LinkedIn’s hidden gems recently, including:

Which LinkedIn profile sections matter the most—and how to optimize them

How to fill out a profile …

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Terraform: The Complete Training by Pearson

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Manage your infrastructure as code with Terraform. In this course, learn how to set up your system and master the…

Creative Inspirations: Bert Monroy, Digital Painter and Illustrator

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Creative Inspirations: Kit Hinrichs, Graphic Designer

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Kit Hinrichs is one of the most accomplished and respected graphic designers and illustrators of the last fifty years. A…

Creative Inspirations: Mexopolis, Animation Studio

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Mexopolis is the husband and wife team whose animated television series El Tigre has defied all the rules and won…

Creative Inspirations: New Deal Studios, Visual Effects

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New Deal Studios is where the line between illusion and reality disappears. Come along for a peek behind the magician’s…

Creative Inspirations: Ze Frank, Comedic Digital Savant

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Ze Frank is one of the most creative and enigmatic people working in digital media. He’s also just plain funny.…

Creative Inspirations: Renegade Animation, Animation Studio

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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

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CSS Positioning Best Practices

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Web designers and coders will be introduced to techniques to improve their results in CSS Positioning Best Practices. Beginning with…

Creative Inspirations: Harry Marks, Broadcast Designer

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Harry Marks is considered by many to be the godfather of broadcast design. More than any other individual, he changed…

Creative Inspirations: tokidoki, Character Illustrator

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Creative Inspirations: Dale Herigstad & Schematic, Interactive Design Agency

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Welcome to the future of media experience. Meet Dale Herigstad, Chief Creative Officer at Schematic—the company behind some of the…

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Creative Inspirations: Troika Design Group, Design and Branding Agency

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Creative Inspirations: Ron Crabb, Digital Illustrator

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Margo Chase’s Hand-Lettered Poster: Start to Finish

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Creative Inspirations: Margo Chase, Graphic Designer

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Creative Inspirations: Rick Morris, Motion Graphics Designer

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Understand the importance of behavioral interviews, preparation strategies, and using the STAR method for outstanding responses. Behavioral interviewing is not…

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Learn to influence without authority. Develop skills to inspire, build trust, and drive positive change. Gain support and cooperation with…

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At Texas Southern University (TSU), we are cultivating the next generation of leaders, innovators, and changemakers. As one of the nation’s premier historically Black universities, TSU offers a rich pipeline of diverse, driven, and career-ready students across a wide range of disciplines.
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