Pearce Center for Professional Communication
Clemson University
Think of all the times during a day you have some sort of human interaction. You joke with your family members, have small-talk with your favorite barista, and make awkward eye contact with the person across from you on the bus. … Continue reading4 Tips to Encourage Positive Team Interactions in the Workplace
To many, the need for a personal brand is nonexistent. We’re here to tell you that regardless of your major or career path, there’s a place for a personal brand in your life. … Continue readingHow to Establish Your Personal Brand
For most of us, college is a career stepping stone. You spend 4 years (more or less) preparing
for your future or buying time until you actually have to decide what it is you want to do with
your life. Then, ready or not, you’re tossed into the ‘real world’ and it’s time to make decisions
that will set the course for the rest of your life. Not overwhelming at all, right? To make things a
little less dooming, here are some tips on how to find a job with your best interest in mind. … Continue reading3 Tips On Finding The Job That’s Right For You
We receive and send emails everyday, but how can you ensure that your recipients are opening your emails? Here are some important things to remember before you send out your next email: … Continue readingWriting a Professional and Effective Email: 6 Things to Remember
When Thomas Marshall accepted a social media internship with the Columbia Police Department, he expected a summer of captions, hashtags and retweets. Instead, he found himself the designated “catch-all person for communications.” This meant writing press releases, creating graphic designs, working directly with city and police communications officers, organizing fundraising events and, yes, still managing social media. … Continue readingSeizing the Moment: An Intern’s Perspective
If there’s one thing that most millennials love, it’s social media. From Twitter to Facebook to Instagram, social media has changed the way we view each other. And not just as peers or friends. Social media has become the newest, innovative way to make yourself appealing for future job recruiters.
But the question is, how can I best present myself on my social media? Check out these tips we have below: … Continue readingHow to Use Social Media as a Branding Tool
When interviewing for a job, the smallest things can make a big difference. These interview tips cover all the basic information you need to know to ace a job interview: … Continue reading8 Interview Tips That Will Help You Get the Job
With regard to communication, we are living in an ever-changing atmosphere. There is more access to free and easy tools to establish and enhance the presence of your brand than ever been before, but with this accessibility comes the biggest challenge yet: captivating your audience. Because of the surplus of information constantly aiming for the attention of mobile phone users, more than ever, marketers must fight for a spot in consumers’ minds. Marketers must consider how quickly one switches from stimulant to stimulant, so the battle is not only in grabbing consumers’ attentions, but also remaining in the their minds once they scroll onto the next post. … Continue readingNew-age Communication: Tips on Professional Instagram Branding
On November 9 in the Class of ‘41 Studio, Dr. Susannah Ashton, the Chair of the English Department and professor of American Literature, led a presentation on how to improve your chances of receiving archival research fellowship grants. The audience included members of the Clemson faculty who are currently working on their own archival research projects and are aiming to learn about different opportunities to increase their probabilities of receiving a grant. … Continue readingHow to Succeed with Short-Termed Library and Archival Fellowship Grants
So you’ve done it. You were hired as an intern for your dream company … or at least something adjacent to it. You spent weeks crafting your resume, re-working your cover letter, and completing copious amounts of interviews.
But even though you’re excited to get started, a huge question still looms:
Now what?
You might answer with: “work hard, get remembered, and have them wanting to hire me after graduation.” That’s a great answer, but how exactly does one do this? Although we don’t have the perfect recipe to having your managers going gaga over you, we have compiled a few easy tips you should be following! … Continue readingGetting the Most Out of Your Internship