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UNC Business Essentials Newsletters

October 2011
  • Read about how to manage your online presence proactively, optimize your nonverbal communication cues in an interview and create an impactful thank-you note in three separate job search-related articles
  • Learn about some of the career successes experienced by UNC Kenan-Flagler alum in the marketing and finance industries
  • Plus links to the UNC Business Essentials website, blogs and videos

July 2011

  • Learn about tips for successful networking and read several articles about the three social networking sites that are commonly used in job searches
  • Check out average starting salaries and the positive trends reported in NACE’s Summer Salary Survey

April 2011

  • Learn about commonly used business idioms and some of the techniques for proofreading your own writing and mastering small talk – all skills that will improve the job interview process
  • Read a review of John Kasadra’s book Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next on his view that western cities should reorganize around airport metroplexes
  • Plus articles on UNC Kenan-Flagler professors and their research in the business world

January 2011

  • Review NACE's Job Outlook for 2011
  • Learn about the potential of on-demand learning in the workplace
  • Read articles on how to communicate properly and professionally via e-mail in the business world

October 2010

  • Review NACE's survey on the Top Employers and Majors for the Class of 2010
  • Read about how entrepreneurial success can be based on how well connected you are
  • Plus more articles, podcasts and websites designed to help you build your business knowledge

July 2010

  • Effective Emailing and Thank-You Letters
  • UNC Awards 13 New Scholarships for the UNC Business Essentials Certificate Program

April 2010

  • Interviewing Tips During the Interview
  • UNC Business Essentials Student Ambassador Scholarship Program

January 2010

  • Organizing and Conducting a Successful Job Search
  • Business Essentials Student Profile
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