Rebecca Bell

Associate Director of Career and Professional Development for SBS

Rebecca Bell is the Associate Director of Career and Professional Development in the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences. She meets with undergraduate students in all SBS majors to help with career exploration and to help develop their plans for next steps in their college journey. Rebecca previously worked in the non-profit and international sectors, and has worked on projects in several different countries. She also directs the SBS in DC internship program and loves spending time in DC and exploring other places.

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Why You Need to be Able to Write Well in Development

“When you write well for your organization, you are helping not only to make its ideas sound better — you are making the ideas themselves better.”

https://www.devex.com/news/writing-is-thinking-why-you-need-to-be-able-to-write-well-in-development-9628

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Paul VanDeCarr

Paul is a writer, editor, and communications trainer who …
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How to Dress for Video Interview Success

We got used to video interviews during the pandemic. They’ve become the norm, and it’s a good bet they’re here to stay. If you have a video interview coming up, you need to do some serious video prep—and that begins with what you should and shouldn't wear. So how do …

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Four Methods of Combatting Imposter Syndrome

New jobs are rife with challenges—with all kinds of new vocabulary and work expectations to learn and bosses to impress, experiencing a bit of imposter syndrome is perfectly normal. For the uninitiated, imposter syndrome is a pattern of thinking where …

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Putting Your Picture on a Resume Could Hurt Your Chances of Getting the Job—Here’s Why

You’re all set to refresh your resume (or write a brand new one) as you kick off your job search. As you click around the web searching for a great new resume template, you start noticing that some of them …

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How to Add Extracurricular Activities to Your Resume—So They Actually Help Your Job Search

When you’re writing a resume, your education and past jobs are far from the only things that matter. The truth is, the past experiences and skills that employers care about can come from a number of places. And particularly when …

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4 Things I’ve Learned on my Nonprofit Journey

A veteran of the nonprofit esctor shares lessons she has learned along the way…

https://www.idealist.org/en/careers/nonprofit-journey-4-things

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Top 7 Websites for NonProfit Jobs (Forbes)

Where can you find NonProfit job openings? Big job-board sites, like IndeedCareerBuilder,SimplyHired and LinkedIn, have nonprofit listings. But if you’re really serious about looking for work in the nonprofit arena, I think it’s best to use sites specifically …

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Building a Federal Resume

Here are some great tips about how to build a Federal Resume from The Partnership for Public Service.  If you follow these directions, you will be sure to put your best foot forward when applying for jobs on USAjobs.gov!

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Pre-Law Advising at UMass Amherst

Connect with the Pre-Law Advising Office

 

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