A welcome return to in-person discussions on building client trust In March, current and prospective students of our Personal Financial Planning certificate were excited to meet in person for our annual Career Night. Members of the certificate’s advisory board and those of the Bay Area’s professional financial planning community-many of whom are hiring!-joined the audience to hear four distinguished panelists…

It’s not just numbers, it’s business acumen Accounting is for accountants, right? Well, not exactly. If you’re making any type of decision-financial or non-financial-you’ll need to understand managerial accounting. When asked about your annual budget, do you have the answer or do you bounce it over to your finance team? When developing marketing personas, do you know…

Every day, every month, we’re devoted to helping you meet your career and academic goals-whether it’s preparing for graduate school, looking to change your career or advance in your current role. We’ve compiled a list of our popular career-oriented blogs to help you navigate your future career path: The Future of Work Podcast

The nationwide need for a healthy work-life balance has not changed much since 2003 when the U.S. Senate unanimously supported a presidential proclamation that October be designated National Work and Family Month. Caregivers-especially working mothers-still have to overcome challenges that prevent career growth and upward mobility. Employees with family obligations…

Why you should study the arts and humanities Let’s defer to famed film director George Lucas, who, in The Heart of the Matter, beautifully said: “The sciences are the ‘how,’ and the humanities are the ‘why’ — why are we here, why do we believe in the things we believe in. …

There are a wide variety of jobs available for those with software skills. Learn how you can get started No one would gasp at the mention of software development as a well-paid, in-demand and prestigious profession. (This CodeSubmit article shows a steady 20-year rise in salaries.) …

From how to prep for graduate school to how to just be a student again, our graduates give their tips for success The wave of workers handing in their resignation slips since the start of the pandemic isn’t crashing, according to Fortune.com. In fact, a McKinsey survey cited in the piece puts that number at 40 percent of employees are thinking about a career move or change during this “Great Resignation.”

Strong lab work, intellectual curiosity drive strong job growth “I particularly enjoy the impacts I can bring in helping patients’ well-being with precise disease detection and pathogenic analysis,” Clinical Laboratory Scientist Preparatory Program graduate PingWah Poon says. With this interest in mind, PingWah turned toward a career as a clinical laboratory scientist. But how to get started? Despite careful…

From adaptability to zeal, cultivating emotional intelligence can level up your career Specialized digital skills are becoming increasingly important and yet jobs are not becoming hypertechnical. Instead, they are becoming increasingly hybrid, mixing human and technical skills-and employers and workers alike are still struggling to keep up. For example, job postings are cropping up with qualifications in data analytics, project management and…