The Big Post-Covid Interview Question You’re Not Expecting—Plus, the Right Answer

For many people, the past year has been among the most difficult of their lives. But for others, including branding and marketing expert Vince Thompson, it's been the exact opposite.

“This has been the greatest year of my life,” says Thompson, the …

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16 Behavioral Interview Questions Big 4 Firms Ask—and How to Answer Them

This past winter, we surveyed approximately 11,400 accounting professionals, asking them to tell us what it's like to work for their firms. We asked about culture, compensation, hours, training, work/life balance, diversity, and business outlook. We also asked about the …

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A Graduate Degree That Pays Off: The M.B.A.

By Patrick Thomas and Andrea Fuller

Oct. 27, 2021 5:30 am ET

A Wall Street Journal analysis of federal student loan data found 98% of programs leave students with manageable debt loads

Borrowing money to go back to graduate school can be …

By Sheila Lillis
Sheila Lillis Associate Director
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Connecticut is prepping the unemployed for telecommuting. Remotely, of course.

Connecticut is testing a belief that remote work will outlive the COVID-19 pandemic, presenting challenges and opportunities for a workforce that might lack digital skills yet benefit from telecommuting.

Read more here: https://ctmirror.org/2021/10/18/connecticut-is-prepping-the-unemployed-for-telecommuting-remotely-of-course/

By Mike Twerago
Mike Twerago Director of Operations, Data & Recruitment
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Why Everybody’s Hiring but Nobody’s Getting Hired

Patrick Healy says he did everything right in his job search. After being laid off as a designer early on in the pandemic, Healy, 36, tried his hand at a couple of entrepreneurial ventures before looking for a new full-time …

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Sheila Lillis Associate Director
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Six Sacred Heart DPT Students Slated for National Offices in the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Student Assembly Board of Directors

By Helen Boyke
Helen Boyke Director of Alumni, Veteran and Graduate Career Development
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Sacred Heart University to appear in Amazon Prime series ‘The College Tour’

Sacred Heart University will be in the spotlight for an upcoming episode of the Amazon Prime series “The College Tour.”

During the 30-minute episode, host Alex Boylan takes the viewer on a visit to the Fairfield campus. Ten current and …

By Mike Twerago
Mike Twerago Director of Operations, Data & Recruitment
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The Top 6 Skills Workers Want to Add to Their Resumes Now

The Covid-19 pandemic and its economic fallout has made questions about our lives and work feel even more pressing: Is this my dream job? What kind of career do I want? Do I even have the right skills to succeed …

By Helen Boyke
Helen Boyke Director of Alumni, Veteran and Graduate Career Development
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Princeton Review Recognizes SHU as One of the Best

Sacred Heart University has achieved recognition once again as one of the best institutions for undergraduate students, according to The Princeton Review. The college admission services company profiles and recommends SHU in the 2022 edition of its annual college guide, The …

By Mike Twerago
Mike Twerago Director of Operations, Data & Recruitment
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Which College Programs Give Students the Best Bang for Their Buck?

Last year, we released an analysis that introduced a new way for students and policymakers to evaluate their return on investment (ROI) in higher education. This Price-to-Earnings Premium (PEP) calculated the time it takes students to recoup their postsecondary educational …

By Sheila Lillis
Sheila Lillis Associate Director
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