Getting the Most Out of LinkedIn
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Boly:Welch’s Unofficial, Unauthorized Guide for Moving to Portland
For our unofficial, unauthorized hot take: Portland is a great place to live. And lots of people agree with us! We added almost 20,000 new residents from 2018 to 2019, most of whom moved here from other states. That’s almost 54 new neighbors per day. In the last decade, 400,000 people have set down roots […]
Overcome Your Fears with LinkedIn Strategies
Looking for a new job is a time full of fear, uncertainty, and doubt. We all have days where we feel like we have more questions than answers. But the good news is, there’s a tool you’re probably already using that can help advance your career with a few simple strategies. LinkedIn can give you […]
9 Networking Tips That Work In Real Life
Networking is one of my favorite, and most effective, career pursuits. I try to attend at least one new event every week. In the past networking felt like pulling teeth. That was before I knew the value of attending networking events. Making the most out of networking events is where a lot of job seekers […]
Boly:Welch 101 – Making Your Network Work
If you’ve ever been intimidated by the thought of networking, we encourage you to reframe your perspective. Think about the last time you connected with someone online or at a networking event. Did you go into the conversation with an action plan of exactly what you wanted to get out of the conversation, having scouted […]
Boly:Welch 101 – The Winning Guide to Informational Interviews
WRITTEN BY ABBY ENGERS, J.D., SHRM-CP I got my job at Boly:Welch through an informational interview. My first “real” job as an attorney was pretty isolating — most of my day was spent reading medical records, and becoming increasingly somatic about it. A claimant would have carpal tunnel; I’d think I had carpal tunnel. A […]
My First Career Fair: A Recruiter’s Hot Take on the Benefits of College Career Fairs
If I could go back and give my college self some advice, I probably would have recommended that I 1) took an Excel class (the spreadsheet struggle is real) and 2) actually went to the college career fair. At the time, the annual career fair mostly felt like I would just be collecting brochures and […]