How a Philosophy Degree Prepared me for Communications

By Jenna Wenkoff While studying philosophy, a friend of mine (let’s call him Brandon, an engineering student), always said: “When we graduate I’m going to be an engineer, and you’re going to be a…philosopher.” Then he would laugh at the absurdity of ‘being a philosopher’. Well, Brandon, I will have you know that philosophers actually… Read more

Resume Writing for your Primary Audience: The Machines

By Rachel Feddema Today, it’s highly important that you design your resume for an applicant tracking system (ATS) software than it is to make it visually appealing for human readers. An inanimate robot (algorithm) could likely be the first one to eliminate you from consideration for a role before a human ever sees your resume…. Read more

What’s Up with Longform Journalism?

By Jenna Wenkoff While researching longform journalism, I was surprised to see lots of articles vehemently defending its existence. As a young-ish person who only recently started reading journalism, I didn’t realize it needed defending. Turns out many are skeptical of longform content because it opposes traditional journalism’s short, snappy, eye catching approach.  What is… Read more

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