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Taking Control of Your Time: Work Life Balance 

Working at the Corps helps students learn how to balance their life and manage their time effectively.  Balancing it All  What do you value most in your life? To most people, their life at work comes before anything else. I’m usually very aware of what I need to get done each day, maybe even to a […]

  1. How Creative Thinking Drives Professional Success 

    Everyone can be creative! Here’s how it can apply in the workplace.

    Digital Corps Fall 2022 new hires working hard on their collaboration skills during an onboarding activity.
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  2. Becoming a Well-Rounded Professional

    Have you recently challenged yourself in a professional way? If not, it might be something for you to consider. In the workplace, it can feel far too easy to fall into a rhythm and stay in your comfort zone. This isn’t inherently bad, but taking the easy way out means you won’t become as marketable as […]

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  3. Movin’ On Up: Advancements and Promotions in the Workplace 

    Where Do You Start?   There is no question that navigating the workforce is stressful. Before you get the job, there’s that anxious waiting period, countless interviews, and then another anxious waiting period to hear if you were offered a position. Talking about the process of advancement can be taboo in the office, like how to […]

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  4. Soft Skills Will Change Your Workplace

    The workplace is filled with many challenges, such as troubling co-workers, communication issues, and even the struggle of work-life balance. The Digital Corps discusses these challenges in a series of weekly meetings otherwise known as Soft Skills. Theforage.com describes soft skills as, “non-technical skills that reflect your communication style, work ethic, and work style.”  Soft […]

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  5. The “Tiktokification” of Social Media

    Same Old, Same Old Social media is an ever-changing and evolving landscape as new platforms emerge and gain popularity. Initially,  Instagram was known for sharing photos, Twitter for sharing thoughts using words and hashtags, and Snapchat was a way to communicate with friends through photos. These days, the top social media platforms seem to be […]

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  6. Let’s Talk: Building Workplace Community

    Nearly every job description I have come across, from customer service to internships to corporate jobs, have all had some basic qualification along the lines of “Effective written and verbal communications skills.” While this expectation has never driven me away from an application, I know that others might find it daunting.    While written communication often […]

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  7. Introspective Initiative: Introverts in Leadership Positions

    I never saw myself as a leader, but then I started landing leadership positions. I was more surprised than anyone each time I landed another one.  When I started working at the Digital Corps in 2020, I was nervous to talk to people because I was just one introverted graduate assistant trying to connect with […]

    Smith kicks off Portfolio Day!
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  8. In Review: Portfolio Day 2022 

    It has been a long-standing tradition at the Digital Corps to have a Portfolio Day in the spring of each school year. However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Portfolio Day has looked a little different the past few years. In 2020, the Corps did not even have a Portfolio Day (let’s just not talk about […]

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  9. Dev Team: Past First Glance

    If someone told you they love to do art, you might assume that they’re handy with a paintbrush or pencil. It may never occur to you that their medium isn’t a sketchpad or canvas, but actually, coding.   Here at the Digital Corps, our Development Team is responsible for turning content into websites and applications through […]

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