Wendy Blaettner is the Director of the Schreiner Experience, where she oversees the areas of Career Development, Meaningful Work, Purposeful Lives, & Changing Global Society. Wendy possesses over 20 years of experience in the field of Human Resource Management. She enjoys mentoring students in their career planning endeavors, planning student career services events on campus, and networking with employers and community members to bring forth opportunities for students and alumni. Wendy earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University, and a Master of Science in Human Resource Management from Houston Baptist University.
If you want to land the job you want, you'll need certain skills and certain experience. You'll also need to nail your interviews. And to nail your interviews—virtual or in-person—you'll need the following three traits.
With the Covid-19 variant spreading quickly, many white-collar employees will still working remotely for some time, so virtual interviews are the norm—and will likely be so for the foreseeable future. This means that, to grow your career, you need to know how to …
It's a myth that high quality job openings are few and far between thanks to Covid. The truth is, despite the economic uncertainty created by the pandemic, there are many great openings out there. And to get them—or, at least, …
You know that your skills are important when you’re looking for a job. You know you need some combination of hard skills and soft skills, and likely some technical skills as well. But when you hear the phrase “analytical skills,” …
When you land an interview, you often feel instant joy. Unfortunately, this joy can soon be replaced by anxiety—and that can wreak havoc on your confidence. The good news is there are several distinct ways to fight this anxiety, boosting your …
“What can you bring to the company?” is an interview question that cuts to the core of what you’re doing in any job interview. The goal is simple: convince your interviewer that they want you to work there. And why …
Robert F. Smith, the billionaire founder of Vista Equity Partners, set the internet ablaze this past weekend when he announced he's paying off the student debt for Morehouse College's entire graduating class. The surprise announcement came during his commencement address …
People decide to join the military for a variety of reasons. Some enlist due to a sense of duty to their country, while others will join because they want to be a part of something bigger than themselves. A military …
