With the integration of AI in job boards and a never-ending list of “preferred” and required experience, finding a job or internship has never been harder. But in the same vein, getting the experience required to check all the boxes is extremely accessible, cheap and not time-consuming.
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According to career guidance firm Pathrise, it now takes an average of 294 job applications to land a position. That’s a 0.3% acceptance rate, which is 10 times more competitive than Harvard. Compared to Baylor — which just reported an all-time low 38% acceptance rate — it’s over 100 times harder.
“I need to find everything that I need from your [resume] – software capabilities, program capabilities – what you’ve been involved in and how you’ve been involved in them,” Wiseman said.
Bheraiya now works for Oklahoma City Thunder as an account manager on the courts and said the Career Center played a role in helping him refine his vision for the future.
Your GPA will get your resume through the applicant tracking system software, but it will lead to little-to-no growth in your network if you don’t have proof of applying the “hard skills” the company is looking for.