Pitfalls of the TikTok Resume Trend
Lately, it seems the place to be for job seekers is TikTok, where users are posting video resumes – and racking up impressive page views – as they look to set themselves apart in increasingly competitive candidate pools. On the popular video app, a one-minute video can draw hundreds of comments and shares, resulting in multiple job leads – even interview requests. For job seekers, those kinds of stats are compelling, as is the prospect of being able to tell their stories in a way that goes beyond the humdrum, one-page resume. But, for employers, there are additional points to consider with the TikTok resume trend, says Maryland Smith’s Cynthia Kay Stevens.
Climbing the Ladder, Making a Difference Along the Way
From the earliest days of her professional life, working as a business analyst for JPMorgan Chase, Sherika Ekpo, MBA ’09, was determined to keep one goal in mind: to ascend in her career, making a difference in every step.
Can AI Help Create More Equitable Workplaces?
Can we partner with artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to build a more equitable workforce? New research may offer a way.
Maryland Smith is home to a number of centers of excellence, which help our students and alumni dive deeper into complex ideas in the marketplace, through research, innovation and entrepreneurship. Centergize is the opportunity for you to learn more about these centers, their impact, and how you can be involved with them. The event is set up for you to hear brief remarks from all the participating centers followed by breakout rooms, where you can learn even more about three of the centers of your choosing.
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Annual retreat for Centers of Excellence leadership to meet with each other and the Dean's Office to share and discuss concerns and ideas. Event details: Friday, March 27, 2020 - 10 a.m.-3 p.m. - 2333 VMH. An agenda will be emailed prior to the event.
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10 Business Books for Your Summer Reading List
The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is excited to announce some favorite books in the 14th Annual Top-10 Summer Reading List for Business Leaders for 2017, as recommended by faculty members. (1) The Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed Our Minds By Michael Lewis (2016)
The Hidden Costs of Not Taking Vacations
SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Americans are known to be good at many things. Vacationing isn't one of them. Year after year, workplace surveys reveal that millions of American workers failed to take their allotted vacation days. And increasingly, the overriding reason is fear.
CLIC Hosts Innovation Lunch with Jessie Sweet
Jessie Sweet’s career so far at candy giant Mars Inc. has been, well, pretty sweet. A project manager at Mars Inc. in the Mars Symbioscience division and a Smith Alum (2014), Sweet was the honored guest at the third Innovation Lunch and Learn for MBA students facilitated by the Center for Leadership, Innovation, and Change. Mars Symbioscience develops products through a technology-based health and life sciences approach.
'Golden Era' for Women Entrepreneurs
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — The global proportion of women among the planet's billionaires is still shy of 3 percent. That's a slim minority, but the proportion has tripled in the past decade. And as Forbes recently documented, 56 of these women are self-made billionaires — an increase from 42 in 2016.