Sara Goede

Assistant Director of Career Development

Sara Goede is an Assistant Director of Career Development in the University Career Center. She has over 11 years of experience providing career consulting services and programming on college campuses ranging from 12,000-34,000+ student enrollment. She has a Master’s Degree in Counseling, a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. Sara is passionate about working with students and alumni at all stages of their career development as well as collaborating with College Success Centers, faculty, staff, and student organizations on innovative ways to help students and alumni succeed and reach their career goals. Facilitating an environment of career confidence, insight, encouragement, and inspiration is her ultimate goal in helping students and alumni reach their fullest potential.

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4 Great Reasons to Attend a Career Fair

The below 4 reasons will explain how important it is to attend tomorrow’s S.T.E.M. Career Fair being held from 8:30am-11:30am in the HUC Ballroom and the All-Majors Career Fair being held from 1:30pm-4:30pm in the HUC Ballroom.

Identify What Employers …

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How To Get The Job You Really Want

When it comes to looking for a job, identifying the type of job you want is the single most important thing you can do. This will make it easier to be effective in your job search while also ensuring that …

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10 Ways to Be More Productive This School Year

We all struggle with being productive sometimes, whether it’s our procrastination, our sleepless nights, or our lack of organization.  But to get the most out of each day and to get our goals achieved and to cross each task off …

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How to Set Career Goals (and Meet Them)

When you’re just starting out in your career, thinking five or 10 years ahead might seem overwhelming. After all, how can you determine where you want to go when you’re only just beginning? But setting goals is actually a great …

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What’s an Internship?

Simply put, an internship is an opportunity that employers offer to students interested in gaining work experience in particular industries. Through internships, students learn how their course of study applies to the real world and they build valuable experience that makes …

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5 Hacks For Overcoming Social Anxiety And Networking Like a Pro

Thinking about attending a networking event or a career fair can stir up some feelings of anxiety.  A certain degree of social anxiety is completely normal–even helpful. Don’t give anxiety all the power and let it hold you back from …

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3 Steps To Create Your Own Career Development Plan

Developing career goals and building a plan to execute them take time and effort.  BUT it is one of the most important investments in your future and happiness; which make it all very worthwhile.  With a little bit of planning, you …

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What’s an Elevator Pitch and How Do I Create One?

An elevator pitch is a 60 to 90-second sales pitch about YOU.  You can use it in any situation where an opportunity to make a potential business contact might arise such as a networking event, starting off a job interview, at a …

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Focusing on Both Hard & Soft Skills

Hard skills are things that are quantifiable and measurable; you either have them or you don’t.  Many specific qualifications for a job are hard skills, such as years of work experience or proficiency with particular computer programs.  Soft skills are …

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Developing Your Personal Brand

Building your personal brand can help facilitate a fulfilling and prosperous career.  If you’re looking for ideas to accelerate your professional success, check out this comprehensive A-Z list of tips on personal branding:

A is for Authenticity: Anything other than …

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