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9 Mistakes to Avoid on Your Job Hunt in 2026

9 Mistakes to Avoid on Your Job Hunt in 2026

Career AdviceDr. Marcia F. RobinsonDecember 11, 2025diversity recruiting, employment trends, HBCU Career Center, HBCU grad, HBCU2021, Job interview, job search, job search follow up, job search strategy, job search tip, Job Search Tips, mock interview, new grads, on campus interviews, on campus recruiting, Resume Writing, social media job search

Dr. R’s Short List for Mid-Career Professionals

Dr. R’s Short List for Mid-Career Professionals

Career AdviceDr. Marcia F. RobinsonNovember 21, 2025layoff, AI, transferable skills, back to office, federal jobs, trump, DEI is dead, DEI

Finding and Honing Your Transferable Skills as AI Changes the Workplace

Finding and Honing Your Transferable Skills as AI Changes the Workplace

Career Advice, Future of WorkDr. Marcia F. RobinsonOctober 24, 2025transferable skills, AI, Human Skills

Struggling to Hear Back? Try This Strategy

Struggling to Hear Back? Try This Strategy

Career AdviceDr. Marcia F. RobinsonSeptember 26, 2025follow up, job market, tough, not hearing back, can't find job, resume

How to Evaluate an Organization’s Commitment to Inclusion During the Job Interview

How to Evaluate an Organization’s Commitment to Inclusion During the Job Interview

Career Advice, Future of Work, Job Interview TipsDr. Marcia F. RobinsonSeptember 11, 2025inclusion, job interview, dei, interview, equity, diversity

Considering a Career Change? Use Free or Low Cost Career Tests

Considering a Career Change? Use Free or Low Cost Career Tests

Career AdviceDr. Marcia F. RobinsonJune 6, 2025pivot, tests

Company Research in 3 Easy Steps

Company Research in 3 Easy Steps

Career AdviceDr. Marcia F. RobinsonJune 6, 2025career advice, career research, Choosing a Career, choosing a company, Choosing a Major, company research, diversity recruiting, finding a job, getting hired, HBCU Career Center, job search research, job search tip, niche job board, What Employers Want

Crafting a Balanced Job Search Approach: Online and Offline Strategies

Crafting a Balanced Job Search Approach: Online and Offline Strategies

Career AdviceDr. Marcia F. RobinsonMay 16, 2025onilne job hunt, networking, staffing companies, volunteer, niche job board, find a job

Workshop Recap: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome - Thriving as a Black Person in Corporate America

Workshop Recap: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome - Thriving as a Black Person in Corporate America

Career AdviceThe HBCU Career CenterMay 15, 2025Justin Grant, Company Men, author, black in corporate america

Improve Time Management with Time Blocking, Energy Matching and Exercise

Improve Time Management with Time Blocking, Energy Matching and Exercise

Career AdviceYvette J. GreenApril 11, 2025time management, pomodoro tecnique, time blocking, time block, schedule, eliminate distractions, exercise, focus

Workshop Recap: Master Your Job Search. Stand Out. Get Hired. with Markell Morris

Workshop Recap: Master Your Job Search. Stand Out. Get Hired. with Markell Morris

Career AdviceThe HBCU Career CenterApril 4, 2025