Social Work Career Connect
7 More Tips for Your Amazing Social Work Résumé
In her final column, Valerie Arendt provides 7 tips for your social work résumé, along with some "do"s and "don't"s. Read more
Everything Social Workers Need To Know About Professional References
A crucial step in landing a social work job is lining up references. Who should you ask? Who should you avoid? What exactly are you asking them to do, and how do you present them? Read more
7 Job Search Mistakes Social Workers Make and How To Avoid Them
You have most likely heard these before, but we can all use a reminder. Why? Because social workers keep making these easily avoidable job search errors. Read more
Social Work Career Connect: Changing Areas of Practice - The Transferability of Social Work Skills
If you have spent the last five years working with children, this doesn’t mean you can’t successfully switch your area of practice to aging adults or program administration. You need to successfully articulate your skills that will transfer. Read more
Show Them You're a Rock Star! Marketing 101 for Your Social Work Job Search
Do you know the difference between marketing yourself and selling yourself? Marketing is about knowing your value and being able to articulate it to others. These tips will help you market to social work employers. Read more
I Quit! How a Social Worker Can Leave a Job Professionally and Ethically
Leaving your social work job can be a difficult decision. Figuring out if and when you should leave will have an impact on your career and your family. Read more
A New Social Work Professional’s Guide to Work Relationships
We spend more time at work with our co-workers than we do with our own families or personal support networks during the week. So, if you don’t have strong, healthy relationships at your place of employment, work can be stressful. Read more
Your Professional Portfolio: Documenting Your Social Work Career
Some undergraduate and graduate social work programs require their students to have an academic portfolio as part of graduation requirements. Is this the same as a professional social work portfolio? No, not really. Read more
5 Tips To Help You Stay Strong During Your Social Work Job Search
A few months (or more) of unemployment can feel like an eternity. Here are some tips to help you stay strong. Read more
9 Tools for Your Professional Social Worker Toolkit
You have your social work degree(s), and you have a job. What else do you need to sustain a long and healthy career in social work? Here are some of the tools you should have in your “Professional Social Worker Toolkit.” Read more
The Social Work Job Offer: Decline or Accept?
The moment you have been waiting for is here! You have been offered a social work job! There are several factors to consider when deciding to accept or decline an offer. Read more
5 Salary Negotiation Strategies for Social Workers
It is great to be excited, especially if this is the social work job offer you have been waiting for. But it is very important that you take time to do research before and after the offer, so you can be prepared to negotiate an acceptable salary. Read more
5 Ways To Ace Your Social Work Job Interview
The interview is not just about letting the employer know you are qualified. You need to make a connection, so the employer wants to hire you. Read more
The Social Social Worker: 10 Tools for Successful Networking
Networking isn’t about being in a secret club, and it’s not just for business professionals. It is for all professionals. Social workers are great at building relationships and trust with their clients. Networking really isn’t that different. Read more
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