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Last week in Part 2 of the Career Services Series: Guidance for College Students Seeking Employment During COVID-19, I discussed professional job search materials and how to communicate your message as part of developing your professional brand. One of the basic components of professional branding is the resume.  Part 1 of the series covered the importance of a good resume format as the key to getting your resume noticed).  Networking is a significant component of an expedited job search. In Part 3 we will address how, with the Covid-19 restrictions, the entire process can be done virtually while remaining effective, as most employers have converted to virtual communication. 

This year, Capitol Technology University was honored with the prestigious 2020 SC Media Award for Best Cybersecurity Higher Education Program.

It might not be the first technology you think of when you wonder what cutting edge tech is being deployed to help us during the pandemic, but big data analysis is right there on the front lines. Artificial intelligence is currently being used in combination with predictive analytics and data science to combat the coronavirus. 

Last week in Part 1 of the Career Services Series: Guidance for College Students Seeking Employment During COVID-19, I discussed the importance of a good resume by taking an assessment of yourself, your skills and accomplishments to look for ways to make you stand out in a crowd of applicants. Part 2 will discuss how to conduct the job search process virtually, in light of the COVID-19 limitations. 

A common enemy. It’s one of the most uniting forces throughout history, and when it comes to COVID-19, it seems that all of humanity has recently found an enemy in common. The coronavirus is a tricky combatant: invisible, widespread, and, as of yet, incurable. How is the world fighting back against these odds? With technology.

The construction industry has been slow to onboard automated solutions. However, this has changed in recent years as the construction industry has come to recognize the value of integrating technology, especially robotics in construction.

Global. It’s a word we used to use to mean worldwide, but as the coronavirus continues to spread, “Global” has taken on a new connotation. Global doesn’t just refer to our planet as a scientific body. We’re actively being forced to admit that global events aren’t a distant concept seemingly too broad to affect us. Global in the age of COVID-19 means everywhere and, more importantly, everyone. 

Mechatronics engineering has enabled multiple systems to seamlessly communicate and operate in conjunction with each other, allowing robots to go from a robotic arm to an artificial intelligence-based humanoid robot.

Thank goodness for the internet. The COVID-19 pandemic is like nothing we’ve seen in recent history, but there is one major difference between us and our medieval ancestors: internet access. Even though the best thing we can do right now is to practice safe social distancing and stay at home, thanks to the internet we don’t have to be alone.  

We’ve all been there. You’re running late, your phone is buzzing away, your hair looks like a bird just finished using it as a nest and you’ve gotta hit the road or the person you’re going to see is gonna absolutely kill you. While it might be tempting to answer those texts while you’re driving, it can wait.