Tag: digital corps
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Student Highlight: Drew Heiss
Stubborn, creative, and a little tired come together to form the Digital Corps Drew Heiss. Drew uses these words to describe himself as he’s approaching the end of his senior year at Ball State as a Master on the Development team. He reflects on his journey since joining the Digital Corps his sophomore year and…
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Knowing Your Audience
Learn how to narrow down what your target audience is and how to use it to your advantage in content creation!
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You Deserve to be Here: Managing Imposter Syndrome in the Workplace
Imposter syndrome plagues the workplace in all forms. Comparing yourself to co-workers and their progress on projects or tasks can be overwhelming. According to Harvard Business Review, imposter syndrome is, “a collection of feelings of inadequacy that persist despite evident success.” Imposter syndrome can also be referred to as imposter phenomenon, since it isn’t technically…
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Soft Skills Will Change Your Workplace
The workplace is filled with many challenges, such as troubling co-workers, communication issues, and even the struggle of work-life balance. The Digital Corps discusses these challenges in a series of weekly meetings otherwise known as Soft Skills. Theforage.com describes soft skills as, “non-technical skills that reflect your communication style, work ethic, and work style.” Soft…
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Let’s Talk: Building Workplace Community
Nearly every job description I have come across, from customer service to internships to corporate jobs, have all had some basic qualification along the lines of “Effective written and verbal communications skills.” While this expectation has never driven me away from an application, I know that others might find it daunting. While written communication often…
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2021 Summer in Review
Here at the Digital Corps, we never stop working. Although our summer employee list tends to decrease a little bit, we still work hard throughout the summer months to produce high-quality content for our Ball State University partners. Our teams worked tirelessly this summer on each project that came through our doors. From animation-heavy videos to thorough UX testing, our summer student…
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The Happy Secret to Better Work: A Digital Corps Discussion
Where is the happiness we associate with hard work and success? Do we keep working hard and meeting goals only to have a short burst of happiness, or do we hold the power to rewire our positivity and ultimately change how we view the world and, in conjunction, our work? This exact idea was recently…
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A Beginner’s Guide to Web Design: A Digital Corps Perspective
The term itself sounds fairly self-explanatory. Web. Design. Designing for the web. However, it’s a bit trickier than that. When beginning to design a website, there are many important considerations, such as visual appearance, functionality, and accessibility.