On Monday I asked a question: If 88% of recent college grads have jobs, why do you think college students and recent graduates are so freaked about finding jobs? Thanks for your honest and open answers! The most common answer was
Category: Launch Your Career
Focus on the Process
All too often we focus on the results instead of the process. The irony is that this causes the results to suffer. Finishing an assignment, getting good grades, landing a job, reaching your goals and dreams — these are results. The destination at the end of the […]
Independence Day
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. This week we’re celebrating the act of 56 people who […]
Put the “Higher” Back in “Higher Education”
A 62-year old is laid off after an entire career with the same company. As part of his severance he is given modern job search training. The biggest piece of advice? “Find the keywords that the prospective employer is looking for and type them in […]
Three Attitude Adjustments That Will Guarantee You An Interview
100 applications. Not a single call. What more could I do? My resume was filled with academic and professional achievements. I couldn’t imagine a single way to improve as a candidate. That’s when it hit me: maybe the problem has nothing to do with my […]
Nice Guys Finish First
The old saying is nonsense. The number one absolute most important thing to do is: Be Nice! Need more? Read on my friend…
What are you going to do with that!?
Here’s a secret. People with engineering degrees don’t necessarily make more than people with art degrees. Ok. Maybe the averages speak differently. We certainly perceive engineers and scientists as high-earners. Meanwhile we perpetuate the “starving artist” stereotype. But the reason that the average engineering major […]
What’s Intentional Learning? Why is it Key to My Success?
The most common word floating around on this site: Intentionality. What is it, and who is it for? Intentionality is (1) seeing things for what they are and (2) using things for what they’re worth.
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[Break Free] eBook Releases Wednesday – Here’s a Sneak Peek
Frozen. We’ve all been there, a deer stuck in the headlights. Something startles or scares us so badly that we freeze, rooted in the path of the oncoming danger, unable to escape. At 13-years old I found myself rooted in a crosswalk while an oncoming car […]
