I recently read two blog posts about the importance of communicating effectively in order to advance your career. On their resumes, most people offer that they have “excellent communication skills”—an exaggeration on the part of most people and also a very subjective thing to gauge. So you think you’re an excellent communicator? Then …
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Dan Schawbel, the Gen Y personal branding guru, wrote a post last week that resonated with me on a number of levels. Point #5 of the post, entitled “Relevancy Will Become Our Greatest Challenge”, is as apt as the overblown claims that surround it. Who skims 800 blog posts a day, I ask. …
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I just read a depressing statistic about the job market for new grads. According to a new study by Rutgers University, U.S. college graduates from 2011 have almost half of the graduates from 2010 to compete with in the job market. That is bad news for the career paths of both groups: for …
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Here’s something I see a lot of Gen Y internship and job seekers doing that is very unproductive: applying to only one thing at a time. Those of us who come from older and more cynical generations know that a good rule of thumb is to never assume that one opportunity will come …
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I read an excellent blog post on Brazen Careerist called “Are Recent College Grads a Lost Generation?” After citing the high unemployment rates for recent college grads, the author argues that little is currently being made of the excellent co-op programs that universities like Northeastern have relied on for many years. A co-op …
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Back in May, the New York Times wrote an article slamming law school and the profession in general. In part to contain the backlash and encourage students to go to law school, last week Stratus Prep and Vault.com co-hosted a panel discussion at NYU Law School to talk about law as a career, …
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Today’s New York Times features a front page article entitled “Many with New College Degree Find the Job Market Humbling”. The high unemployment rate for new grads is bad news, and the fact that many have crippling debt is terrible. What is not being addressed is the lack of preparation of so many …
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I read a post citing research claiming that only 27% of Millenials prefer to work full-time than to freelance. Now granted, this survey was conducted by Elance, a freelancers’ website, but even so, that figure disturbed me. According to the author, the desire to freelance is fueled by the lack of job security …
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On May 11th I attended the second annual Wall Street Women’s Forum, a great event put on by RegentAtlantic Capital’s Jane Newton. It’s a speaker series bringing together 100 senior women who work on and around Wall Street, to help them navigate their careers while networking with one another. The theme this year was …
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As we’ve discussed in this blog before, the price value relationship of college is being called into question, now more than ever. For many Americans, whether they get financial aid determines whether or not they can attend the college of their choice. This is not a new situation, it is just a lot …
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