I know as soon as class is out at the end of the year most of us promise to take it easy, forget all we just learned, and come back refreshed and pick up with…
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Lessons from Sport: The Building of a Career
Many individuals have utilized experiences from sport as an analogy to life, that the principles and disciplines an individual learns from sport can equip and prepare them to meet all of life’s challenges and opportunities….
Plan for Your Future
For most incoming students, moving to college for the first time is an exciting chance to start something new. Whether you are moving far away from home or staying closer, you are still trying something…
How to Get Hired but Never Get Promoted
Here’s how you get hired but never get promoted: cram for your exams. I know, I know… I’m a professor admonishing students to improve study habits. Enough already. So let me change hats for you…
Why Being Involved Builds Your Resume
Many students are looking to gain experience in college that will help them transition into the workplace. Part-time jobs and internships are great ways to gain experience in your field, but too often I talk…
Do You Want to Become a Teacher?
During the last ten years the teaching field has been shifting and adjusting to new changes and pressures. The following statement often comes up from prospective teachers: “I really want to be a teacher, but…
I Graduated College. Now what?
The looming question for many college graduates is: Where am I going to find a job? While I am certainly no expert in the area of politics or the economy, nor do I intend to…
Top 8 Skills for Employability
Have you ever been on a job interview and found yourself wondering what the hiring manager is thinking? Get ahead of other candidates by getting into a hiring manager’s head. Here’s how the “wheels are…
Marketing Yourself for First Dates and Job Interviews
When it comes to the definition of “marketing,” people much smarter than me have written textbooks and taught classes on the subject. At the risk of oversimplifying a complicated concept, I would define marketing as…
10 Quick Tips to Prepare for Grad School
My Top 10 recommendations for what you should be doing now…. 1. Keep your GPA high. No beating around the bush here—the fastest way to derail your grad school chances is to let your GPA…
Writing a Resume to Get Hired
In a competitive market place, drafting a resume that will get you an interview for a desired job can be challenging and overwhelming. Everything you include in your resume should be in an effort to…