Job Interview Success: Job Interview Tips Roundup

Job Interview Success: Job Interview Tips RoundupI’ve recently attended a few events where I’ve met a number of folks who are “in transition”. Several of them have been looking for work for while and some of them have recently begun their search. It’s a tough market out there so in order to be successful, you need every tool and every advantage you can get. I’ve posted a number of tips on these topics but I felt this would be a good time to organize them in a way to help job seekers through out the process.

Make sure your experience and qualifications are strong:  Read more... (447 words, 4 images, estimated 1:47 mins reading time)

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Ten Tips for College Students – Part Two

Ten Tips for College Students - Part TwoIn the prior post from this series, we discussed some of the ways that college students can better prepare themselves for after graduation while still enjoying themselves. We’ll continue with this theme in this post and pick up from where we left off.

6. Get an internship

Internships (both paid and unpaid) can help get your career started quickly. Many of my friends in college ended up working for the companies they interned with after graduation. But even if you’re not offered a job, it’s great resume building experience (and you may even learn a thing or two). Students with actual work experience in their area of study are more attractive to employers than those without.  Read more... (1145 words, 4 images, estimated 4:35 mins reading time)

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Success: Ten Things To Do in High School

Success: Ten Things To Do in High SchoolHave you ever wished you could go back in time and do things differently? Sure, most of us do. I recently came across a cereal box that had list on the back of “18 things to do before you turn 18.” This list got me thinking for two reasons. First, most of the suggestions (bungee jumping, create a new word, go backstage at concert) were useless in terms of helping people get the most out of life at that age. Second, I thought about what I would tell myself if I could go back in time.  Read more... (1534 words, 4 images, estimated 6:08 mins reading time)

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Useful Feedback or Toilet Paper: You Decide – The Three Types of Useless Feedback

Whenever you give a speech, people will inevitably give you feedback regardless of whether you’ve asked for it or not. Sometimes the feedback will be something you can actually put to use to improve your presentation. But frequently, it’s not helpful and in some instances can be harmful – especially if it gets you thinking about it (for one reason or another) to the point where it becomes a distraction.  Read more... (1180 words, 2 images, estimated 4:43 mins reading time)

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Review: Personal Development for Smart People

Review: Personal Development for Smart PeopleMy friend Steve Pavlina recently published a personal development book which I recently had an opportunity to read. If you’re not familiar with Steve, he’s a video game creator turned personal development blogger who has made quite a name for himself. Steve’s website (StevePavlina.com) gets over two million visitors per month.  Read more... (548 words, 6 images, estimated 2:12 mins reading time)

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