4 Signs You Need To Go Back To School
By Alexander Diedrick I feel like I’ve always been in school. Ever since I can remember, school has been an essential part of my life, including figuring out what Lunchable I wanted as a child all the...
View ArticleNever Heard Back? 6 Ways to Handle Bad Job Search Experiences
By Heather Huhman Last year, 75 percent of workers who applied to jobs using various resources said they never heard back from the employer. Does that sound all too familiar to the experiences you’ve...
View ArticleHow Choosing a Grad School is Like Choosing a Boyfriend
By Noël Rozny Web Editor & Content Manager Applying to graduate school can be such a harrowing process that when you finally receive that fat acceptance packet in the mail, you need an entire box...
View Article4 Ways to Cope With Failures And Successes
By Alexander Diedrick In pursuing a career in a creative, competitive field, I have opened myself up to a wide world of failures and successes, with an emphasis on the former. But I’m not alone. Every...
View ArticleShould You Ever Turn Down College Acceptance?
By Noël Rozny Web Editor & Content Manager It’s a less-than-ideal situation: You finally hear back from the colleges you applied to, and you find out you didn’t get accepted by any of your first...
View ArticleCareer Advice: Use Standard Skills for Odd Jobs
Whatever tool you’re working with on a day-to-day basis, whether it’s PowerPoint, PhotoShop, or architectural drafting tools, it’s worth considering how you might apply traditional skills in a...
View ArticleInterview Advice: You Want Me To Tell You … What??
By David Nicola You’ve scheduled the job interview and know the exact location where you’re going. You’ve researched the employer, are dressed for success and ate your Wheaties. Now you’re face to face...
View Article4 Reasons You Shouldn’t Put Off Graduate School
By Noël Rozny Web Editor & Content Manager To grad school or not to grad school, that is the question. But there’s so much conflicting information out there: One second you’re reading about the...
View Article7 Reasons Not to Apply for the Job
By Heather Huhman Finding a job is nothing short of challenging. Whether you’re currently working in a position you hate or have embarked on a seemingly endless job search, almost any opportunity is...
View ArticleNew Grads: 4 Things You Need to Do Every Day at the Office
By Noël Rozny Web Editor & Content Manager I’m sure you’ve already heard it all: Be a team player. Step up and take initiative. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. This is the kind of advice that...
View ArticleCareer Advice: How to Assess Workplace Culture
Everyone talks about assessing “workplace culture” during the interview process. But what exactly does that mean, and is it just a catch phrase? Determining workplace culture is tricky because it’s...
View ArticleCareer Advice for Overachievers
By Noël Rozny Web Editor & Content Manager Were you the kindergartener who memorized the entire alphabet on your very first try? Were you the elementary school legend who decimated the competition...
View ArticleWhy The College Application Process Matters More Than You Think
By Noël Rozny Web Editor & Content Manager Now that the acceptance letters are finally rolling in, I bet you’re relieved you’ll never have to go through the college application process again,...
View ArticleSucceeding in the Job Search Today
By Heather R. Huhman At some point or another, most of us will go through the long-winded process that is the job search. It’s a tough business to be in, especially if you’re not getting the results...
View ArticleCollege Students & New Grads: Tips for Getting a New Apartment
By Alexander Diedrick I’ve never had to completely furnish an apartment before. When I lived in Chicago, I had a number of items from my room at my parents’ house, and I acquired other pieces as I...
View Article5 Tips to Be Taken Seriously at Work
You don’t have to be a senior-level executive to be taken seriously around the office, but according to this Wall Street Journal article, “How to Look and Act Like a Leader,” creating an executive...
View ArticleCollege Grads: 3 Reasons Moving Is Better Than You Think
By Alexander Diedrick Los Angeles gets a bad rap, at least from my experience. I moved here two weeks ago, and before that, I heard nothing but bad things about this town. People told me that it’s too...
View Article8 Time-Saving Tips for Your Job Search
By Heather Huhman When you’re looking for a new job, it can feel like a race to get hired. It doesn’t matter if you are unemployed or you just need a change. The more time you spend looking, the more...
View ArticleCollege Students: 4 Steps to a Successful Road Trip
By Alexander Diedrick My friend and I recently made the 33-hour trek from Chicago to Los Angeles, and I assumed I’d end the trip saying, “And it was the worst time of my life.” I’ve never attempted a...
View ArticleCollege Grads: What Happens If You Don’t Find Work in Your Field?
By Noël Rozny Web Editor & Content Manager Here’s the big dilemma for many recent college graduates: you just spent four years passionately studying [insert subject area here], to find that the...
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