You may be in or considering graduate school. We will speak to both:
Considering Graduate School
If the next logical step in your career progression is gradate school terrific, it is a piece of your plan.
Think of the concept of branding like this: A hiring manager has two different candidates under consideration. All elements being equal:
A High-Activity Process-Based Job Search
The job search itself boils down to this: You take Your Brand (who you are) and couple that with the amplification potential of Your Network (who you know and who they know) and insert them into a High-Activity Processed-Based job search. Read More...
The essential element when beginning every new role is excellent preparation. If you are starting an internship, a new job or a promotion within the organization, preparation is key. Terrific preparation for a new position does two things: First: You walk into the assignment with more confidence. Read More...
Your twenty-something years are critical for your success for three reasons:
NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers) has published its Winter 2016 Salary survey for those with Master’s Degrees. Below is real data of median income salaries from hiring companies who reported back to NACE. As with all other salary information, the salary itself does not tell the whole story on earnings. Read More...
Pope Francis just visited and regardless of your faithfulness or lack thereof, he moved everyone he came in contact with. I believe he inspired us to raise the bar of expectation on a variety of issues. Don’t settle for what is given today, but raise the bar to a grander vision. I think that this touches on a huge issue facing us today and with that, reveals opportunity for all of us. Read More...
Every major financial guru that I know recommends having an emergency fund, and for good reason. This MUST be part of your financial plans as you move forward. Modest, regular funding into an emergency fund will get you to where you need to be over time. What Is An Emergency Fund? An emergency fund...
I recently read a great book for young people who are transitioning from college to career. The Bigs, by Ben Carpenter, offers some of the clearest thinking and ‘how-to’ advice I have come across for 18-24 year-olds. In addition to his book, his website is full of valuable information accented by...
So what happens when you get a no? You were working with a recruiter, who ushered you into an opportunity. Perhaps they spoke so optimistically that you started to feel like this was nearly a done-deal. Then you get a rejection. Even if it wasn’t your #1 choice, you are still hurt, it stings, and...
As the class of 2015 entered the job market, they reported that the ‘opportunity for personal growth’ was high on their list of things they were looking for in the workplace. It was rated higher than job security itself. But… you already knew that, because you are out in front in subscribing to this blog and sharpening your life/career skills every week! Read More...
It is widely known that other than your accomplishments and abilities (your brand), the most important game-changer is your personal network.
Want to know how to build your personal network? You need to network with people who are going where you are going, or are at where you are headed.
It is that simple. Read More...
The work at LearnEarnRetire is for the 18-24 year old, usually in college, but always in a quest for betterment.
Toward that end, I want to share some advice I got from a book that I think is one of the best books ever on networking and professional development, The Start-Up of YOU.
The objective of every job search is to receive multiple job offers. These offers provide you flexibility, choices and the option to select the best strategic opportunity for yourself. Jobs or roles within a company are two to four year career stepping-stones on track to your career destination. Read More...
When you search for employment or internships, effective searching is a combination of:
Intel, a darling of Silicon Valley high-tech and the business world in general, announced Tuesday that they were laying off 12,000 people (about 11% of their workforce). If there are any sure bets for stable employment, surely one would have thought Intel was one of them.
Steve Jobs said it best (I will paraphrase a bit), “People say you have to have a lot of passion for what you are doing, and it’s totally true. The reason is because it is so hard (that) if you don’t, any rational person would give up. It’s really hard, and you have to do it over a sustained period of time. So if you don’t love it, you’re not having fun doing it, you are going to give up. That’s what happens to most people. The ones who became successful did the things they loved so they could persevere when the going gets tough.” Read More...
Once you land in your first role, you can rest assured that your new employer wants a highly engaged employee. What’s that? Employees who operate consistently above and beyond the norm. Better described they:
How you manage money while you are on campus really affects life after college. By and large, students have been given NO personal finance training prior to college, and little to none on campus. Yet they have a mountain of decisions to make.
A friend of mine whom I greatly respect was interviewing a recent college grad for his hot newly public company. The company offers high growth, great culture, equity and cash compensation for everyone, and a fun and energetic place to work. This job will be a dream position for a new college grad. Read More...
Some of life’s greatest pleasures come from the ability of choice. Whether we are thinking about where to live, who to love, or what to buy, we all like the ability to choose. The same can be said about choosing your career path. While there is no magic formula or treasure map to follow that will ultimately lead you to your ideal job and career, there are a few things you can do to help make the decision easier. Read More...
Financial Independence Revealed In Your Earn to Burn Ratio (lets keep it simple) The quest for Financial Independence (aka Financial Freedom) too often provokes more questions than answers. Ratios and advice are often complicated and lacking. For the emerging college student, once you hit the workforce there is a flurry of demands that come at you. Read More...