Seniors, your runway to graduation is much shorter than it was your Freshman year. The time is now to perfect the skills and practices that will land you a great job and help you to become financially independent over the course of your career.
if you're on track and confident, we have tools to help speed up your pace.
if you feel you're behind, DO NOT PANIC, we are here to help make the transition from campus to career.
Know that it is critical to:
All of these things we can help with, whether you feel ready for graduation or not! This is an important year, and we will help you get to your goals.
NACE, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (think college career centers partnered with employers) just released preliminary numbers that show:
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 going in for the big interview, it is important to set the right tone with your interviewer. You can do this by learning how to “read” your interviewer. Reading in this case translates to understanding how to best know what your interviewer is asking you, and how to relate to them. Below are some tips on how to do just that! Read More...
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.
I often quote the blockbuster bestseller (a bit dated in its research, but still completely on target) The Millionaire Next Door. The basic lesson is under-consumption for sake of long-term investment and your financial freedom. In this work, authors Thomas Stanley and William Danko researched self-made millionaires in America in order to find best practices that can serve as a guide to us all. Read More...
All you need on your business card is your name, email and cell number. If you have only those items, they do not become dated, and they will be relevant until your box of business cards runs out. I have seen some very elaborate and good looking cards with a lot of information: school, their year (Junior, Senior, etc…), graduation date, major, but all of that stuff is updateable from LinkedIn and that is exactly where the recruiter or hiring manager will go if they are interested in you. Read More...
This area is not to tell your buyers about you and how special you are; this pace is designated to speak a bit about the problem you solve.
You can say what’s wrong about the way the problem is typically approached and why typical approaches just don’t work.
Remember short paragraphs work better though. Make sure you bold important stuff.
This text is also important for SEO. if you have to talk about this before your services, go on and move it up. But the goal of this page is to send your buyer to the right place in the site.
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...
While the time is winding down for the Class of 2016, those of you entering the working world should be excited about this. Employers expect to hire 5.2% more from the Class of 2016 than they hired from the Class of 2015. For those of you still looking for a job, the numbers are working in your favor. Read More...
The term "job search" is a little misleading. Ideally, every job search should result in multiple job offers. Choosing which job you accept is important because a new job, or a new role within a large organization, is a stepping-stone to the next step in your career. But making that choice can be a real challenge. Read More...
Your twenty-something years are critical for your success for three reasons:
Congratulations, you’ve finally made it to your first adult job, or what I like to refer to the ‘Bigs’. For those of you familiar with baseball, the term is taken from the Big Leagues, and your first job is just the start! While it can be easy to get caught up in all the changes associated with this phase of your life, it’s important that you take a moment to reflect on your future career. Read More...
The NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers) Winter 2016 Salary Survey is out. It reports starting salaries (excluding: bonuses, fringe benefits, and commissions). STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) graduates are expected to receive the highest salaries according to the NACE Job Outlook 2016 survey. Read More...
On campus you are surrounded by many events and opportunities to find employment through internships and/or full time jobs. These fall into the category of the ‘physical job search’ which include events and contacts that you can physically engage with to find an opportunity. Read More...
Your first job is very important as you depart from campus. If you have done a great search, you not only have a job, but it is the first step in a career that you are very excited about. It should be an area or industry that will grow over the course of your working years, so as you become great, opportunity abounds. That first job also can be precedent setting as well. Let’s face it, when you leave campus you don’t really know a lot (sorry if I am hurting your feelings, but please hear me out). Read More...
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! Here are the top 5 things that the class of 2015 rated as “important” in this new NACE survey: 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?
When you search for employment or internships, effective searching is a combination of:
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:
The Department of Labor estimates that between the ages of 18 and 42 the average person will have 10.8 jobs. Another study broke it down with more detail. On average one will have ~5 jobs from 18-24 (summer employment, campus jobs and internships) and ~6 jobs from your first career job though age 46. That is a search or new assignment every 3.7 years. Read More...