By: Alan J. McMillan

Your twenty-something years are critical for your success for three reasons. Biologically, your brain will go through its final growth spurt and rewire itself for adulthood. You want to make the changes NOW that will reward you for the rest of your...

By: Alan J. McMillan

Within 12 hours after the career fair, tie down with an email to the recruiter you met with that day and then invite them to connect on Linked-In.

If you are not interested, it is still nice to thank them for their time.

If you are interested:

• Tell...

‘Tis the season, here comes the fall job fair. 

Remember, for the corporate campus recruiter, these job fairs are far from their first rodeo. They are hitting a series of them as they do every fall and spring. They are experts in spotting talent that are a...

By: Alan J. McMillan

More than half of American workers over 40 have less than $50,000 saved for retirement, a new study from the Survey of Consumer Finances finds. This amount is even lower with younger generations, as the median Gen X household has less than $39,000...

By: Alan J. McMillan

An informational interview is a meeting with a professional to learn about opportunity and viability relative to your future career. A productive place to explore would be:

• At a company you may be interested in
• With a person who works within an...

By: Alan J. McMillan

OK, first day of class and it is time to review the syllabus.  A quick lesson:

• Your personal network can change your life/career
• Building your network is intentional and you have more ‘networking events’ than you recognize

The...

It's official! 

LearnEarnRetire is finally ready to release our first premium digital course, Transitions: From Campus, to Career Success, to Wealth Creation and Protection.

Transitions is a full-fledged digital course from LearnEarnRetire about the various...

By: Alan J. McMillan 

Attached you will find a link to 8 minutes that can change your life IF you follow what NY Times bestselling author David Bach says. He outlines the essence of his blockbusting best seller, The Automatic Millionaire.  He even offers a...

By: Alan J. McMillan

A few years ago, Gallup and Purdue released astudywhere they tested workers just beyond mid-career in order to assess them on two fronts: 

1. Engagement: As Gallup put it in the study,“Engagement is more than job satisfaction. It involves...

By: Alan J. McMillan

Millions of you are on campus for the fall. Some of you are newly minted freshman and many others are making your return from summer break. Interests, area of study, and academic environments vary but you all share the same #1 objective.

There are...