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TwitterPhoto: Liza Lagman Sperl A lot of people are saying that college is not worth it these days. We have unparalleled access to information and technology, leading some to call college a waste of money. I don’t agree that an undergrad is a waste (though with grad school I’m more inclined to agree), because you [...]
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Networking Lessons from Drinks with a Senator
Photo: ttarasiuk Earlier this week I was back in DC for a few business meetings. I say “back in DC” because I used to live there. Twice, actually. Once shortly after college when I was working in recruiting and interviewing for government jobs, and then again at the end of my master’s program. My second [...]
How Spycraft and a Cup of Coffee Got Me a Job
Photo: mr. nightshade I’ve done several blog posts about the power of informational interviews. I’ve even shared my own success story, but I realized today that I only told half of that story. The real success is alluded to in that last post, but here’s the full story of how a cup of coffee got [...]
How to Stand Out
Out, lying Photo: rebeca Last week I wrote about how bad the job market is. Not the 9.3% unemployment like we hear in the news, but much, much worse. So, with so many people looking for work, how can we get ahead? Recently I watched a webcast hosted by Ramit Sethi. If you read this [...]
Internship Alchemy – How to turn an internship into a full-time job
(Photo: Graela) “Are you a high-school student interested in the glamorous world of unpaid internships?” – Family Guy I had a love-hate relationship with internships throughout my time in college and grad school. At first I hated them because everyone was trying to get an internship. There was this crazy anxiety and if you didn’t [...]
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