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Category: Life After College
What Do You Need Your First Business To Do For You?
When I was a sophomore undergrad, utterly penniless and with about forty five minutes of free time a day after a full courseload, my part time on-campus job, babysitting gigs for my Professors, and,...
Why an entry level sales job is a great way to kickoff your career
Most college students are absolutely petrified of those entry level sales jobs that require cold calling. Others feel they are “too smart” or that they just spent way too much money on their college...
Going through a “Quarter Life Crisis” a.k.a. “Elle Woods Syndrome”?
For me, the term “Quarter Life Crisis” entered my mind only a few years after graduating college.This commonly coined phrase of Gen Y refers to twenty-somethings who are feeling strangely confused, fatigued and questioning...
A Tale of High Achieving Career Ladies
If any of you are like me, you worked your butt off in college to get decent grades and graduate with a major that seemed valuable in the real world. The cycle started at...
Should You Go To Graduate School?
As I have mentioned in previous posts, I am getting my Master’s degree. It was a somewhat impulsive decision with regard to the timing. But I always knew that I would seek an education...
Uchic’s Diploma Diaries: A gradu(ette’s) guide to life
As the resident “recent grad” at MCG, Nicole asked me to check out this book, U Chic’s Dipoloma Diaries, which considers itself “The chic grad’s guide to work, love, and everything in between.” Now...
30 is NOT the new 20. Stop lying to yourself.
A few months ago, my friend and former professor Mark Lacker said I HAD to read Dr. Meg Jay’s book “The Defining Decade.” I’m so glad I did. My/our generation (Gen Y) has been fed...
A Response to the End of Courtship
Last month, the New York Times published an article about The End of Courtship. This article has brought up some great conversations and controversy- therefore of course, I want to talk about it. I...
How to Become More Confident and Assertive at Work and School
After discussing with a number of friends, family members, and co-workers about New Year’s resolutions, one resolution seemed to occur frequently: the goal to be more confident and assertive. To be honest, this is...