Category: Edu & Growth
3 Tips on How to “Work” a Trade Show
While business development is evolving quickly through new media, old methods of lead development are still vitally important to companies. This is why at some point in your professional career you might attend or exhibit at a conference and/or trade show. We’ve put together a few tips on how to get the most out of [...]
Why Hanging Out with Your Professor Can Help Your Career
You’re a student, right? Imagine you’re walking into your academic hall. What’s the first, most prominent thing you see? A brick wall. That’s right: In most colleges, there’s a brick wall looking you straight in the face. How do you choose to see it? Is it a nice architectural choice, or a metaphor for the [...]
You, the Brand: Finding Your “True North” and Planning for Career Success
Let’s talk about you, shall we? More specifically, let’s talk about your future career goals. Companies have strategic plans to keep their goals on track, and there’s no reason why you can’t do the same with a development plan that you blueprint specifically to meet your career goals. Without a clear path, you’ll meander aimlessly [...]
5 Pieces of Bad Advice Career Centers Give to Students
Running an executive search firm, not only do we come in contact with many recent college graduates, but we also coach some recent college graduates who have had trouble finding a job after college graduation. When we first begin with these students, we have to break some of the bad habits that career counselors have [...]
3 Easy Tips on How to Stay in Shape at Work
Today in America our jobs involve little physical exertion—we sit at a desk to analyze graphs, write reports, and schedule meetings. And what starts to develop after only a few years is another chin, a tire around our waste, and an extra 30 pounds that we get to show off daily. What can we do [...]
10 Careers That Don’t Require a Four-Year Degree
Don’t want to build up hundreds of thousands in student loans? It’s very possible to find great careers without a four year degree from a prestigious college. There are actually becoming more openings in many of these fields because traditional hands on skills are not being passed on from generation to generation like they once were. Many [...]
3 Tips on How to Deal with an Awful Co-Worker (or Boss!)
What is the chance that you can go through your entire working life without having to deal with a difficult co-worker or boss? We’re betting close to zero – if not absolute zero!! When you consider the various personalities, individual ambitions, and competition for advancement, you are bound to experience a little drama at least [...]
Five Practical Tips For Any Career or Business
The following are excerpts from the recently published book, Stop With The BS, a book that looks to address some of the problems in corporate culture and workplace today. I decided to write a book. I got on a train and I started writing. I was sick of the BS that is corporate culture and [...]
Stay Focused While Studying Online
We’ve all been there: you’re trying to study, but then a notification pops up. It’ll only take a second — would it really hurt to answer that email or check that Facebook alert? Staying focused while studying online can be difficult, but here are some tips to help you remove distractions. Get in Control You’re [...]
7 Tips to Successfully Navigate Your Office Holiday Party
It is that beautiful time of year again—that time when the weather turns just a touch crisper, Christmas lights adorn facades, and fluffy snow covers the ground. A time when everyone seems a bit happier and more energetic. When we look forward to receiving (and maybe giving) a few gifts. When we gather with friends [...]
