May09th

Outside the Comfort Zone: the Harmless Dragon By: Yu-kai Chou

Under: Careers, Experienced Hire, Life Coaching, Networking, Now What?, Undergraduate

Networking is tough, mainly because you are forced to cross through your comfort zone. Engaging and talking to strangers can be rather intimidating. However, the fear of reaching out is essentially based on illusions. In reality, there is really nothing that could be lost (assuming you don’t need to interact
with the person in the long [...]

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May07th

How to get a competitive internship as a 1st year By: Jun Loayza

Under: Interview, Uncategorized tagged with: , ,

The most common path taken by students is an internship their 3rd year and then recruit for a full-time offer their 4th year. An internship your 3rd year DOES NOT put you ahead of the game; you are merely ON PAR with all of your peers. In order to get ahead of the [...]

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May02nd

Stick it to the Man By: Jun Loayza

Under: Careers, Now What?, Workplace tagged with:

I have two theories about choosing a major. My first theory is that you should choose a major that is very relevant to the career you want to pursue. So for example, if you want to go into investment banking or accounting, then Business Economics w/ an Accounting minor is very relevant. [...]

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May01st

The SIX things you must have for good Networking By: Yu-kai Chou

Under: Experienced Hire, Life Coaching, Networking, Now What?, Personal Branding, Undergraduate

Networking, or building relationships rather, is one of the most important concepts in becoming successful. Nothing can be done on your own, and the stronger your connections are, the more resourceful you are, and ultimately, the “luckier” you become. Here we will share the core concepts of good networking.
Networking starts with the Self
In order [...]

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