Throughout my career, I have been leading people who are older than me. In some occasions, these people can be more than a decade older. It wasn’t always like that. When I was a younger, I was the kid who everyone makes fun of while I worked my butt off to try to become accepted [...]
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No CommentsOnce upon a time, there was an corn farmer who lived near a baseball field. On the weekends, the neighborhood boys would play baseball on the field. All the homeruns would fly into the farmer’s cornfield, and as the boys retrieved the ball they would damage the farmers crop.
At first the farmer yelled at [...]
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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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No CommentsI 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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1 CommentWe sat down with Kevin Poff from Mercer Human Capital Consulting to talk about Mercer and why they are an ideal firm to work at. Kevin did an amazing job explaining and articulating all of Mercer’s benefits; equally important, Kevin explains what type of person would not enjoy working in a consulting [...]
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No CommentsYou just found a job and now it’s Day 1 of the rest of your life. Welcome to the real world. A life of waking up at 6:30 or 7 AM, putting in 8 – 12 hours a day on completing project tasks, and driving unmercifully through tons of traffic filled with other disgruntled drivers. [...]
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No CommentsMost universities don’t require public speaking, team initiatives or project-based work, but these are absolutely crucial to a successful career. If you haven’t presented your views in front of a crowd, haven’t managed a group of people toward a concrete goal, or haven’t worked over a long period of time on one concept, then you [...]
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