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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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. [...]

Popularity: 92% [?]

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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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Apr20th

I have a low GPA, now what?!? By: Jun Loayza

Under: Now What?, Undergraduate

At least one undergraduate student pulls me aside at each of our events and asks me this question.  Each one has a sad but eager look on their face, hoping to hear me say that they are not defeated and that they have a fighting chance.
If you are a 1st or 2nd year, RAISE YOUR [...]

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Apr20th

a must read for graduating seniors By: Jun Loayza

Under: Life Coaching, Now What?, Undergraduate

If you’re a graduating senior and you haven’t secured a job yet, you better get off your butt and go get one!  Once you graduate, you are considered an experienced hire.  This means that your resume gets put in the same pile as MBAs or professionals with 5+ years of experience.  I’ve spoken to many [...]

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Apr15th

Keeping Your Eye on the Market While Outperforming Internally By: JeffIgnacio

Under: Experienced Hire, Now What?, Workplace

Remember this concept. One of the best ways to keep track of your career is to understand where you are relative to your peers not just within your company but with competitors as well. Reason being that your competitors are most likely doing work similar to your own company. Following that thought would [...]

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Mar30th

Take an unpaid internship with a startup By: Jun Loayza

Under: Now What?, Undergraduate

Students usually take the wrong approach when they begin to think about searching for an internship. The typical student looks for an internship that is paid, structured, and with a well known, brand-name company. While having a brand-name company on your resume can help you get a job during your full-time recruitment, I feel that [...]

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Mar19th

My Epiphany from Diablo II that started my Entrepreneurial Life. By: Jun Loayza

Under: Life Coaching, Now What?

This is the origin of the FD Lifestyle, living real life like a hardcore gamer, and I want to share it with people around to see if anyone wants to join in me in the passionate path of leveling up and completing cool quests that make a difference in this world.
So in 10th grade, I [...]

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Feb29th

The Art of Rejection By: JeffIgnacio

Under: Interview, Life Coaching, Now What?, Undergraduate

Everyone going through the interview process is going to feel a different set of emotions against other candidates.  Some candidates will walk in feeling nervous while their anxiety levels soar.  Did I interview well?  Did I forget to mention something that they wanted to hear?  On the other hand there will be candidates who walk [...]

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Feb22nd

A Quick Guide to Resume Optimization By: Yu-kai Chou

Under: Experienced Hire, Interview, Now What?, Resume, Workplace

After editing over a hundred resumes, I realized that most people’s resume is only at around 10-15% capacity. I have seen people who have been working on their resumes for hours every week for 6 months, and it barely reaches 50% capacity. As a result, FD created a system and philosophy of Resume Optimization. The [...]

Popularity: 29% [?]

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