May09th
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
Under: Careers, Now What?, Workplace tagged with: majors
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
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 [...]
Popularity: 72% [?]
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Apr20th
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 [...]
Popularity: 67% [?]
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Apr20th
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 [...]
Popularity: 63% [?]
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Apr15th
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 [...]
Popularity: 49% [?]
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Mar30th
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 [...]
Popularity: 30% [?]
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Mar19th
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 [...]
Popularity: 16% [?]
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Feb29th
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 [...]
Popularity: 19% [?]
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Feb22nd
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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