Don’t Let the Job Hunt Get You Down: How to Maintain Morale During Your Search
There are few things I’ve come to loathe more in life than searching for work. While I’ve always loved the thought of using my skills…
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How to Job Search Using Social Media
It can be exhausting to send out job application after job application and hear nothing back. I know — I used to spend hours doing…
How to Stop Measuring Yourself Against Other People’s Success
When I discovered that I was going to need an extra semester to finish college, I immediately pictured all of my friends graduating before me,…
Learning on the Job: How to Build Soft Skills
When I was about to graduate from college, I had no idea what I wanted to do. Majoring in English had been challenging and rewarding,…
How Watching Others Lead Helped My Career
Recently, I attended the kick-off meeting for a new Catholic young adult social group in my county. It’s the type of event that I often…
Bringing Your Identity to Work When You’re the Underdog
When I started my first job out of graduate school, I was elated. I had just survived a quarter-life crisis and quit my soul-crushing PhD…
Ouch but Thanks: 3 Tips for Making the Most of Negative Feedback
“You come across as very intense and serious,” the supervisor of my internship stated matter-of-factly. I was feeling badly about how my mid-year mock board…
How My Retail Job Made Me a Better Person
In high school and most of college, I worked at American Eagle Outfitters. I started as a regular sales associate, but after a year, I…
Motivation That Works: Following Through With Long-Term Goals
I woke up January 1 and said to myself, this is going to be my year. It was going to be the year that turned…
Back to Work After Loss: Navigating Grief in the Office
When I lost my maternal grandfather, I was only 8 years old. I was confused and sad, but was in the watchful eye of people…