Career and life planning resources for college students, recent grads, and career-changers.
For a lot of freshmen, adjusting to college life is hard. If you’re feeling lost or stressed, it doesn’t mean you don’t belong in college. In fact, many good students feel overwhelmed when entering college. In order to be happy and successful in college, you need to find ways to adapt to your new…
Whether you’re an intern in an office setting for the first time or a seasoned professional, it’s easy to slip up at work. Usually, a small mistake won’t cost you much (if anything) but getting complacent can lead to more frequent and bigger mistakes. Some bad habits develop, too. These habits may be harmless, but…
Job hunting is tough – often harder than a job itself. One of the worst parts about searching for a job is rejection. If you’re looking in a tight job market or don’t have a lot of experience, you may face even more rejection than usual. Sometimes job seekers have or develop a fear of…
College students starting out in the working world after years as students may be feeling apprehensive about about what lies ahead in the working world. Below, Carolyn Thompson, longtime executive recruiter and Managing Principal at Merito Group, talks about what college grads should know before their first day as a gainfully employed adult. How can…
So, you want to work part-time while going to school. There are a lot of reasons why this might be a good idea. You can save up to pay off tuition costs, save for the future, or just have some spending money on the side. But working part-time while going to school is going to…