Giving professional, non-biased feedback can be difficult. You don’t want to hurt the recipient’s feelings, but you need to point out any flaws in performance. There are a few ways that you can give professional feedback without damaging the other person’s ego. Read on to learn how to offer balanced feedback. Start on a…
Last Minute Gifts for College Students
Shopping for college students can be a challenge. Students either seem to have everything they need, or they simply don’t give any hints as to what they want. You may find yourself putting off shopping for the college students in your life. If you need some last minute gift ideas for college students at all…
The Saga of Soft Skills
The following is a guest post by Rob Jolles The time has come to blow the whistle on two words that do well on their own, but must never be put side-by-side. When ignored, these two words can derail a career and a life. These skills are far more important than most people can…
How To Make Opposites Attract When You’re Roommates
When you step into your college dorm room for the first time, there’s no saying what kind of roommate you’ll get. Hopefully, you’ll get lucky and find an immediate connection and, before you know it, become instant friends. More often, though, that isn’t the case. It can be hard to live with a complete stranger,…
Do Engineers Need Graduate Degrees?
You spent five years equipping yourself with the math skills, the anatomy and physiology experience, the familiarity with machines and other critical knowledge and abilities necessary to become an engineer. Even before that, you prepared for your undergraduate studies by toiling in math and science classes in high school. Now that you are finally qualified…