Archive for January, 2010
Waking Up for Conferences and Speeches pt.3
I went to another important speech early this afternoon, which is still early for me to be up and ready to go on a weekend. The speech was titled, “Beyond MySpace and Facebook: the 411 of Effective Networking for Young Professionals.” Jill Johnson is the president and founder of Johnson Consulting Services, a management consulting [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Waking Up for Conferences and Speeches pt.2
You can get a job… lessons learned! On Saturday, Dave Kimball, a successful businessman with over 32 years at IBM, talked to us students about how to get a job in this economy. Here is some of what I learned: Companies want someone who is smart (not necessarily a high GPA), someone who wants to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Refocusing for the Second Half
Winter break is wrapping up for most of us and soon we’ll be making the trip back to school, back to classes and papers and tests. We’re probably all looking forward to going back to school to see our friends, but I think we’d all rather do without the stress. Sometimes it can be tough [...]
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