by admin | Dec 2, 2016 | Career Planning, College
College can and should be a time for self-discovery and exploration, but choosing a career path in college can be tricky. It’s a myth that just being at a college is enough for students to identify the best majors and career paths for their interests and strengths. I...
by admin | Oct 14, 2015 | Career Planning, High School
It’s interesting to me that we often ask young people, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” when we don’t really provide the resources or support for them to know the answer. So, when students are faced with choosing a career path in high school, the often lack...
by admin | Oct 14, 2015 | Career Planning, High School, Networking
This post was written by Rutha Nuguse, University of Washington Freshman. I was introduced to LinkedIn during my senior year of high school. As one of twenty high school students selected for Microsoft’s high school apprentice program, we had the opportunity to...
by admin | Oct 14, 2015 | Career Planning, College
Everything happens for a reason. I knew this going into college, but it didn’t really occur to me how valuable this quote was until I imagined my life a couple years into the future. I was just about to enter the gate at the airport…on my way to deposit my check...
by admin | Oct 14, 2015 | Career Planning
Some stuff can be planned in a nanosecond – meeting a friend at the mall, arranging a study night or planning a Friday night party. Career planning? Not so much. Exploring options and avenues for your life is going to take more effort than hitting SEND, a longer...
by admin | Oct 14, 2015 | Career Planning
Why are we so determined to name a specific job title for what we want to do with our career? Why does it have to be so specific? Is it just that we all feel better (parents included) if we can say…’Yes, I know for sure I want to be a _____ fill in the blank?’...
