by Jeff Saporito | Aug 22, 2020 | Career Exploration
I recently received one of those local neighborhood magazines that seem to have popped up all over suburbs in the past few years. Inside there was an “education guide” with information about today’s most promising career paths. Wisely, it included...
by Jeff Ritter | Jul 13, 2020 | Career Exploration
I know you are hoping for an anti-government screed about intrusion, listening posts, black helicopters, and Amazon listening devices connected to NSA data banks, but, no this is a different question. Can the government make decent videos about what different careers...
by Jeff Ritter | Jul 1, 2020 | Career Exploration, Skill Building
Did you get your footnotes in order today? Find you quotes and make sure they are indented carefully? How about an opening sentence that grabs the reader? Make sure you use the word ‘plethora’ too – people will think you are smart. Writing for a...
by Jeff Ritter | Jun 21, 2020 | Career Exploration, Skill Building
I have been holding in my impulse to laugh for a few years now when parents ask me, “what kind of job will my kid get after college?” Four years from now? Who can know? Four years today is an eternity in terms of development. I just heard a former student...
by Jeff Saporito | Jun 20, 2020 | Career Exploration, Gap Years, Skill Building
“What do you want to do for a living?” Worst question in the world, right? What job do you want? Who knows? Odds are, you don’t. Odds are, a lot of people in their 30s and 40s still don’t have an answer to that question. The thing is –...
by Jeff Saporito | Jun 15, 2020 | Career Exploration, Gap Years
Graduating in 2020 was not what you expected. The back half of the year was filled with confusion, cancelled events, unexpected online learning, and coping with social distancing. It’s tough enough finishing school and saying goodbye to your friends – but...