Year after year, founders, investors, startups and tech enthusiasts alike fly, Uber, and drone (jk) thousands of miles to witness the most anticipated tech and startup conference of the year – TechCrunch’s Disrupt SF. Eager to see the live demos of the next hottest lifestyle app and VR technology, attendees pour into the convention center […]
You applied for the job and now you’ve got an interview! Congratulations! Now what? Chances are, the interviewer will ask about your goals, aspirations, and where you see yourself in five years. And you can bet that they’re going to ask about your employment history/previous work experience. As a young college student, it can be […]
Vending machine dinners, cold Thai takeout, gas station coffee… Oh what a start senior year has been off to. Am I drowning in work or in coffee? I’m too tired to tell. But it’s somehow working. How? A lot of coffee (and a few other things). First, some background on me: I’m a journalism student graduating in December. […]
Social Media is arguably the most and and will be always be the most relevant space invented. It can be used for an abundant amount of situations ranging from personal accounts to advertising to entertainment to even connecting with businesses. There is pretty much no setting where social media isn’t being used. There are a […]
Technology is an ever-changing element in society. Every year we see phones getting thinner and more complex while computers getting smaller and more powerful. We also see technology such as virtual reality games and products like Amazon Echo or Google Home. These technologies are extremely important to our lives as students because they create new […]
Maybe you’ve created an account on LinkedIn and made some contacts, but haven’t really been active on it on a weekly basis. Maybe you’re not on there at all. This is a HUGE mistake for college students (or anyone in the job market). Don’t slack on your presence on LinkedIn – if you don’t want […]
For college students, summer internships are hard to come by…who am I kidding? Any internship is hard to come by, especially one that relates to whatever career you aspire to have in the future. After countless the hours of searching, interviewing, and crying over your dream internship, becoming a house spouse to a rich doctor becomes […]
Robert De Niro did it. Elle Woods did it, even Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn did it. They all landed a sweet internship. Now, I am by no means an expert on internships, but I do have experience with one particular creature of internship–the DC summer internship–and I’m here to tell you what they don’t […]
There are many components that shape success. Some components of success are a strong work ethic, academic credentials, your environment and the people you choose to surround yourself with. Each of these play a crucial role in shaping your success both personally and professionally. In a society driven by speed and individualism, it can sometimes […]
There is always a feeling of excitement and pride when you expand your network through internships, jobs, and social events. However, one of the most difficult tasks is keeping in touch with your network at the end of it all. So how do you keep in touch with your contacts afterwards? Here are 7 tips that […]
