Tag Archives: Career Planning

5 Tips For Improving Your Resume

Before we get into any details, I want to make sure you understand what a resume is. You are not writing a synopsis of your life. You are not documenting your proudest accomplishments. You are trying to get a job.

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Has The Time Come To Abandon Our Dreams?

When You Wish Upon A StarLeigh Harline and Ned Washington are not household names. Students are not taught their stories nor the fundamental role they played in structuring the thinking of Americans for half a century. But if you’ve heard the melody they created for …

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6 Great Books That Changed My Life

1. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success | Carol Dweck

Mindset, Carol Dweck, SuccessI was first given this book by my Teach For America, Program Director Michelle Abbs. And to be honest, with a cover like this one it wasn’t until months …

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Harmony & Contradictions: Actions v. Desires

For the last two months I have been living in Santander, Spain. How I got here is not as important as the why. And though the reasons are many, I would say the primary ones are personal: to better understand …

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Letting Go Of Life Goals

The ages of five to twelve mark a very interesting time for children in America. In these, What do you want to be when you grow up? years, pre-teens are asked to map out their futures to loved ones and …

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