Archive for category: Career

Finding what makes you 'exceptional' key to success Nov 16, 2008

Note: In college I was an occasional columnist for Georgia Tech's student newspaper, the Technique. Unfortunately, over the course of several website redos, they lost authorship information and many old articles are listed under the name of the editor in chief. I assure you that I'm the actual author of all of these. :)

It's actually been more than a month since I wrote this column, which follows rather directly from my previous two. My deliberations on the wonderful matter of how the financial...

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Financial turmoil creates greater risks in job hunting Sep 22, 2008

Note: In college I was an occasional columnist for Georgia Tech's student newspaper, the Technique. Unfortunately, over the course of several website redos, they lost authorship information and many old articles are listed under the name of the editor in chief. I assure you that I'm the actual author of all of these. :)

With the financial downturn getting progressively worse, the job hunting picture for students has grown murkier. In my own case, I've seen the companies I've applied for make...

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Strive for best fit, not "best job" Sep 8, 2008

Note: In college I was an occasional columnist for Georgia Tech's student newspaper, the Technique. Unfortunately, over the course of several website redos, they lost authorship information and many old articles are listed under the name of the editor in chief. I assure you that I'm the actual author of all of these. :)

The career fair is upon us today, and with over 400 companies represented between the two days it's very difficult to decide which companies to even speak with, let alone which...

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