Kick Ass in Life: Career
What’s Next?
You’ve been asking yourself what’s next for the past several months—wondering what will happen once you graduate. Now that you’ve graduated (or close to it), you’re eager to move into the job market. Welcome to the beginning, which is the hardest place to be. But begin we must. You are determined. You want to make your mark and start your career. So why the heck aren’t you getting calls for interviews? Why don’t they realize how awesome you are? Do…
Take Action with This Checklist Before Graduation in May
If you are a May grad – don’t despair!! With only one month away, NOW is a great time to get all of your materials ready. Heck, you can even apply for jobs as you wait to graduate in May. Get in a state of readiness to be ready to kick ass in the job search.
Make Your Mistakes and Learn and Move on
You’ll have a lot of “teachable moments” when you’re first starting out. You might make mistakes as an intern. That’s ok. It’s uncomfortable to make a mistake.
Impress Hiring Managers with a Killer Cover Letter
The purpose of a cover letter is to express your interest in the opportunity and why you are perfect for the job.
Move to the City of Where You Want to Live – Just Do It
So you have your sights set on working in a city you don’t live … yet. Great – that’s progress! You’ve identified where you’d like to live (this is better than most). Well done in making decisions – it’s a tough decision to make. Moving to a place you want to live IS doable — in fact, it’s imperative if you want to get a job in that city. You can’t expect you’ll make any headway sitting on your mom’s…
The First Step to Investing: Understanding Compound Interest
First thing is first – do you have your emergency fund? Those 6 months of an emergency savings account? You do? Excellent! Next – you’re ready to invest. Really? You’re thinking – but wait, I don’t make much money. I’m just starting out? How could I possibly be ready to invest? Sure sure, but the power of compound interest will be a lifesaver. You see, what compound interest does is the great equalizer. You could make not a lot of…
How to land an Informational Interview the right way
Struggling with what to write in your email for an informational interview? Fear no more. I share all dos/don’ts for how to reach out and get an informational interview that won’t annoy the other person. Instead, it will get them to say YES quickly so you can impress the hell out of them. One tip: it does NOT involve the words “pick your brain.” If you’re including this in any of your cold emails – you’re doing it WRONG. Learn…
Save Save Save – How to Start Saving and Why it Matters
Spending each paycheck as if it’s the paycheck you’ll get for the rest of your life is a mistake — you don’t know what will happen in the future. With every paycheck, set aside money to “pay yourself’. Start saving as much as you can until it’s uncomfortable. Why should you be uncomfortable now? Especially when you don’t even make enough to live the life you want to lead now? Why should you allocate any money toward savings especially since…
How to Find the Right Job Opportunities & Where to Look
Have you ever struggled to get started in a job search and not known where to get started? In this episode, I talk about where to look for job opportunities. From using the resources online to your network, there are a few places you should always be searching for a job. 2018 is the year of YOU. If one of your goals is to find a new job this year — get started and start searching. Actively looking for opportunities…
How to Make and Keep Goals so You’re Unstoppable
We did it. We got through 2017. 2017 was such a bummer in a lot of ways. I love changing over a year because it provides a world of opportunity. It’s like starting a new chapter in the book of you. Try to make actionable New Year’s Resolutions this year so you actually keep the resolutions. Wouldn’t it be incredible to look back on 2018 and realize, wow, I accomplished everything I set forth for myself! Here is how you…