Career Q&A: Can You Keep in Touch with an Employer You Turned Down?
Q: I had two internship offers for this summer, one from YES Company [company names have been hidden], the other from a competitor, NO Company. The recruiter at NO was very nice, although I declined their offer. Now, I have started my job at YES and would love to keep in touch with NO’s people […]
Career Q&A: How to Prepare for Grad School
Q: Question: I’m looking to get into a graduate program in communication studies. What are some tips i can do to prepare for the rigorous application process, and to prepare for the next phase of education? A: My best advice to you is to start talking to people who are in or have been in […]
Have a Case of the Mondays? Try This
It was an absolutely beautiful weekend here in the New York area, and I spent it with my best girlfriends in the world, who were all in town visiting from around the country. And now it’s Monday and it’s pouring and I have a writing deadline and a conference call and I don’t really like […]
Career Q&A: What To Do When Your Dream Job is a Bust
Q: What happens when you spend four years interning/studying for your dream job, then get out into the real world, work for a few years, and realize that the job you thought you wanted wasn’t your dream job after all? A: This is totally common, and it’s better to learn this now, rather than when […]
The Blog Begins!
I’m very excited to start writing my own blog. Special thanks to Emmie Twombly (Bates College ’08) for the final push into the blogosphere. . Please let me know what you’d like to see featured here!