Live and Learn on Purpose.
So you’ve got a job interview lined up? Great! You ask the Career Center how to prepare, and they tell you: “Remember, you’re interviewing them, too.” Um. What? I was unaware the recruiters’ career depended on you landing this internship. I didn’t realize that the […]
If you’re reading this, then it is very likely you’re in college to unlock your career. 73% of students say that getting a good job is their primary reason for attending college. You picked your major with a certain job in mind. 88% of students […]
The modern hiring process is about ten years behind the technology. A decade ago online retailers had it easy: name yourself after keywords, fill your site with literal text that is easily parsed by search engines, and enjoy sitting at the top of the search […]
Dear Recruiter, As per your request, please see my attached resume. I believe my qualifications indicate that I am the ideal candidate for the open position at <insert company here>. My communication skills and affinity for teamwork coalesce to constitute effective competencies which complement the […]
You’ve heard me talking about it for a while. Hints. Whispers. Random podcast episodes… What Is The Intentional Academy? A passion project, that is in it’s infancy. What do we stand for? What are we trying to accomplish? That we can answer with this,
In real life, there are no assignments. No grades. No transcript. No diploma. You’re not going to graduate, the journey is the point! The Only Thing that Matters The work. Do. The. Work. Find something so important that you can’t sleep. Something that speaks to […]
“They didn’t have any jobs for my major at the career fair.” I’ve heard this complaint every semester that I’ve been on a college campus (30!?). I’ve made this complaint. Repeatedly. If it’s valid, then one of two things must be true: The people planning […]
I entered college directly after high school. Like everyone else, I was told to pick a major. Looking back, I can’t imagine how I handled the pressure of deciding the rest of my life at 18. Traditional I’ve come to resent the term “traditional student.” […]
There’s an old saying: The more I look around, the more I realize that very few people reach success in a big, shining moment of good fortune. They don’t win the lottery. They don’t have a flash of genius. They don’t get discovered. There’s no […]
Listen carefully to most political arguments and you’ll hear two trains of thought intertwined: “what could be” and “what should be.” When we confuse them, these two angles can suck us into a vortex. When we keep them clear – that’s the foundation of intentional […]
