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“One goes through school, college, medical school and one’s internship learning little or nothing about goodness but a good deal about success.” – Ashley Montagu I love internships. I’ve been an intern 5 times and now mentor a wonderful intern staff at my company, Come Recommended. Internships are extremely helpful for students and inexperienced professionals [...] “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain Summer Interns in March? Yes, the summer intern [...] “It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.” – Mark Twain In my last job, there was this one woman who worked for me who always had the 30 minute answer to a 30 second question. Even worse, god forbid you sent an email to her asking a question, her [...] “Let the good times roll, let them knock you around” – The Cars If you are one of the thousands of people who graduated from college this last May (and you are not working on the “next degree”), there is a very good chance that you’ve not found a job yet. Still one of the [...] “A good rule of thumb is if you’ve made it to thirty-five and your job still requires you to wear a name tag, you’ve made a serious vocational error.” – Dennis Miller I started interviewing college students for my company’s summer intern program this past week. It’s interesting to compare their resumes, what they’ve done [...] “Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!“” – Robin Williams At some point your last Spring Break will be over (depressing, isn’t it?) and reality will set in. It is your Senior year, graduation is almost here (another semester is not an option so say the “folks”) and you don’t have a job yet. [...] “When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.” – Mark Twain What’s that sound you hear? Ah yes, the sound of the [...] “Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.” – Napoleon Hill Okay, so what is today’s quote all about? Simply put, don’t be discouraged in your job hunt. Not every lead ends in a job offer, in fact, the vast majority don’t pan out. It’s kind of like Lotto, if you [...] “College is the best time of your life. When else are your parents going to spend several thousand dollars a year just for you to go to a strange town and get drunk every night?” – David Wood A little humor for this post, but seriously, you will need to find a job once you [...] “When you are asked if you can do a job, tell ‘em, ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.” – Theodore Roosevelt I remember all of the jobs I had while I was in college and none of them, thankfully, led to the career I pursued once I graduated. [...] |
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