Ok, at the expense of sounding like a Debbie Downer I’m going to give it to you guys straight on this one. Quite frankly I’m sick of people waiting around for something better to come along. I’m also sick of news outlets setting fuel to the fire of a struggling economy. And finally, I’m sick [...] Read more »
Gen Y Virtual Book Tour: Coming of Age in a Crap Economy by Liz Funk
I am very very excited today! Today I bring you a stellar book from an awesome young writer with oodles of good stuff for us millenials! I was honored when Liz Funk, author of Coming of Age in a Crap Economy, reached out to me and asked if Grad Meets World could be a [...] Read more »
Share or Die: A Book Written By Gen Y for Gen Y
Grab a cup of coffee, I’m about to get slightly philosophical and very optimistic on you. I’ve said time and time again that creativity springs from hardship. New innovations come from difficult times, and when an old system fails society doesn’t cease to exist but rather creates something new. Whether we wanted it or not, [...] Read more »
So You Got Fired. Now what?
Today we have a brilliant guest post from Leslie Williams, a writer for JobFox Resumes. Given the current state of the economy many people are being laid of left and right. If you’re one of the fortunate ones who hasn’t been given the pink slip, you may be biting your nails wondering if you’ll be [...] Read more »
Confidently: A New Kind of Job Board for Gen Y
In light of my latest post for the Brazen Careerist blog, Leave These Basic Resume Mistakes in The Dust, I decided to check out a brand new online job board that is specifically geared toward Gen Y professionals and the changing economy, Confidently. Now, when I say brand new, I mean brand new. It was [...] Read more »
First Week on the Job and 5 Simple Tips for Resumes
First and foremost, happy Friday! Fridays are great. They bring with them an air of hope, a spirit of freedom, and insanely cheap happy hour specials. Friday also means that it has been a week since I started my new job. I will admit I had some jitters. After all it happened very suddenly, I [...] Read more »
5 Tips for Finding a New Job
Ladies and gentlemen, I have some very exciting news! I have just taken on a full time position at a local career consulting agency! This is pretty exciting for me because as a person who works best when they have schedules in place, I can now better plan my days (more gym, more manageable writing [...] Read more »
