Many students will start in a specialized program and realize it is not for them. It shouldn't be a hard thing to change your major considering almost everyone does it, but now it might require you to completely transfer schools....
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The Pissing Contest and Other Time Wasters
I've enjoyed working with a few bosses who bring up the term "pissing contest" when people fight over silly things at work. Workplace crisis can develop when too many "pissing contests" take place and when trust is at a low....
Career Choices and Colleges – Part 2 – by Kellie Rowan
A lot of my friends are still majoring in something they hate. Why? Because colleges aren't helping with this problem at all. I figured this out just by talking to my parents. When they were in school, colleges were pretty...
Career Choices and Colleges – Part 1 – by Kellie Rowan
It seems like I can't turn on my television anymore without being bombarded by facts about our how terrible our economy is doing and how much worse unemployment got that day. As a college student, this is pretty scary. When...
LinkedIn for Job Search
Are you maximizing your job search possibilities? If you aren't on LinkedIn, you may be missing out on a great network of connections, access to jobs before they are posted publicly, and strengthening relationships with new and old connections. This...
Murder She Wrote and HR
Few people know I am fueled creatively by my intense hatred for Angela Lansbury due to her portrayal of Jessica Fletcher in "Murder She Wrote". Lansbury and the writers of Murder She Wrote fooled my grandmother and many other unsuspecting...
Enforcing Rules Like “The No Stopping Law”
I was making my horrific holiday commute from exit 1 to 7 in Danbury, CT yesterday to visit my family for the holiday weekend. Making sure I finished up with my last client before 4pm so I could avoid the...
How to break into HR – Part 2 by Evelyn Amaro
Finding Work within the Human Resources Field This may seem daunting, especially if you have little to no experience. My suggestion is to work your way up the ladder. Take any role you can grab within HR, generally this would...
How to break into HR – Part 1 by Evelyn Amaro
Analysts predicts an increase in the number of HR jobs within the next few years. HR is a rewarding, important and a potentially lucrative career that is capturing the interest of both students and career‐ changers. Here is part...
Managing Your Time and Resources as a Consultant or Solopreneur
I attended a very engaging breakfast this morning as a member of The Consulting Alliance. Leading the discussion today was Bill Polk, whose topic for the day was "Is This Still Where We Want to Be Going?" In today's session,...