An interview is still an interview, even if it takes place over Skype, at your kitchen or coffee table. Make yourself presentable! Consider running a comb through your hair, washing your face, and wear clothing indicative of the position you’re applying for. Change out of that t-shirt, stained with last night’s spaghetti sauce, and...
An Organized Desk, An Organized Mind
Alexa Tironi
Imagine: you’re standing in the office, feeling the pressure of your workload and then you glance over at your desk. Stacks of papers, envelopes, scrunched up fast food napkins, pen caps and stray paperclips cover the surface. Does this picture help calm anxiety? Or, is it even more overwhelming? I’m guessing the ladder. An...
How to Make Use of Your Morning Commute
Alexa Tironi
We tell ourselves that there aren’t enough hours in the day to check off our To-Do List. Whether to make phone calls, catch up on national news, communicate with a client, employee, or boss finding moments throughout where productivity optimization is possible can make all the difference in our work schedule. Think of your...
General Tips after my Internship has concluded, with HR team input
Olivia Cordano
Create a running document to have a record of things you have done by the end of your internship. You will never believe how much you actually accomplished during your short time here! It will also be nice to quantify things for your resume. Take advantage of the network of interns. Reach out to...
A Conversation on Diversity and Inclusion with Robert Braathe
Zion Howard
Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Robert Braathe of Braathe Enterprises on the topic of Diversity and Inclusion. There has been a developing movement for diversity and inclusion throughout all aspects of life, which include law enforcement, the C-Suite, and wealth. I found this conversation to be extremely insightful, as well as a...
Staying focused during online meetings: tips and tricks
Alexa Tironi
On average the human brain can concentrate for 50 minutes on one task; however, this statistic isn’t true for everyone, some people can only hold focus for 20 minutes. It’s this limited attention span that can make long online lectures or meetings difficult, especially since you’re sitting at a computer screen without the energy...
If you’re an introvert, networking can be difficult
Alexa Tironi
As a person who considers themself to be an introvert, just the idea of walking into a room of people to shake hands and talk business makes my palms sweat. Every professor, boss, or advice-giving uncle is going to tell you that networking is key- it’s all about who you know. According to a...
Thriving in the New Normal: How to Succeed in a Virtual Internship
By Dylan Sakamoto, Braathe Enterprise Intern
In my last article, I went over some of the steps that you can take in order to secure a virtual internship in this new normal. Now that you have that internship, or are at least close to securing it, what do you do now? To help you brave this new endeavor, here are...
Get the Most Out of Your Internship
By Mayuko Ishii, Braathe Enterprises Intern
I had an internship planned for this summer. Then the pandemic happened. Luckily, Braathe Enterprises chose me to be one of their HR interns and I feel so blessed. Even if this was not the internship that I had planned, I am not sad about it because there are many benefits to them. From...
Embracing the New Normal: How to Find an Internship during the Pandemic
By Dylan Sakamoto, Intern at Braathe Enterprises
Five+ months. It has officially been over five months since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic that would force millions of people across the world into self-quarantine and affect the personal and professional lives of an ever-growing portion of the world’s population. With the pandemic continuing to impact a number of different countries, including...