Posts Tagged ‘Career Advice’

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

This guest post is by Anthony Russomanno of the Princeton Review. Email him at anthonyr@review.com.

Applying to graduate school is a ton of work. You need to focus on essays, recommendations, financial aid applications, and the GMAT (or GRE, LSAT or MCAT). It makes sense to space it all out. Be sure to give yourself enough time to prep for your test so that you score your absolute best. Even with that said, sometimes we just can’t fit the kind of prep we … read more

Monday, February 13th, 2012

Getting from College to Career: Your Essential Guide to Succeeding in the Real WorldWe are thrilled to announce that our great friend and colleague Lindsey Pollak has came out with the revised edition of her ground-breaking book, Getting from College to Career: Your Essential Guide to Succeeding in the Real World. Many of you know Lindsey as a career and Gen Y expert, speaker, and global spokesperson for LinkedIn.

The first edition of this book, published in 2007, was named Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World. In … read more

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Guest post by Kofi Kankam, Co-Founder, Admit Advantage

Every program, and certainly the top schools, request within the MBA application that each prospective student indicate “how they will contribute to the school”. Of course, if the situation was that obvious and prospects didn’t (frequently) flub it, we would not be spending your time and ours missing reruns of Law & Order and the lead-up to the baseball playoffs writing this vignette. Unfortunately, the schools never ask the question that directly as the request can come … read more

Thursday, August 11th, 2011

Your summer internship is almost over. You learned a lot, met some great people, and thankfully — managed to have some fun. Job well done!

Well, not so fast. There are still some really important loose ends to tie up.

It’s great that you became a big part of the team during your eight weeks in the office. But what about six months from now when you need a reference or are looking for a job. Will the team remember you then?
 

Here’s our … read more

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

Heading back to college or grad school this fall? Here’s a quick check-list of five things to do before you hit the books that will help you have a great school year.

Health: Commit to a health routine. It’s easy to get off-track once you get busy. But you’ll be really off-track if you’re constantly sick and under the weather. Eat more? Eat less? Exercise more? Sleep in? Spend a few minutes to set a good health plan to get you through the school year.… read more