Posts Tagged ‘Career Advice’

Thursday, May 9th, 2013

Written by Phil Strazzulla
Harvard Business School MBA Candidate 2014

Hi – My name is Phil.  I'm a MBA candidate at Harvard Business School, and spent the last two years working in venture capital.

I’ve kept a journal in some form or another since 5th grade. Sometimes I write every day, and sometimes I go a few months without writing anything down. The consistent trend with my writing is that I get a lot of value out of it.

The brain has an amazing capacity … read more

Thursday, June 14th, 2012

How do you know that Urban Interns has the BEST and MOST DYNAMIC talent? Don’t take our word for it. Instead, read below and see for yourself!

Meet our featured Urban Intern, Max Wiseltier. We asked Max a few questions about his experiences with Urban Interns. Here’s what he has to say:

What type of internship are you looking for?

I am looking for an internship at a tech startup company. I feel I would learn the most in a start-up environment, … read more

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