I submitted a resume and as a cover letter provided a personalized project showing my ability to use the exact tech stack they were looking for. I tried my best to stand out from the sea of resumes that I knew this company would be getting. Excitedly, I opened the email, thinking (or rather, hoping) that my extra work had paid off and that it was a note to schedule an interview.
*Narrator voice* It was not a note to schedule an interview.
Read MoreThe technology boom has created a lot of opportunities for young professionals. If you're someone who is just getting into the workforce or is trying to make a career change(Hi. It's me. I'm making the career change), now is the time. We are in one of the best job markets that we have seen in over a decade. The landscape has changed, and new careers in the technology or startup worlds are more possible than ever before. There's just one little problem.
Read MoreHow many times have you heard, "I got the job because I heard about an opening from a friend who works there." or, "I got the job because I struck up a conversation with someone on the team while getting coffee at Starbucks." It happens more often than you might think. Job seekers aren't waiting anymore. We're taking matters into our own hands, getting creative and getting noticed.
Read MoreThere are four quarters in a game of basketball. There are four distinct seasons. Companies evaluate their business performance on a quarterly basis. It even takes four quarters to make a dollar. What I'm getting at is that we tend to divide things into four, if we can. It makes sense. Take an academic year, for example. If you think of the year as a whole, things can be very overwhelming. However, when you break that down into quarters, things become a lot more manageable. The same applies to our own lives.
Read MoreHave you ever woken up one day and felt...unfulfilled? Like there was something missing from your life? You take stock of the things and people around you and can’t shake the feeling that something just isn’t quite right? For me, this happened just after my 25th birthday.I woke up and felt an emptiness. It was a strange feeling because I didn’t completely understand where it was coming from. My physical health (though not perfect) was at the healthiest it had been in four years. I had a few good friends that I could rely on. My family was supportive in every way that they could be. And my finances were on the mend thanks to a stable job. So what really was the problem?
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