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3 Books That Can Help Get Recent College Graduates Hired

By Stacy Dymalski | Published: October 23, 2011

Tweet If you recently graduated from college (or are just about to) first and foremost on your mind is getting a real job (as opposed to that stint you did selling shoes at Famous Footwear your senior year just to make ends meet). As you’ve probably already surmised launching your career at age 22 is [...]

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The Permeating Rastafari Spirit: An Interview with Alan Espinoza

By Samantha Bangayan | Published: October 22, 2011
Alan Espinoza

Tweet “No hay nada mejor que el talento, la carrera y el trabajo vayan de la mano.” — Alan Espinoza [There’s nothing better than having talent, career, and work go hand in hand.] Alan Espinoza, 26, is affectionately known as “El Jahmin” for his Rasta-inspired store, Jahmin House, and has also penned the artistic name, [...]

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Finding Your Career in Reverse: An Interview With Social Media Maven Sue Ann Kern

By Stacy Dymalski | Published: October 21, 2011

Tweet Sue Ann Kern has an electrical engineering degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia. After graduation she easily found a job in the defense industry working for McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis. Later, that engineering position led to an even more lucrative stint in technical sales support for a computer component distributer. Life [...]

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Symbols to Live By: An Interview with Thomas “Thom” Brown

By Samantha Bangayan | Published: October 18, 2011
Lighthouse

Tweet “The best use of life is to spend it for something that outlasts life.” — William James Thomas “Thom” Brown is a man of symbols and through them, he expresses life lessons. One symbol that has been especially important to him is the tree. There is one that sits near his office window and [...]

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Does Online Education Offer Diversity in College?

By Stacy Dymalski | Published: October 17, 2011

Tweet Abigail Fisher applied to the University of Texas for admission as an undergraduate student, but was not accepted due to her race. So she sued the University of Texas in Federal District court in Austin. What makes this case so interesting are two things: 1) This is not a historical case that took place [...]

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Finding the Career You Had All Along: An Interview with Jude Anker

By Stacy Dymalski | Published: October 14, 2011

Tweet Sometimes the best-laid career plans turn out to be the most elusive events in life. That’s not to say you shouldn’t put some effort into planning your future. However, you also shouldn’t be disappointed (or even rattled) if all those carefully thought-out plans turn out to be little more than amusing memories later in [...]

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How to Live Your Truth: An Interview with Joy Page Manuel

By Samantha Bangayan | Published: October 10, 2011
Joy Page Manuel

Tweet “What I know for sure is that you feel real joy in direct proportion to how connected you are to living your truth.” — Oprah Winfrey Joy Page Manuel’s story begins with love and loss: a love discovered overseas and the loss of all she knew she had to leave behind. The next stage [...]

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How to Remain Confident While Looking for a Job

By Stacy Dymalski | Published: October 9, 2011

Tweet If you happen to fall in that unfortunate demographic of being unemployed during this economic slump it can be hard to keep your spirits up as you look for a job. Oh sure, people tell you to “buck up,” “be positive,” “put a smile on your face,” blah, blah, blah. Although all that is [...]

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What the New Debit Card Fees Mean to College Students and the Unemployed

By Stacy Dymalski | Published: October 8, 2011

Tweet As if being a starving student or juggling a minimum wage job while trying to launch your career were not enough, banks are the most recent conglomerates to reach into the shallow pockets of the shrinking middle class. This past week Bank of America announced that in 2012 they will start charging $5 per [...]

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Career Wisdom from Our Elders: Part 3

By Samantha Bangayan | Published: October 2, 2011
Old Books Wisdom

Tweet “No man was ever wise by chance.” — Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Philosopher and Politician Wisdom doesn’t just fall into your lap. You need to be open to receiving it and applying it because wisdom is about knowing how to act on knowledge. It turns out, there’s a wealth of wisdom within the people [...]

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