Ready for the dreaded family questions this holiday?
So, what are you going to do with that degree of yours?" Asks Auntie Jean with a truly interested look on her face."Oh Jeez" you think. "What am I supposed to say to that? The post Ready for the...
View ArticleFrom Planet Teen to Real World – An ongoing series
Earlier this year I spent 5 fantastically energetic hours with 50 student leaders at Vestal High School in New York. The title of the workshop was, “Personal skill building for college and career...
View ArticleFrom Planet Teen to the Real World – Part Two
The top 9 things all high school students on “Planet Teen” need to know and do before they hit the Real World. (And yes, I see college as the Real World.) Here’s #2 Make a really great first...
View ArticleWhy You Should Tell Your Kids How Much You Make
From the book The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money by Ron Lieber, there are no downsides to talking to your kids about how much you earn and how much...
View ArticleShould You Stay in Your Job – or Go
“Studies” show that unlike prior generations, Gen Y/Millennials are more likely to job hop, spending only two years on average in their jobs before moving on. We know that. The loyalty and long term...
View Article20-Somethings: What to do when you don’t know what to do
Everyday I meet young adults, 18 – 20-Something, who are completely lost. Here’s what I hear: I don’t want to work in a cube. I need to find a job that I feel passionate about or I’d rather not work....
View ArticleLinkedIn: Love it or Leave it?
As an early adopter (I say this not to boast, but simply to reinforce my tech-cred with my 20-Something clients) I have seen LinkedIn morph from a fairy fly to a fully-grown Titan beetle. The post...
View ArticleFREE Résumé and Interview Prep!
Want to use your Accounting, Financing, or Leadership degree overseas? Amped for Education is looking for a dynamic college graduate to join them in Granada as their new Financial Coordinator! This...
View ArticleCollege loan tracking: Who is responsible?
By the time Sam got to college he was 18.5. Some parents would say that’s too young to be burdening a young adult with conversations about the cost of college. I say, no, no. In my humble opinion, it’s...
View ArticleInterviewing is dead. Here comes Big Data Analytics.
There’s no point in interviewing for a job anymore. Is there? According to Andy Biga, director of talent acquisition and assessment at JetBlue, the future of hiring and managing talent is shifting...
View ArticleSix Steps to a Successful College Application
By Jo Leonard Chief Millennial Coach According to my research and discussions with admissions professionals, colleges are looking for leaders and innovators. Of course they are, who isn’t? But if these...
View ArticleCollege Consultants – Need to improve their services
College Consultants – Need to improve their services For the last few years the focus of College Consultants has been on “getting your kid into the best college possible.” But now with the cost of...
View ArticleOffers are in but what’s the deal with the waitlist?
This year has proven once again, that the college admissions process is far from fair and equal, a tough reality for Millennials who’s life has not yet been tainted too much by the unfair nature of big...
View ArticleA student with a purpose is a motivated student
Does your High School student need some career direction before college? Justin came to us as a junior in high school with a 3.6 GPA, 30 on the ACT and excellent community and leadership experiences...
View Article5 tips to keep your unemployed graduate motivated
Is your newly minted college graduate meandering (read unemployed?) As a parent of a recent college graduate, we feel proud. The cap has been tossed and the toasts have been made. The dorm supplies...
View ArticleReshaping the lives of your millennial clients
A “Private” Trust Company family member was having a difficult time helping his 25-year old daughter launch after several false career starts. The dynamics in the family were challenging as there were...
View ArticleFrom Bored to Happy in 90 Days
Situation Analysis: Violet, 26, was ‘stuck’ in a job that she believed had little upward career trajectory. Her brain was in “atrophy” as she put it, and she needed a more dynamic environment in NYC,...
View Article30-Somethings Talk to 20-Somethings
When we get older, we get wiser, but it’s tough to listen to wisdom because it sounds boring and cliché. So I interviewed some former clients, now in their 30’s and asked them to pass on some wisdom....
View ArticleMore Wisdom From 30-Somethings To 20-Somethings
More Wisdom From 30-Somethings To 20-Somethings The second question I asked my former 20-Something clients (now in their 30’s), uncovered some wisdom about values and priorities. The question was,...
View ArticleWisdom from 30-Somethings to Parents
Hey there. We made it to Question 3 in our Wisdom from 30-Somethings Blog. “What would you tell your parents to do differently if you could reflect back on their parenting when you were a teenager and...
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