Three Powerful Career Questions from Google
I recently came across this article on the secret to landing a job at Google. Applicants go through rounds of interviews with a variety of seemingly odd questions. Yet while the questions may appear unconnected, Google is really trying…
My favorite nonprofit career clarity activity
“I want to help people, but I don’t know where to start.” “I don’t know what I’m good at or what I’m passionate about.” “How do I really know what the right job is for me?” While the mantra of…
While the mantra of our generation might be "do what you love" we often struggle with a. figuring out what we love (passion) and b. gaining the skills necessary to be excellent in what we love (practice).
Why Your College Major Doesn’t Matter
With only 55% of millennials employed–the lowest percentage since World War II–there is a pressing need to pinpoint the reason behind this depressing statistic. After all, with this generation being the most educated, surely we all should be able to…
5 Questions to Help You Create Your 2012 Nonprofit Career Plan
On Wednesday, Rosetta Thurman and I hosted our first #ynpchat of the year on creating a 2012 nonprofit career plan. The questions, adapted from Rosetta’s powerful piece on the 15 questions you should ask about your nonprofit career, strengthened our sense of pride in our…
What It Really Takes to Do What You Love
The mantra of my peers is that we want to do what we love, or pursue our passions. Unfortunately I think the way we talk about pursuing passion may actually make it more difficult to live the lives we want….
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