by TalkNerdy2Me | Apr 27, 2012 | GrownUpGeek
Nearly 70 percent of high school students go to college today. In the 1990s each job posted on a job site had 20 applications, but now each job posted on the same site has nearly 200 qualified applicants. It is an understatement to say that it is hard to get noticed...
by TalkNerdy2Me | Apr 23, 2012 | CampusGeek, GrownUpGeek
Make and Keep a Budget. You would be surprised how much faster you spend money when you aren’t keeping track of it as opposed to when you write down every single time you spend $4 for a Starbucks coffee, $5 for a Subway Footlong, $10 for a midnight premiere, $2 for...
by TalkNerdy2Me | Apr 9, 2012 | GrownUpGeek
I had the privilege of speaking to Ryan Kahn of Dream Careers, Inc. and getting his tips on the best ways to utilize social media in your job hunt. Check out his great advice: Google: Kahn suggests that before you do anything to look for a job on social media, you...
by TalkNerdy2Me | Apr 9, 2012 | GrownUpGeek
I had the privilege of speaking to Ryan Kahn of Dream Careers, Inc. and getting his tips on the best ways to utilize social media in your job hunt. Check out his great advice: Google: Kahn suggests that before you do anything to look for a job on social media, you...
by TalkNerdy2Me | Apr 4, 2012 | CampusGeek, GrownUpGeek
Youth employment is at a 60-year low and student loan debt just topped $1 trillion—and yet young Americans are, in droves, starting their own businesses. The question is, how do we support young Americans’ efforts to rebuild the economy through entrepreneurship? Here...
by TalkNerdy2Me | Apr 3, 2012 | CampusGeek, GrownUpGeek
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…” – Dr. Seuss Our motivation...