Blog Articles
Tips for Answering a Favorite Interview Question
How do you answer when an interviewer asks you to share your weaknesses? That’s actually my favorite interview question, so I’m sharing a few things to remember when responding, and how to come up with an answer which will be tactful and honest.. Being able to authentically share your weaknesses can set you apart from the rest.
Putting First Things First in 2016
Everywhere you go excitement about Christmas is building, and that's definitely true at our house! All of our kids are done with finals as of today, and it's finally time to celebrate Christmas. 🙂 It's a time of flurried activity, but also reflection about the past...
Have You Considered a Gap Year?
Updated 3.15.18 Have you considered a Gap Year? More and more students and their families are seeing the advantage of taking one. I have been increasingly impressed with research that shows how taking a year after high school to explore new things, grow and develop...
How to Make the Most of Your Next Networking Meeting
Can you relate to this? You reached out to a contact you’ve wanted to connect with, and they agreed to meet with you. Perhaps you told them you would like some information about their industry or their position as you’re deciding which career path is the one for you....
A Simple Strategy for Getting More Done Every Day
Do you ever feel like you've worked hard all day, but didn't get as much accomplished as you thought you would? If you’re like me, you're always in need of more time in your day to get more done – but if I'm going to be really honest with myself, most often my issue...
Is happiness the key to success?
Someone asked me this past week if I thought happiness was the key to success. That question really got me thinking... Research shows that gratitude and happiness lead to greater success at work. (I wrote about that in this earlier blog post.) But happiness and...
How to Find Your Best-Fit Career Path
Who doesn’t love the thought of working within their sweet spot? As any golfer knows, when the ball connects “just right” with the club, it is a thing of beauty. There is just nothing better than doing something that is a really great fit for you! But most of the...
Connecting During an Interview
Have you ever walked out of an interview feeling like it just didn’t go well? Or that you knocked it out of the park? Chances are a major factor in determining which way it went came down to how well you connected with the interviewers. Interviews are all about...
College Success Tips
There is nothing like learning from those who have gone before you, so I’ve been asking college students their best advice to pass on. Here are the success tips that I’ve collected from college students who have walked in your shoes and have been successful.
Thankfulness and Work
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and my heart is overflowing with thankfulness – for my husband who lives out his faith, loves the kids and me faithfully, and works diligently at his own work, but also helps me with countless behind the scenes tasks for 2:10, for the joy of...
