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At a Career Fair recently I had an employer ask me - "Hey, where's the student you introduced me to last week? I was looking forward to chatting with them today." The student was at the same fair, but failed to visit that employer's booth. Why? My guess is treating networking like a checklist instead of forming relationships. Another recruiter praised a student who met them one week then just "stopped by to say hello and thank you again for coming to the fair" Guess which student was...

How can one pick between 5,706 options? When choosing a college to attend I find people are often overwhelmed with all the choices. It IS overwhelming! There are more than 5 thousand of them! Even if you choose you want a public school, that's still almost 2 thousand! But how do you know you want public? A small private school may offer what you are actually looking for! Working with a professional college counselor like me through UnderwoodC3 can help you narrow down your choices and...

Have you been putting off applying for the next job or attending a networking event because you’re afraid to put yourself out there? Today is National Face Your Fears Day   so TODAY  is the day to GO FOR IT! NationalToday.com has great advice on taking the next steps and I’ll add my own notes in italics. How to Observe National Face Your Fears Day Face it Facing your fear sometimes means you do that thing that scares you even when you feel afraid. In psychology, this technique is referred to...