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Volunteering: Your hidden lifeline

Have you seen those recent PSAs on television from iParticipate with various famous people, like Morgan Freeman, encouraging us to volunteer? They state that by helping others we help ourselves, our community, and our nation. (CLICK HERE to view one) It’s amazing but true, that volunteering can have such a strong impact on others and [...]

College Admissions 2.0: Video Essay on YouTube

A couple of weeks ago the Boston Globe reported that Tufts University, where I am employed as a career counselor, invited prospective students to include a 1-minute video essay with their application for admission to the class of 2014.  In “A Fresh Pitch on ‘U’ Tube” Globe Staffer Tracy Jan notes that of the 15,436 students who applied to [...]

What Are You Going to Do With THAT Major?

If you have chosen a major in the social sciences or arts & humanities, such as sociology or philosophy, you have likely heard the question,  “What are you going to with that?”  Your parents or friends may have asked you the question with simple curiosity and without judgment, but that is unfortunately how you may [...]

How Millennial are You? Using Generational Knowledge to Generate Success

Last week I talked about how I think it’s key to understand the generalized perception of your generation to be prepared to push back against the barriers your generational membership may set up against you.
How Millenial Are You?
Since that time the Pew Research Center has published a 14 item quiz that will tell you how [...]

The Importance of Variety: 36 Ways to Expand Your interests

Much of personal branding centers around upholding a consistent image. While consistency is essential to strong brands, we must remember that variety is also essential to maintaining a balanced existence.
Below are 36 ideas to enhance and add variety to your daily activities. These are simply reminders that we must remain open to new concepts, people, [...]

5 Lessons to Learn from Olympians

Everyone has Olympics fever.  People change their Facebook status to reflect the latest American to win a medal and congratulate that athlete. We feel a sense of pride when watching our athletes compete, and we know that there’s something bigger than the medals which our country is winning.   For every American win brings [...]

Capable and Becoming Engaged

I met with a student this week who is contemplating transferring to another university at the end of the semester. I serve on the University’s retention committee so I spent some time getting a sense of what factors were in play for him as he contemplates transferring.  I wanted to talk with him for [...]

Don’t Let Shyness Derail Networking Opportunities

Sweaty palms…warmth in your face….a choked up throat. Is this how you feel when you hear the word “networking?”
It is well established that networking is probably the best and most efficient way to get a job. Yet, just like we know that going to the dentist or doctor consistently is a good practice; many of us neglect things [...]

Helicopter Parents: Is Hovering Harmful to Career Goals?

The words Millennial Generation and Helicopter Parents have been used conjointly and it is understood that many emerging adults have a very close relationship with their parents. Dr. Paul Redmond has even categorized the helicopter parent into 5 different types.  Redmond explains the difference between the Agent, Banker, White Knight, Bodyguard, and Black Hawk [...]

The importance of a mentor

The importance of a mentor
With this being my first post with the Student Branding Blog, I decided to reflect back on my career and how I got started as a career counselor. Overwhelmingly, the presence of a mentor was a major factor that led to significant events that furthered my career. While there are many [...]

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    Dan Schawbel is the founder of the Student Branding Blog, the leading personal branding expert for Gen-Y, the best-selling author of Me 2.0, as well as the publisher of both the award winning Personal Branding Blog and Personal Branding Magazine.

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    Melissa Kong is the editor-in-chief of the Student Branding Blog. She is an Assistant Brand Manager at Time Inc. Home Entertainment where she manages brand extension projects for numerous publications including Sports Illustrated Swimsuit and People.

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