Career Inspiration

Check out our weekly blogs where we offer advice and discuss our philosophy, approach, and why we believe it should be the new standard for career seekers. We also interview students and career professionals allowing you to learn from their experiences.

Career 101: A Step-by-Step Roadmap student tip Jun 16, 2021

Feeling a little overwhelmed by all this talk about "your future"? Not sure what you're having for breakfast, let alone what you're going to do for the rest of your life?

Don't worry, you're not...

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Culture Clashes: Strategies for Talking to Your Parents student tip Jun 09, 2021

If your parents or grandparents were born outside the United States, chances are you feel some added pressure to go to college or pursue a certain career path.

That’s because most people who...

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Your Sharp Memory Could Lead to One of These Careers student tip Apr 14, 2021

Are you the kid who loves trivia and can rattle off random facts like nobody's business? Can you recite movie lines?  Listing all 206 bones correctly in the human body during biology wasn't a...

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A Tale of Two Career Possibilities self-reflection student tip Apr 07, 2021

How many times have you been asked, “So what do you want to do when you’re older?”?

Probably a lot! And we bet for most teens it’s a tough—and frankly...

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Is My Hobby Career Worthy? 5 Questions to Ask Yourself self-reflection student tip Mar 16, 2021

You’re an esports gamer pulling in three-figure donations every day on Twitch. Maybe you’re wowing TikTok viewers with your makeup tutorials. Perhaps you’re baking luscious layer...

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Money Matters: 7 Essential Questions to Ask Yourself self-reflection student tip Mar 10, 2021

How important is the amount of your paycheck when it comes to choosing a career?

If you’re proactive in carving out a career path that combines your passion with your natural talents, we...

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The Will + Skill Connection student tip Mar 05, 2021

We all know people who ended up in careers because they were “good at” something, not because they love their jobs. Maybe your friend’s dad is a CPA because he was a math whiz in...

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5 Hobbies That Could Lead to Surprising Careers student tip Jan 19, 2021

Most people think of hobbies as just for fun. They should be! But they can also inspire you down a certain career path - maybe even one you hadn’t thought of before. 

When it comes to...

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The Biggest Career Mistakes You Can Make student tip Dec 30, 2020

You’re probably reading this and thinking “I don’t even have a career yet! Why should I care about career mistakes?” 

But so many career mistakes can be avoided by...

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The Risk of Choosing the Wrong Career student tip Dec 02, 2020

Does choosing a career right now feel a little silly? Maybe you think it’s too early for you to be worried about what life will look like after high school or college, or maybe you’re...

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What Makes a Job Fulfilling? 4 Things to Look For student tip Nov 24, 2020

People love to talk about their dream jobs, but what does that actually mean? If you don’t have any work experience, or if you’ve mostly had summer jobs that you’ve done for some...

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5 Reasons It’s Important to Expand Your Horizons student tip Nov 10, 2020

Have you ever met someone who was so intriguing that you thought, “Wow, I wish I could be as interesting as them”? Maybe they’ve traveled all over the world, or are really good at...

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