What you'll learn:

• Be proactive and intentional in your job search
• Consider moving back home to reduce financial burden and distractions
• Reach out to professors, mentors, and alumni for guidance and networking opportunities
• Tailor your resume to specific job requirements
• Attend career fairs and take advantage of school events and resources
• Identify and fill skill gaps to make yourself more marketable
• Attending industry events and networking with professionals can lead to valuable connections and mentorship opportunities.
• Working for free can provide valuable experience and increase the chances of being hired by the company.
• Financial planning and understanding one's financial situation is important during the job search process.
• Being adaptable and open to different opportunities can lead to unexpected career paths and growth.
• Taking initiative, being proactive, and asking for opportunities are key to finding success in the job search process.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Overview

03:00 Moving Home and Reducing Financial Burden

09:10 Networking and Reaching Out to Mentors

12:10 Crafting a Strong and Tailored Resume

25:50 Identifying and Filling Skill Gaps

36:25 Networking and Industry Events

41:10 Working for Free

45:15 Financial Planning and Understanding Your Situation

50:00 Adaptability

57:00 Taking Initiative and Asking for Opportunities

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What you'll learn:

• Consider factors like cost, location, and program credibility when choosing a college.
• Be open to exploring different majors, clubs, and activities, and be willing to change if you're not passionate about your initial choice.
• Develop good study habits and be eager to learn to make the most of your college experience.
• Take FULL advantage of the opportunities and resources available in college, such as networking events and building relationships with professors.
• Be intentional with your time and prioritize tasks to balance your social life with your academic and career goals.
• When revising your resume, focus on quantifying your impact and highlighting results-oriented achievements.
• When applying for a job, focus on MARKETING yourself as the best candidate by highlighting your IMPACT and QUANTIFYING your achievements.
• Networking and building relationships is crucial for career success. Attend networking events, engage with professionals, and learn from their experiences.
• FIND a challenging hobby outside of school or work to develop new skills and enhance your personal growth.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and College Decision-Making

16:14 Balancing Social Life and Academic Goals

34:47 Resume Writing and Marketing Yourself

41:29 Leveraging Multiple Internship Offers

53:12 Getting Involved in College

59:48 Building Relationships and Networking

01:08:46 Career Aspirations: Finance and Analytics

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Referenced in the Show:

Never Split the Difference

Our Key Takeaways:

• Be mindful of how you spend your attention and consider the concept of attention units.
• Understand the difference between focused attention and rote activity and strive for a state of flow in tasks that are important to you.
• Recognize the impact of switch costs and the importance of reducing distractions to improve attention and productivity.
• Conduct an attention audit to identify areas of wasted attention and find ways to be more efficient with your attention.
• Prioritize sleep and self-care to optimize your attention and mental energy. Performing an attention audit can help identify where attention is being wasted and prioritize what truly matters.
• Saying yes to everything can lead to a lack of focus and productivity, so it's important to make choices based on what is truly important.
• Outsourcing tasks can free up attention units and allow for more efficient use of time.
• Multitasking can be both a stressor and a hindrance to productivity, so it's important to find the right balance.
• Writing down ideas and using tools to optimize productivity can help manage attention effectively.

Chapters:

00:00 Attention Units and the Importance of Efficient Attention

03:22 Understanding Flow: The Optimal State of Attention

10:25 Switch Costs: Reducing the Time and Energy Required to Switch Between Tasks

11:52 Conducting an Attention Audit: Identifying Areas of Wasted Attention

14:53 The Relationship Between Attention and Productivity

38:37 Managing Attention Units

40:29 Setting Boundaries and Prioritizing Tasks

45:39 Having Conversations with Yourself

49:39 Expanding Attention Units through Outsourcing

54:51 The Pitfalls of Multitasking

01:02:23 The Power of Tools and Technology

01:07:00 Being Prepared and Self-Aware

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Referenced in the Show: Why our attention spans are shrinking, with Gloria Mark, PhD (apa.org)

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