Erik Folgate lives in Jacksonville, Florida with his beautiful wife and crazy dog. He graduated from the University of Florida in 2005 with a business degree, and moved to Jacksonville to pursue a better position in the insurance industry. In his spare time, he loves playing sports, working out, reading, blogging and playing Xbox 360 (Call of Duty 4 in particular!).
Erik has a strong passion for helping others find the career that they were made to be in, because he was one of those people that never had a clear direction with where they fit in the "real world". He has a lot of professional interests and passions, but there was no college major that really captured him. He started realizing in conversations with friends and family that he has a strong desire to coach others find the passions inside of them and turn those passions into a rewarding and fulling career. The ErikFolgate.com career development blog was started to be a resource for those seeking a meaningful and fulfilling career.
Erik Folgate's blog is Earn What You are Worth.
There’s nothing you can do about the fact that some employers will pull your credit report and credit score to get a better idea of how you manage your money and your life.
Your body language will speak louder than what’s coming out of your mouth. A good interviewer will read how you react to a question rather than what you actually say. So watch out for these five deadly sins.
There are so many new web applications out there to organize your life, but many end up complicating your life more than it was before. So, my GTD method involves using iGoogle, the customizable Google homepage.
My friend recently introduced me to Jott, which is a pretty cool idea that is currently in beta. Basically, you sign up for a new account on their website, give them your phone number and create a list of contacts that you call or email the most. Then, you call their 1-800 number, […]
I don’t know about you, but I love animals. I’m not some kind of obsessed animal lover. I don’t picket cow slaughter houses, and I’ve never pondered the idea of joining PETA. They would probably never accept me, because i actually like the zoo. How else would I get to see […]
The urban community of hipsters who embrace individuality, self-expression, the latest technology, and worship the internet are not the most powerful group of people in this country. It’s small town America that runs this country.
An article about five surprising salaries caught my eye on the MSNBC website, so I took a look at it. Check it out and see if the salaries for those five jobs surprised you. For those of you that don’t want to click through to the full article, here is the list with […]
Career coach, J.T. O’Donnell, asked me this question a comment she posted on the site. What are your thoughts/suggestions on ways for college students to narrow down the endless possibilities in order to focus on a career path so they can network and land a job? Write down a list of what you are most passionate about. […]
College is when most people either continue to not care about politics or they become very interested in politics and form a strong opinion about hot political issues. I was a little different. I didn’t start caring about politics or forming an opinion about it until I left school. I started teaching […]
Graduating from high school or college is a scary thing. You have relatives and friends constantly asking about your future plans, job offers, job leads, and anything else you don’t want to talk about in small conversation. I’ve mentioned before on this site that formal education doesn’t teach us how or where to […]
