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Scott Shrum Besides your school's career center, what other resources are you using to find jobs? At Veritas Prep we believe that old-fashioned in-person networking is still the most effective way to land a lucrative job. What other resources have you found that work? What resources have you found that DON'T work?

88 weeks ago from Veritas Prep, Graduate Students and Education Conversations 1 more

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Jessica Malnik: Danielle's point is spot on. Social media is a great launching pad for developing professional connections. Start a conversation on Twitter, ...MoreDanielle's point is spot on. Social media is a great launching pad for developing professional connections. Start a conversation on Twitter, Linkedin and Facebook, then take it offline whenever possible. (a.k.a face-to-face meetups).
88 weeks ago

Scott Shrum: Thanks everyone! @Kirk -- great one in SIFE. I'm not that familiar with that organization, but I'm going to learn more about it.
88 weeks ago

Scott Shrum BusinessWeek just posted a study (http://ow.ly/1PKrW ) showing that the more prestigious one's business school is, the more that person will make over his or her career. (We wrote more about it on our blog: http://ow.ly/1PH0v .) The headline takeaways may seem obvious, but it seems like this study leaves a lot of things uncovered or unsaid. The real question may be how much those grads would have made in their careers *without* their business schools. What do you think?

89 weeks ago from Veritas Prep, Salary - Negotiating & More, Personal Finance and Graduate Students 2 more

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Barbara Saunders: http://www.personalmba.com - You've got to take into ...Morehttp://www.personalmba.com - You've got to take into account the cost of any loans - the risk that after getting the MBA, you want some other kind of job and are enslaved to the debt
89 weeks ago

Scott Shrum: @TroyW: The Statistical Abstracts approach you propose would almost certainly prove (or disprove) correlation, but what about causation? The same ...More@TroyW: The Statistical Abstracts approach you propose would almost certainly prove (or disprove) correlation, but what about causation? The same could be said about what my company does, and in fact potential clients ask us this almost every day: "Yes, your success rates are impressive, but are they getting in because of your help? Or are they getting in because they're Type-A overachievers, and those same people are the ones who tend to hire you, even though they'd get in, anyway?" In the case of using Statistical Abstracts data, one might identify a strong correlation between holding an advanced degree and making significantly more money, but does the former cause the latter. Or, are they both in fact caused by something else?

It's an interesting question. I'm not trying to cause trouble, but I don't believe that anyone has ever really been able to answer this question. How many Fortune 500 CEOs would have gotten to that same point (or an equally lucrative point), anyway? I'm not saying those CEOs threw away their money (again, I have to put food on my own table!), but I still wish someone could answer this more definitively.
89 weeks ago

Scott Shrum How do you make sure that grad school doesn't suck up all of your time? Do you still make time for your hobbies? You should be! Just read a great blog post from a fellow Brazen Careerist member on this very subject: http://bit.ly/bdi8Cp Do you have any tips for making sure your grad school responsibilities don't interfere with other important aspects of your life?

89 weeks ago from Veritas Prep, Graduate Students and Work/Life Blur 1 more

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Kelly Port: I've definitely struggled with this. It helps to make sure you get OUT of the environment for a while and engage in something else, as long as you ...MoreI've definitely struggled with this. It helps to make sure you get OUT of the environment for a while and engage in something else, as long as you can keep those type A tendencies from taking all the fun out of it. When my MBA program starts taking over my life, I try to pause and focus on who I want to be as a well-rounded person and recognize that I'm not defined by school alone.

I've finally (after many months of huge amounts of stress and strife) gotten to the point where I prioritize my hobbies/interests in an effective way. I focus on these activities as ways to rejuvenate and relax, and it ends up making me more effective at work and at school.

I schedule my workouts in my calendar (not exactly a new tip, but a good one), and - this is key - I don't beat myself up if I miss one. I also set and communicate limits on homework/study time. I'll tell my husband that I have to work on homework until a certain time, then I make sure to put everything away and just unplug from it. That has made a world of difference in my stress levels and in our relationship. Even though I still spend a lot of time on school, this seems to help.
89 weeks ago

Ryan Paugh: I never went to Grad School, but in a lot of ways I feel like my start up has been a Grad School-like experience. To make sure that my job doesn't ...MoreI never went to Grad School, but in a lot of ways I feel like my start up has been a Grad School-like experience. To make sure that my job doesn't interfere with my other hobbies I make a concerted effort to disconnect from my computer during specific hours of the day.

I'm sure this is similar for Grad School students. In order to get away from your studies, the best thing to do is to put yourself in an environment where you can't study.
89 weeks ago

Scott Shrum Every so often I see an article along the lines of “What not to post on Facebook if you want to get into college/grad school.” Sure, pictures of your drunken debauchery could keep you out of a good school. But I think that social media can also be used to get you INTO grad school. Think building a great blog, establishing a noted voice, etc. What do you think? Has anyone here tried using social media to help boost their admissions chances?

90 weeks ago from Veritas Prep, Social Media, Education Conversations and Graduate Students 2 more

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Christina: I agree Scott, I think that if used properly SM can do many things to benefit you, however if not used properly then there is potential for ...MoreI agree Scott, I think that if used properly SM can do many things to benefit you, however if not used properly then there is potential for danger. If it can help land you a job why not grad school too?
90 weeks ago

Andrew Hill: Scott, I actually did just this to help increase my chances of getting into one of the exclusive colleges I applied to this past year (I'm going ...MoreScott, I actually did just this to help increase my chances of getting into one of the exclusive colleges I applied to this past year (I'm going Ugrad right now though) and I ended up getting in, the college had created a group on facebook and I was the third person to join and I made an effort to contact them on it, answer the discussion questions they asked about, mainly social media related since they were trying to get a feel for it, and actually contacted admissions through their group on top of my other methods. I got in, I can't say for sure how much it helped, but it certainly didn't hurt, and they recognized my name more because of this. In the end they wanted $100,000 more from me than my number two school so I am not attending, but I did get in.

So yes, I'd say work social media, filter your content, and it can be a hugely positive resource.
87 weeks ago

Scott Shrum "Is there life after Facebook?" Do you think that a service/technology like Diaspora* will provide a wake-up call to Facebook to start putting its users' privacy first? see: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/12/is-there-life-after-facebook/

90 weeks ago from Veritas Prep

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Scott Shrum What are some common writing pet peeves of yours? For instance, calling something "ironic" when it's not ironic at all, using the word "incentivize" when it's not really a real word, or misusing the terms "e.g." and "i.e." We're gathering some of these for a fun blog post... Let me know if you have any!

91 weeks ago from Veritas Prep

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Denise Woosley: My writing pet peeve would have to be the misuse of "their," "they're," and "there. Oh and I almost forgot, thanks to a Enlgish teacher of mine, ...MoreMy writing pet peeve would have to be the misuse of "their," "they're," and "there. Oh and I almost forgot, thanks to a Enlgish teacher of mine, I always cringe whenever I see someone has misspeled "a lot" In the words of Mrs. Lewis, "a lot is NOT one word!"
91 weeks ago

Sean Masters: Overuse of commas, run-on sentences, etc.
91 weeks ago

Scott Shrum If you've gone (or want to apply) to grad school, what was your primary motivation? To make more money? To get more academic training? Out of other job options right now? Let us know what's driving you back to school!

91 weeks ago from Veritas Prep

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Kristina Summers: I went to (and am still slogging through) Grad school for a couple reasons. I am addicted to learning - and also, in my field it is THE way to ...MoreI went to (and am still slogging through) Grad school for a couple reasons. I am addicted to learning - and also, in my field it is THE way to advance. I also really wanted to narrow my focus on a particular aspect of conservation.
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