Creating value, you may hear this term often. However, what does it look like in practice? Of course, creating value is circumstantial. But there are a couple principles that will guide you to value creation utopia. Seek first to understand your potential employer, then be understood: The book “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” by…
Author: Elizabeth Beeli
Showing your work
When talking to my peers, who are usually approaching the end of their senior year, I notice that they are very job focused. They go to college so they can get a good job. They turn in their assignments to keep a high GPA so they can get a good job. They participate in extracurriculars so they…
Beyond the resume.
On a 1-10 scale, how comprehensive of an understanding does a potential employer have of your skills and abilities after reading your resume? (Assuming they read and didn’t just take a quick 10-second scan of your resume) I’d be surprised if you said anything above a 5. The truth of the matter is that resumes…
I don’t like taxes
Today I joined the majority of American’s and submitted my taxes. It reminded me of a couple important things. Taxation without representation was the reason for our countries founding. Are the American people unrepresented in the status quo? There is a lot of waste that is funded by taxpayer dollars. How can we decrease that number?…
The Truth About Being Your Own Boss
Whether being your own boss has always seemed like a far-off dream or a soon to be reality there’s a truth you must be prepared to accept. Being your own boss means taking complete responsibility. This responsibility could appear in a multitude of ways. You are responsible for your success or failure. (For entrepreneurs often this…