Working through Conflicting Matters Ever have a discussion where opposing views are being discussed with logical progression when suddenly your correspondent ends the conversation with something like: ‘well that might be true for you, but it is not true for me.’ Do you find that a bit frustrating? On a larger scale, have you witnessed [...]
Getting your Resume Updated Tips for keeping your resume updated: It’s the beginning of Fall, which means that along with a chill in the air and an ever lingering smell of pumpkin spice, comes a return of companies and hiring managers from summer vacations. And guess what? They are ready and motivated to hire before [...]
Educating Students in Computer Science If you are a computer scientist you are one of two things. You are either a myopic misanthrope widget or you are a knowledgeable, mild tempered, socially attractive rock-star. At least, that is, in the eyes of elementary school children (and recruiters but that is a story for another time). [...]
The Hard Truth About "The Office" The Office is one of my favorite television shows of all time. I’ll admit that I didn’t watch it when it was originally on tv, I ended up binge watching it on Netflix, and I was a bit wary with how awkward and clumsy Season 1 felt. But once [...]
Networking Starts with One Connection “You may have heard of the 6 degrees of separation or the 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon. Well in order to maximize your network you need to connect and communicate with other people. LinkedIn gives you the platform to do it. You just need to get connected.” – Kristin Kane [...]
Employers may be Watching We have all seen the power of Social Media. Whether it is within our personal group of friends with a funny video or picture getting a lot of likes/comments or maybe a more global issue that we otherwise would not have had any access, or even interest in. Anyone remember "what color [...]
What are your Favorite Books? “Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything” Plato I am a graduate of Indiana University with a double major in Comparative Literature and History. As you can imagine I really like books. I grew up an unashamed ‘book worm’ [...]
Company Culture or Company Cosmetics? What do you think of when you hear the phrase “company culture”? If you’re like me, you probably picture a sleek looking office with floor to ceiling windows looking out on Center City Philadelphia. Bright colorful walls, a large kitchen area stocked with a never ending supply of food. And [...]
Going for Broke with Pokémon Have you heard of Pokémon GO? If not it means you have been living under a rock for the past month or so. We decided to take a break from hunting down the local Dodrio that’s been eluding us and take a look at what lessons Pokémon GO can teach us [...]
Steps to Prepare for a Successful Interview Preparing for the interview is just like preparing for the 'big game'. You practice, scrimmage and practice some more. Practice not only improves your game but it helps to prepare you for different scenarios. We love our definitive list of 20 interview tips but when prepping for the [...]
