"I have no idea what I want to do"

I heard this comment from a 22 year-old college graduate. He’s a bright, engaging, confident young man who played collegiate sports. Yet, he doesn’t know how to go about finding a job that he thinks he’d…

A radio commentator recently spoke about unemployment rates in certain states …overall, the employment landscape doesn’t look good! He said people are frustrated by sending their resumes out and having the resumes ‘scanned’ by computers, not people. Are you one of those frustrated people? If so, remember, computer resume scanning eliminates your…

For 15 years I’ve been speaking with, listening to and learning from high school and college students … you’ve told me a lot about what you want, need and are concerned about as you contemplate moving from school to business..

Your letters tell me that the following are some of the things that you need to learn as you think about going into any…

I attended an event last week at Smithtown West High School in Smithtown, Long Island. It was the 17^th year, that’s right, the 17^th year for the Smithtown School of Business Annual Business Olympics. Over 200 high school students from both Smithtown High School East and Smithtown High School West participated in teams. The students presented their concept for a new business in the field of “Apps”. If you don’t know what an App is, it’s something…

There’s an interesting article in the October 24^th issue of New York magazine written by Noreen Malone. It’s titled: “Coming of age in post-hope America”. The article reflects the feelings and attitudes of some young people today. The statement in red, on page 23 of the article she writes, My screwed, coddled, self-absorbed, mocked, surprisingly resilient generation. Does…

Why HOPE®? 

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Students know that today’s job market is very competitive and the future doesn’t look much better. Students can only hope the job market loosens up when they graduate … is there any real hope for them? The answer is YES!

HOPE®, The…