Christina is a recent grad from the University of Denver and the creator of TheSavvyGrad.com. The Savvy Grad is a blog devoted to helping you succeed in the unclear path between college life and the real world.
A “To-Go folder” is the perfect solution for the young professional on the go. If you took all the time throughout your day that you were waiting for a meeting to start, or stuck …
My old company was a large media company where the dress code was pretty formal; business casual at the bare minimum. Account Executives were expected to wear a jacket and tie during client appointments, and many frequently wore suits. Women were expected to maintain the same level of dress, respectively. I worked in creative/operations and our dress code wasn’t quite as strict, but it was close.
Christina is a recent grad from the University of Denver and the creator of TheSavvyGrad.com. The Savvy Grad is a blog devoted to helping you succeed in the unclear path between college life and the real world.
I have been reading Richard Branson’s autobiography, Losing my Virginity. Richard Branson is the owner of the Virgin Empire, a serial entrepreneur, and a thrill seeker. At one point in his life a teacher told him, “Richard …
It’s hard for me to believe I have been out of college for seven years now and high school for 12. I’m rapidly approaching the end of my twenties, a fact that is somewhat painful to admit in one sense, but kind of exciting in another. This milestone birthday has got me thinking. A lot.
Jeans are one item of clothing that I don’t mind splurging on. It might seem pretty ridiculous to spend $100 or $200 on a pair of jeans, but in my opinion, finding one or two pairs of jeans that are great are better than a closest full of mediocre jeans.
With two years of college under my belt, I can say that my journey has taken me great distances and yet I am only at the beginning of my path. Despite my youth of experience, I have already discovered that there are two ideal traits to staying motivated and traveling far – passion and ambition.
Rather than taking on the mentality that we know everything as recent grads, maybe we should just align ourselves with others and surround ourselves with resources that can provide the answers.
We hear the word “leverage” often; especially in tight economies. What does it mean to leverage? What should I be leveraging? Being out of college for a year now, working in an entry level position, constantly working to build this blog and the ideas behind it and facing the harsh realities of living in the “real world,” I’ve quickly learned what it means to leverage. For me, it means identifying my resources and utilizing them to their fullest potential.
