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For most of my career, I believed I had to check e-mails, be on conference calls, and tend to other work-related things while I was on vacation. This is what was expected, and what I thought was “normal,” and others followed suit.
PTO – what should stand for Personal Time Off – started being called Pretend Time Off. I would often return from a week of PTO feeling like I never left the office: I was still plugged-in and “on the grid” the entire time. In retrospect, I was not a...

It is all too easy to miss important information about a candidate in the brief time that an interview usually requires. More and more, employers are asking questions that discern critical thinking – but there’s still one area that most employers or...

Using Apps to Fast Track Your Professional Development Goals
It’s no secret that we live in a mobile-driven, on-the-go world. With Gen Z entering the workforce and gradually building their professional networks, it’s more necessary than ever to stay plugged-in if you want to evolve professionally. It’s all about...

Last Summer’s Work (Maintenance Man)
One year ago I would have never dreamed of interning for a global Fortune 500 company. Just last summer, I worked as an assistant for the head of maintenance at the elementary school where my mom teaches. I cleaned a lot of toilets and worked in the...