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The ubiquity of internet job boards, and the ease of applying online for an open position, has completely changed the process by which we look for new employment opportunities. Seriously, does anyone have fond memories of looking through the newspaper and dropping off stacks of envelopes containing resumes/cover letters printed on 32lb. white linen paper?

Yet, companies are struggling to triage the large number of applicants (many of whom are unqualified) expressing interest in a relatively lim… Continue

Any master of the obvious can tell you that career networking is critical to finding new employment opportunities. Yet, one of the things that I’ve found is that while most job seekers spend a disproportionate amount of time trying to identify and locate the right professional contacts, very few actually take the time to consciously manage those interactions. In fact, I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve seen someone successfully get a foot in the door, only to put said foot in his/her mout… Continue

It was one of those beautiful spring days in the District, the kind of Saturday afternoon that is impossible to capture with words.

After grabbing an unhealthy, but very satisfying, lunch at Ben’s Chili Bowl (a local institution and the site of a YouTube “Instant Classic” in January after President Obama stopped by for a chili half-smoke) and some window shopping in the funky U-Street neighborhood, we made our way over to the Newseum, a s… Continue