The Opportunities Project: Career Coaching and Consulting for a New Generation

Week of May 11th: Lasting Impressions

Fri, 11 May 2012 21:11:36 -0400

Is it Friday already? This week flew by way too fast. So it goes. We're creeping up on graduation - and want to send a special congratulations out to intern Lauren Wannermeyer on her graduation from Syracuse University this weekend. We wish you the best of luck in all your post-graduation endeavors! We've been working hard this week on quite a few projects. Join us on Facebook to discuss the changes happening in corporate culture beginning on Monday. In my new role at The Opportunities P...

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Music Monday – May 7th

Mon, 07 May 2012 18:26:51 -0400

Happy Monday, all! We're busy doing a recruitment project for a client, planning our 2012 Scholarship Launch and recording the videos to accompany The Graduation Project conference (thanks to those who came!). This week we're also discussing building your support network on Facebook, and we'd love for you to join us. I'm sure you've heard by now about the loss of Beastie Boys rapper Adam "MCA" Yauch on Friday, May 4th, after a three-year battle with cancer. While Michael Jackson and W...

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April 16- Music Monday

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:29:07 -0400

Well, hello again. So much excitement after going live last week! I'll be introducing our new Savannah-based client services and marketing person, Sera, very soon, but here are some updates she put together for the week, and our first Music Monday of 2012. Notes from Sera First and foremost, welcome to week one of The Graduation Project, a free video conference series for college students and recent graduates. This week is all about "Solving Your Job Search Mysteries" and we'll give tips on...

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Hello, World.

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:06:55 -0400

Well, hello there. I know it's been a few (5?) months since there has been a new blog post on our site. The absence has been mostly by design, but I'm happy to be back! So let's get up to date and reacquainted. Where I've Been My time offline has been spent accomplishing and experiencing things I set as goals when I decided to go out on my own in July 2010. Here's a quick recap of what I've been doing. 1. I've been making money on my own terms and making an impact with clients. This i...

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Inspiration, Reflection and a Timeout

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:59:49 -0400

I'm back from DC and still catching up on emails, clients, etc. I recapped my lessons on DC Education Startup Weekend on Tumblr. I spent Monday in DC taking meetings, but the most important part of my day was the three hours I spent walking around the memorials. A kind friend let me store my luggage- and my computer- with him so I could walk around without a heavy bag. I could not remember the last time I had the luxury of three hours doing something physical and that allowed me to be completely...

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