If you had asked me one year ago how my first internship at MatchPoint was, I probably would have said it was not the most interesting. I say that because when I was there I didn’t do much or do anything that had a major impact. A lot of my work was entering information into databases …
“Alright, alright, alright.” If you do not recognize these three words together, I am sure you know of the person who built his career off them. Matthew McConaughey is one of the most famous actors of our generation. He is an Oscar Award winning actor, philanthropist, motivational speaker, and the centerman for the greatest car commercials …
Going through the list of things I would be doing with my managers this summer, the biggest thing that stuck with me was networking on a professional level. What we are taught about networking in school can only take you so far when you are put in a real-life situation and I felt it was …
“I reckon the industry has about two years left in it, four at most. Machine learning, big data, propensity algorithms can deal with vast networks of connections much better than a human can.” This was a quote from Daily Mail CTO, Oleg Vishnepolsky, in a very facetious article posted to LinkedIn last November. The beginning …
Cybersecurity is a hot topic in the world right now, and for many good reasons. With the improvements of technology and its availability through cell phones, laptops, and tablets, everyone is vulnerable to a cyberattack. While companies all over the world are specializing in malware security and many larger companies setting up in-house cybersecurity teams, …
The ability to set yourself apart has become the biggest key to success when comparing yourself to the competition in the workplace. Setting yourself apart can be done in so many ways that it is now very hard to accomplish. The ways in which we express ourselves, think about ourselves, and act towards others, individualizes …
“It’s all about who you know.” This saying is one I am sure you have heard at least once, and one that I am certain has been relevant to you at some point in your life! Whether it be your first job helping an Uncle’s friend’s, or you are becoming part of a business with …
Is it really the kid’s fault? Being a young adult myself at the age of 21, I can remember one instance at a youth football practice several years ago in which I first heard that question being asked. As we were doing our practice warm-up drills, our teammate and his mother, were running late, frantically …