The Entrepreneurial Careerist in action and attitude

The Entrepreneurial Careerist begins

Do you see opportunity or barriers? My recent article about the death of the unpaid internship led to an interaction with long-time reader. He’s frequently conveys a generally negative perspective towards greedy corporations and greedy bosses, and a contrarian perspective to how I view and pursue opportunity. He isn’t the only one. In fact, similar […]

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Should All Internships Be Paid?

This post is prompted by a news story I saw on NBCNews.com about the “End of the Unpaid Internship.” Last Thursday I spoke to I.T. students at a local professional college. The topic was “Proactive Career Strategies.” Career Myths: As part of my presentation, I cover are 3 career myths. Myth 1: Career development occurs […]

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