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Writing on entrepreneurship, careers, personal branding, and student life, grounded in real experience.
What Are You Doing With Your 1,000 Hours?
Summer break gives students roughly 1,000 waking hours. Here is what the research says about how that time actually gets spent, and how to use it with more intention.
August 15, 2026
Pay Your Interns: A Truth Most Managers Don't Want to Hear
Nearly half of internships in the U.S. are still unpaid. Here is what the data says about who bears the cost, and why 'they don't contribute much' is the wrong argument.
August 8, 2026
Personal Brand vs. Resume: Where Students Should Actually Start
Most employers now check a candidate's online presence before they ever see a resume. Here is why personal brand and resume are not the same thing, and where to start building one.
August 1, 2026
7 Things Engineering Students Should Post on LinkedIn
A practical, no-excuses starter guide for engineering students who don't know where to begin on LinkedIn, backed by what the data actually says about profile completeness and visibility.
July 25, 2026
What Should You Post on LinkedIn as a Students?
Most students stall out waiting for the perfect idea. Research on authenticity and content strategy suggests the better move is simpler: document, don't create.
July 18, 2026
LinkedIn Is Not a Job Platform (Yet)
LinkedIn generates far fewer job applications than Indeed, but a much higher share of them turn into interviews. Here is what that gap actually means for how students should use it.
July 11, 2026
Does Your GPA Actually Matter?
GPA screening has fallen from 73 percent of employers to under half in less than a decade. Here is what the hiring data actually shows about how much your grades matter.
July 4, 2026
The Job Market Isn't Built for Students
250 applications, two interviews, zero offers. A founding story about why the entry-level job market is harder than it should be, and what got built because of it.
June 27, 2026
The Random Jobs That Shaped Me More Than I Realized
Cleaning Airbnbs, delivering groceries, working construction. What the research on transferable skills says about the 'random jobs' students are tempted to leave off their resume.
June 20, 2026
The Truth About Working Students
Working while studying is often called a flex. The data on how many students actually do it, and what it costs them, tells a more honest story.
June 20, 2026