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• Words of Wisdom on Job Action Day

  To rally those who have lost their jobs or are facing possible job loss in the current devastated economic climate, Quintessential Careers has created Job Action Day . Job Action Day, which is today, aims to empower workers and job-seekers to take proactive Read More... Posted Monday, November 03, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Attitude & Motivation, Career Change, Current Affairs, Job Hunting, Networking, Productivity, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Management Consulting and Finance: Still Desirable for College Grads?

  My friend and 30/20 Vision radio show co-host Lindsey Pollak and I had the opportunity to contribute to Marci Alboher’s New York Times career coach roundtable on management consulting and investment banking as careers for soon-to-be college grads. Here Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 30, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 4 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Current Affairs, Business, Personal Development, Work, School, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Career Issues When You'll Live to 100

  Ben Casnocha brought back to life a very cool commencement speech given by David Mahoney at Rutgers University in 1996. Mahoney, then chairman of the Dana Foundation , a brain research organization, provided some compelling tips about why young people Read More... Posted Monday, April 14, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Career Change, Current Affairs, Life Balance, Ownership & Initiative, Personal Development, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• New Episode: 30/20 Vision Radio Show

  Just a heads up that a new episode of the 30/20 Vision Radio Show will air live tomorrow at BlogTalkRadio at 3PM ET. As I reminder, I host this monthly radio show with my fellow authors Christine Hassler (20-Something, 20-Everything) and Lindsey Pollak Read More... Posted Monday, December 17, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Best Practices, Current Affairs, Handy Resources, Life Balance, Daily Life, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• The Tale of 52 Jobs in a Year

  Thanks to the folks over at Get That Job for pointing out the story of Sean Aiken , a twenty-something who is figuring out what he wants to do with his life by trying out a new job every week for a year. According to Sean, after finishing college with Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 12, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Cool Careers, Creativity & Innovation, Current Affairs, Discovering Your Passion, Personal Development, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• 30/20 Vision: New 20-Something Podcast Series!

  I am really excited to share the debut of the new 30/20 Podcast series - especially for the 20-something woman who wishes she had a couple of big sisters to clue her in on the ins and outs of life after college. The series will feature me and my fellow Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Attitude & Motivation, Current Affairs, Discovering Your Passion, Life Balance, Mentoring, Personal Development, Daily Life, Work, School, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• The "American Dream" Shouldn't Be Everyone's Dream

  It seems like every other business book I pick up lately is written by a successful entrepreneur who either A) experienced a ridiculous amount of trial and tribulation to pursue his dream – such as living homeless for a year – or B) shunned a traditional Read More... Posted Friday, June 01, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Current Affairs, Discovering Your Passion, Business, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• What Millennials Want Out of Work

  This week, I’m on a speaking tour at several corporations in the U.S. and abroad, training twenty-somethings and their managers on what recent college grads need to do in order to succeed in today’s business climate. As a result of meeting hundreds of Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Entry Level, Attitude & Motivation, Current Affairs, Employment Trends, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals