Dec

10

Things to do: Making myself a priority

December 10, 2009 | 5 Comments

If you are reading this, you are probably a very busy person. Chances are, a to-do-list is within your arm’s reach, and if there isn’t, then there’s an ongoing list in your head that is constantly running.
I know this about you because I know this about me. Idle hands don’t go far in journalism and [...]

Oct

6

Just a matter of perspective

October 6, 2009 | 7 Comments

As a writer facing a deadline, there is nothing more frightening than staring at a blank, white screen with nothing to fill the space.
Even the blinking cursor in the corner seems as if it’s telling me to hurry and think of something clever and witty to report to the world. My fingers are itching to [...]

Apr

10

A Dork in New York

April 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment

So there I sat in a friendly café nestled in East Village, immersed in a candid conversation with a Harvard graduate turned investment banker. Topics of discussion with the high school alumnus? Oh you know, economic theorists, politics, life in New York City—sundry things of that sort.
It was somewhere between fiscal conservatism and [...]

Mar

11

When to Fight the Machine

March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Let’s say you want a job (far-fetched guess, I know). You happen to find a job post online. You apply through an online application. You wait. And you wait. And you keep waiting but don’t hear anything back from anyone.
Well, what did you expect? 
Recruiters say that the actual percentage of online applications viewed by a [...]

Feb

11

I’m a hustla, baby.

February 11, 2009 | 1 Comment

Gather around, generation Y. This is our new anthem. For those who’ve been completely disconnected from every aspect of reality, let me break it down:
Bad economy = jobless graduates.
By now it’s all sounding too much like a broken record. So what do we do? Sing louder. This is a competition, and you best be heard [...]

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