Tips for Gen Y to update professional image
September 8, 2011 | BY Kelly Olin
As we start another school year, now is a great time to update your professional wardrobe so you can position yourself for your dream job or internship. The working world often judges a book by its cover. Therefore, when job searching, it’s more critical than ever that your image be spot on. As an added [...]
4 tips for professionally wrapping up internship
July 21, 2011 | BY Kelly Olin
We are now in the second half of the summer and you will probably be wrapping up your internship in the next couple of weeks before you return to campus for the fall semester. Like making a good first impression, it is important to also leave a positive lasting impression as you depart from your [...]
3 things to do this summer if you didn’t intern
July 7, 2011 | BY Kelly Olin
Well my friends, it is now the middle of July and chances are, if you haven’t already landed an internship for this summer, it isn’t going to happen. We all know (or should know) the importance of having internship experiences during college to help prepare and market ourselves for full time employment. So, if you [...]
Internships have gone virtual
June 30, 2011 | BY Kelly Olin
With the surge of college students competing in the slow job market, finding an internship can be quite challenging. Thankfully, the growing trend of “virtual internships” has provided more opportunities for students to build new skills and experiences on their resume while flexibly working around their school schedule. By leveraging the “telecommuting” model and newer [...]
Time management: where does your time go?
April 26, 2011 | BY Kelly Olin
Congratulations! You’ve landed that part time job or internship while you are already a busy college student. But you are starting to wonder if there are enough hours in the day to be superman or superwoman. We hear you! But don’t worry. I always like to say, “the busiest people always get the most done.” [...]
College seniors: 6 “must dos” before graduation
April 19, 2011 | BY Kelly Olin
Seniors, congratulations on making it to your FINAL semester of college! You are about to cross the finish line into the big bad professional world, but it’s not time to stop running yet! Amongst all the exams, projects and presentations, it is important to prepare for life AFTER you walk across that stage. But don’t [...]
Do job boards help you find jobs?
April 14, 2011 | BY Kelly Olin
Job board websites are like an ocean, stretching for miles with no end in sight. The job seekers? Hundreds and thousands of tiny little fish swimming around hoping for any means of sticking out and nabbing that one job every other fish is swimming toward. All in all, the chances are not in your favor. [...]
Is grad school for you?
April 11, 2011 | BY Kelly Olin
The question that so many people are pondering in this challenging economy is… do I go back to school or not? Is a graduate degree really worth it? Or is it simply a good way to hide, be productive, and avoid a tough job market? There are a lot of considerations that should go into [...]
Ditch the interview jitters
March 31, 2011 | BY Kelly Olin
Editing your résumé and submitting a job application might be some of the easier parts of the job searching process. But the potential of an actual interview lingers in your mind the moment you type you name on the job application. Are you qualified? How will you communicate what you have to offer? What if [...]
Top 10 tips to get a job NOW
March 29, 2011 | BY Kelly Olin
(Editor’s Note: Every week, Y Gen Out Loud will be publishing a column or two by Kelly Olin, a certified career coach, trainer, and expert speaker on Gen Y and careers. She also recently founded Next Stop Career, a professional development company aimed at helping Gen Y achieve their career dreams. I’ve known Kelly for [...]
Training Generation Y to land dream job
July 28, 2010 | BY Tamara Bell
In today’s episode, Keeping Up with Gen Y talks to Kelly Olin, owner of Kelly Olin Career Coaching and Training, about how career coaching can benefit young people seeking their dream jobs.
Gen Y women breaking through glass ceiling
May 26, 2010 | BY Tamara Bell
In today’s episode, Keeping Up with Gen Y talks to the co-founder of Young Women’s Roundtable about how Gen Y women are working with mentors to create the next gen CEOs.
Propelling Gen Y toward their Professional Destiny
May 19, 2010 | BY Tamara Bell
In today’s episode of Keeping Up with Gen Y, Valerie Hausladen talks about her book, Professional Destiny, in which she explains how you can discover the career you were born for.
