Lolita Allgyer, Author at Praxis

How to Create a Month-Long Project Showcasing Anything (a case study)

One skill we teach at Praxis is the art of the PDP (or personal development project.) It’s a way of structuring your personal growth in a way that signals your skills to others while …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Advice About Advice and What College Could Be | Office Hours Season 3 Episode 5

In this episode of Office Hours, Isaac and T.K. cover the possibilities of what college could be. Is it redeemable from within, or is the system a failure by default? Check out the top …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Professional Communication 101

When you’re just getting started with your career, you won’t have lots of hard skills to showcase. But if you’re good at communication, you’ll be able to build social capital while you learn hard …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Quora, Scandals, and Employers | Office Hours Season 3 Episode 4

Isaac and T.K. dive into March’s college admissions scandal, as well as the topic of Quora and what makes a good question. Then they tackle the question of what employers can do to make …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Side Projects, Politics, and the Permissionless Mindset | Office Hours Season 3 Episode 3

In this episode of Office Hours, Isaac and T.K. dive into politics, the downside of being a dreamer, and how to manage side projects while still doing your job well. Check out the top …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Want to Pursue Sales? Here’s Your Career Roadmap

Sales is the ultimate soft skill. That’s what makes it such a valuable thing to pursue! No matter where you go in your career, or what company you join, you’ll be able to use …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Overcoming the Fear of Being Pigeonholed | Office Hours Season 3 Episode 2

Check out the latest episode of Office Hours, available on iTunes, Spotify, direct download, or wherever you get your podcasts. Also, catch the best highlight clips below on Youtube! Sports analogies take the lead …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Reading What Interests You and Letting Go of Projects | Office Hours Season 3 Episode 1

Check out the new episode of Office Hours now on iTunes, Spotify, direct download and all major podcast platforms. First, TK and Isaac take some time to talk about what they’ve been up to …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Meet Praxis Business Partner Acton Academy Placer

Many of our business partners are tech startups. But others are high-growth companies outside the tech space. Take Acton Academy in Placer County, California, for example. We recently spoke with Matt Beaudreau, founder of …

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Skills and Career Paths for Each High School Stereotype

“So do you have a career in mind?” Seems like this is the only relevant question people find to ask young people as they’re going through high school. It’s never fun to answer. In …

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Don’t Fear the College Admission Scandal. Here’s What To Do Instead!

I never thought I’d see the words “college” and “scam” trending on a Twitter hashtag together. But all it took was one event to spark a whole new tone of discussion surrounding college. Let …

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9 Woman Entrepreneurs Who Took Career Launch to the Next Level

This Women’s History Month, we celebrate the woman entrepreneurs who have launched careers in unique ways. Reshma Saujani Reshma founded Girls Who Code, an organization started specifically to close the gender gap in technology. …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Alumni Spotlight- Sarah Iddings

This is Sarah Iddings. Known as the “energizer bunny” to most people, she spends her days creating value as a social media manager at Classical Conversations, a Praxis business partner. Sarah came to Praxis …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Do This Instead of Throwing Your Résumé at Hiring Managers

Want to be a standout candidate when you’re applying for a job? Stop relying on your résumé to sail you through the application process! Here’s how to get started: Tell your story, not your …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Curriculum Overview: Module 4

“If you want to do, you’ve got to know how to think.” Module 3 of Praxis was all about shipping content every day. Module 4 is exactly the opposite. In this module participants focus …

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