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Business Partner Feature: PandaDoc

Praxis business partners are some of the fastest growing startups in their industries. Participants create real value from day one and see what it is like to take a startup to the next level. …

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How Does Praxis Match Me With A Business?

One of the most common questions we get is how we place participants with business partners. What’s the secret? How does the process happen? Do participants get a say in the placement? Don’t worry …

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3 Strategies for Self-Directed Learning

The most important skill for a young person today is learning quickly and effectively. Since the Great Recession, nobody buys the false impression that you can get a credential after studying for four years, land a job, …

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Praxis is Now Available in Canada

We’re excited to announce that 2017 brings with it our first international year. Starting today, we are accepting applications for Canadian participants who wish to apprentice with startups in Canada. This international expansion allows …

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Should You Schedule a Call or Can You Use Email?

In the age of remote work and instant communication, scheduling a call (or much worse, calling unsolicitedly) is the equivalent of calling a meeting in the workplace. If it is used intelligently and only …

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Advice to High Schoolers: Build Your Paper Trail

The Praxis team are big advocates of developing your own paper trail early in life (here, here, here, here, and here). Having some kind of paper trail allows people to make quick decisions about …

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We’re Hiring a Placement Specialist!

We’re growing the Praxis team and hiring a full-time placement specialist. The placement specialist is responsible for matching Praxis participants with business partners in our network for their apprenticeships. This role involves a unique …

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3 Reasons to Be More Ambitious

I talk to a lot of competent, hard-working young people. I do this at our business partners, in Praxis interviews, during speaking engagements, and on social media. The audience I am engaging is better than your …

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Why You Should Make a Big Decision Today

One of my favorite things about Praxis — and my job doing business development in particular — is meeting our business partners and hearing their stories. What got them from an idea to a …

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How to Create a Useful Digital Paper Trail

Your presence online is either a liability or an asset. There is no middle ground. The trick is getting your digital paper trail to work for you. I don’t mean this in the way of …

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Kill Your Next Interview With These Tips

Interviews are a big part of life and a big part of Praxis. I interview dozens of candidates per month and send each of our participants off to do interviews with business partners. This …

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What Kinds of Companies are Praxis Business Partners?

One of the most common questions we get is “what kind of companies are your business partners?” People like to get an idea of what the work experience will be like and what kind of …

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How to Fight Imposter Syndrome

If you’ve ever worked hard to hit a goal or reach a big accomplishment only to be overcome by a feeling of, “You don’t deserve this,” or “You’re not going to hit this! You …

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Do Hard Stuff

The college degree is little more than a signal that somebody can get through a minimum amount of work over a short period of time. It is used by employers in lieu of anything …

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Ditch Your Resume – Build A Pitch Deck

I have never seen a resume that I remember, and I have seen plenty of resumes from great and qualified candidates. This sentiment is echoed by businesses with whom I speak and the people …

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