This week’s Praxis Monday guest was our own Director of Operations Sara Morrison — a master of organization and efficiency. Have you ever heard people talking about becoming the CEO of the Startup of You? In this session, Sara talked about how to become the Director of Operations of your own career. Sara talked about:…
Launching your career can be extremely overwhelming. You’re trying to understand this new career landscape and where you might fit in without having much work experience yourself while your teachers, professors, and parents typically have little to offer when it comes to sharing what opportunities are out there beyond their own professions. You feel pressure…
My colleague Sara Morrison is a professional Googler. This basically means that she can quickly and easily find information about any company, idea, person, or product. If anyone’s in the need-to-know, it’s her. This got me to thinking about some spy techniques that you can use for your career launch. Because, let’s face it, most…
Some of the most well-known graphic designers to date are self-taught masters of their craft. Graphic design is an increasingly popular career path due to its intersection between hands-on creativity and technical skills. The demand for it among businesses is even greater as the world constantly craves newer, smarter, and more creative art to showcase…
I hate snow days. Let me be 100% clear on this: it’s not because of some anti-snow, grinch on a crusade against cold weather attitude. It’s not because I dislike the celebration or spontaneity of an unexpected event. It’s because of the snow day mindset. The mindset that school or learning is a dreary, boring…
Back to Part 4: Strengthening your Network If you’re reading this, you’ve ideally made it all the way to your new city and have started making friends and building a network. It’s time for our last installment of the Relocation Survival Guide. Once you’ve gained a better understanding of the area immediately around you, the…
Back to Part 3: Preventing Isolation and Homesickness. After a certain amount of time, your homesickness in your new location will fade. It’s widely different person to person, so there’s no telling when that will happen. Once it does, strengthening your network will be a surefire way of building a community and environment that makes…
Back to Part 1: Finding a Place. Last week, we discussed everything that goes into finding a place to live as you go through the relocation process. Now that you’ve sorted that out, it’s time to start preparing for the move. Remember that the preparatory stages of relocation are always the biggest challenge. Once you…
I have a problem with the way most young people try to land jobs. The process goes something like this: Go to college. Graduate. Blast that résumé out to hundreds of companies, hoping to get an opportunity. Hunting for a job becomes a waiting game. Using this model, it’s hard to build momentum. Your every…
Relocating can be a highly intimidating and challenging, yet rewarding experience. It’s also an important part of the Praxis program. Our participants understand the struggle of making a commitment to another city and trying to figure out how to manage the jump. If you’re relocating, we want to help, whether or not you’re a Praxis…
What is Customer Success? “Sales generates customers, but customer service keeps them.” — Drake Powell Customer Success is one of the most important parts of a business. It’s the support the company offers to users (and sometimes potential users) of its product/service, and it’s the place where a customer’s technical problems and creative challenges get…
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 you’re growing as a person! It’s also a way to commit to the process of learning rather than pressuring yourself to…
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 skills! Watch the workshop here on Youtube or here on Facebook! More Email Communication Resources: VIDEO:How to Handle Email Attachments…
Customer service is easily one of the most valuable and underrated roles that you’ll find in a business. Without customer service, there is no bridge between product and consumer. If you love interacting with people, but have a hard time pushing for a sale, customer service could be the perfect career choice! Now, where do…
“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 fact, I always got a bit of a panicky feeling as I’d pass on some scripted reply about wanting to find…