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How to Land a Job Without a Résumé (A Case Study)

What if you had the confidence to land a job without using your résumé? The truth is, it’s probably easier to get a job if you completely ditch your résumé. I’ll let you in …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Praxis Featured Deliverable: Joey Wickham

Imagine an education where you could showcase your abilities through content creation. Imagine not having to take standardized tests, but instead spending that valuable time making something you’re proud of. That’s why at Praxis, …

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Praxis Featured Deliverable: Morgan Von Gunten

Written by Lolita Allgyer

Curriculum Overview: Module 3

“Writing has allowed me to build mental integrity. I’ve had to have the courage to write down and share my thoughts in public on a regular basis. That practice has allowed me to improve …

Written by Chuck Grimmett

Portfolio Project Ideas with Python

So, you are learning Python and want to build a portfolio that helps you land your first technical job at a company. You’ll want to show that: You know how to problem solve You …

Written by Chuck Grimmett

10 Ways to Build Your Personal Brand

College degrees don’t send the signals they once used to. You have to take charge of building your personal brand and work out loud instead. Here is the ultimate list for how to build …

Written by T.K. Coleman

Working and Studying Are Part of the Same Process

Which is more important: consuming content or creating content? Should I focus on theory or should I emphasize practice? Should I initiate my own projects or should I observe what the top performers in …

Written by T.K. Coleman

5 Ways to Create Value Through a Blog Post

A Praxis participant recently asked me for some tips on how to signal their ability to create value through their writing. More specifically, they wanted to know how to do this without relying on …

Written by Hannah Frankman

Wednesday Wrap-Up: Writing Workshop w/ Craig Biddle

Every week at Praxis, participants and alumni gather for Praxis Wednesdays, weekly group sessions designed to hone intellectual ability and build practical skills applicable to the professional world. These sessions cover everything from academic …

Written by T.K. Coleman

3 Reasons Why You Should Learn Out Loud

You’re in the middle of an interesting online course. You just started reading a fascinating new book. You stayed up all night watching a series of talks by a provocative lecturer. Nobody knows. It’s …

Written by Chuck Grimmett

Free Charting Tools for Your Next Article

One of the key elements of the Praxis curriculum is that we push participants to create. Over the course of they bootcamp, they create multiple portfolio projects to showcase their skills, write every day …

Written by Ryan Ferguson

Getting What You Want, What Is Too Personal, and Learning to Execute Ideas | Office Hours Podcast

This week on Office Hours, TK and Isaac talk about the popular but misguided approach by most popular “How to get what you want” advice, when is a blog post TMI, and learning how …

Written by Chuck Grimmett

How can I come up with more ideas?

We received a question from an Office Hours listener: “When someone gives me a good idea, I’m great at executing on it, but I’m not good at being the guy who comes up with …

Written by Ryan Ferguson

Creating Content Without a Big Audience | Forward Tilt Podcast

There has been a trend recently of popular content creators online talking about how there are too many blogs, too many podcasts, and the world doesn’t need more. Apart from the obvious irony, they …

Written by Ryan Ferguson

Creativity is The HTML of Hard Work | Forward Tilt

In this episode, Praxis Education Director, TK Coleman guest hosts to talk about creativity and HTML. Most people think of creativity and associate it with inspiration, living in cool neighborhoods, and eccentricity. But in reality, …

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