National Black MBA Association: Pre-Conference Career Expo

National Black MBA Association: Pre-Conference Career Expo

CEO, Natascha F. Saunders, The Youth Career Coach Inc.

CEO, William Lee Jr., Author, College & Corporate Speaker

CEO, Dr. Lisa Matthews, Top Choice Resumes

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#DMV TODAY, 9.14.15 ~ National Black MBA Career EXPO

#DMV TODAY, Monday, 9.14.15 ~ TIME: 6pm - 9pm
Please join the National Black MBA Association, Inc. - Washington, D.C. Chapter (NBMBAA-DC) at one of DC Finest Business Clubs ~ The City Club for the 2015 Pre-Conference Career Expo!

1. Does your career search need a spark?
2. Are you looking to enhance your resume and personal image to stand out in the current job market?

Come meet with companies who are actively recruiting MBA talent in the D.C. metropolitan area and attend plenary sessions designed to provide tips for navigating the current job market and maximizing your career search success!

BRING YOUR RESUME FOR A FREE RESUME REVIEW & FREE CAREER COACHING!!!

The Pre-Conference Career Expo is FREE for NBMBAA-DC members and current students! $10 advanced registration for non-members and $15 dollars at the door. Terry G. McCrea Photography is Offering Professional Head-shots Exclusively for Career Expo Attendees!!!

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nbmbaa-dc-2015-pre-conference-career-expo-tickets-18123866974

7 SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE WHO KICKED OFF THEIR CAREERS WITH FAILURE

By Aja Frost

 

 It’s easy to feel like your failures are bigger and more permanent than everyone else’s failures.

I would know. As a high school senior, I was rejected by 10 of the 13 colleges I’d applied to—and as I looked around at all my friends, who were heading off to schools like Cornell and Columbia and Yale, I couldn’t help but feel like the least impressive, least intelligent, least promising person ever.

There was a lot of crying and wallowing. But after a couple months, I forced myself to move on so I could focus on enjoying my college experience and getting started on establishing my career.

Two years later, more than 800 of my articles have been published in places like Forbes, Business Insider, Inc., USA TODAY College, and The Daily Muse, and I’ve already gotten a couple job offers for when I graduate next June.

My point is that failure isn’t permanent. Even if you’re at a low point right now, that doesn’t say anything about your talent or potential.

To prove it, I’ve rounded up seven stories of super successful people who experienced and overcame failure.

1. Steven Spielberg .........

 

READ MORE of Aja's Amazing Article here: https://goo.gl/OP61U7

Guy who got into all 8 Ivy League schools explains how to nail a winning admissions essay

Guy who got into all 8 Ivy League schools explains how to nail a winning admissions essay

Kwasi Enin, then a high school senior, smiles after announcing he will attend Yale University during a press conference at William Floyd High School in Mastic Beach, New York April 30, 2014. (Photo taken by Reuters, Shannon Stapleton)

Reddit recently hosted an AMA, or Ask Me Anything, that featured Kwasi Enin answering questions about his incredible feat of being accepted into all eight Ivy League schools.

Enin, now a sophomore at Yale, provided really detailed answers about when to start writing your essay and how to craft a story that will catch the attention of admissions officers. Somewhat surpisingly, he suggested having an English teacher edit your essay before sending it in.

Below is what he shared.....

On when to start writing your essay:

I took my summer, starting in July before senior year, to craft my essay. I wrote mini-essays based on the Common App prompts from previous years. I looked at what was worthwhile out of those essays, and transferred those snippets into the prompt for the 2013-2014 year as soon as possible.

Then I added all the prompts for the colleges I would apply to. I made separate word documents for all of them and started writing an essay a day in August. When the school year came, I had a whole lot of editing to do with my teachers. But it sure made the application process simple!

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/kwasi-enin-explains-how-to-nail-a-winning-admissions-essay-2015-8#ixzz3izeUMI5z

Ballerina Misty Copeland Talks Being Unapologetically Black And More

One more reason to love her.

 

Julee Wilson Senior Fashion Editor, The Huffington Post

Posted: 08/10/2015 02:38 PM EDT | Edited: 08/10/2015 02:40 PM EDT

 

This is an excerpt from Essence magazine's September 2015 cover story "Stepping Up" about American Ballet Theatre ballerina Misty Copeland. The article was written by Julee Wilson, senior fashion editor at The Huffington Post. 

“…One of Copeland’s most endearing qualities, beyond dancing on her toes and making it look easy, is the fact that she’s so unapologetically Black. ‘It’s easy for someone who isn’t Black or other or who has never experienced racism to dismiss what I’m saying…it’s easier for them to say, ‘Why do you focus so much on that? You’re a beautiful dancer.’ But the reason I’m here and I have this voice is because I’m Black.’ Copeland tells me that she has never tried to pretend that ballet doesn’t have a race problem. She recounts times fellow dancers told her that some American Ballet Theatre (ABT) staff members were overheard saying, ‘Misty stands out too much because of her skin color.’

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Job Interview Coming Up? Put On Your Consulting Glasses by: Liz Ryan *Published on Forbes.com

If you take the perspective of a hiring manager  who’s going to conduct a bunch of interviews one after the other, you’ll see why it’s so important for you to change the interview script. As a job-seeker, you have to wake up the interviewer’s sleepy  brain.

As soon as the interviewer slips into the script, you’ve lost him or her. Do you know what the hiring manager is thinking, the minute s/he gets finished saying “Why don’t you walk me through your resume?” and you start talking? The manager is thinking “If I can get out of here at 4:15 p.m. I can make it to the dry cleaner before they close.”

They’re not really paying attention to you as you walk through your career history. They’re off in the their own mind somewhere.

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20 Misused English Words That Make Smart People Look Silly

The following most helpful article was written by Travis Bradberry

It's a very helpful source that I wanted to share.  

Start reading below....

 

We’re all tempted to use words that we’re not too familiar with. 

If this were the only problem, I wouldn’t have much to write about. That’s because we’re cautious with words we’re unsure of and, thus, they don’t create much of an issue for us. It’s the words that we think we’re using correctly that wreak the most havoc. We throw them around in meetings, e-mails and important documents (such as resumes and client reports), and they land, like fingernails across a chalkboard, on everyone who has to hear or read them. We’re all guilty of this from time to time, myself included.

• Accept vs. Except

• Affect vs. Effect

• Lie vs. Lay

READ MORE or Mr. Bradberry's article here: http://qz.com/432285/20-misused-words-that-make-smart-people-look-dumb/

The Path to Success is.......by @TonyRobbins

#Quote "The path to success is to take massive, determined action." @TonyRobbins

Shared by @TaschaSaunders, CEO/Founder, The Youth Career Coach Inc.

Is it time to CLEAN?

Natascha F. Saunders

Computer Security Scan says, 'All Threats Resolved'

*Cleanliness is both the abstract state of being clean and free from dirt, and the process of achieving and maintaining that state. Cleanliness may be wed with a moral quality and may be regarded as contributing to other ideals such as health and beauty.* Source: Internet

During my seasons of transition before something new comes I've always receive what I call my cleaning spirit :-). I'm a pretty organized person, but this involves a deep cleaning. So on this week as I take time to myself ~ cleaning, organizing, trashing, mopping, vacuuming, sweeping, donating, recycling, etc. has begun.

This includes for instance: cleaning all the blinds one row at a time, windex the insides of all windows & mirrors, changing and/or hanging wall portraits, laundry (including all sneakers), having my tailor fix all clothes that are in need of repair with hems and stitching, me sewing items that can be used a little bit longer, cleaning inside of the oven, hand washing the carpets ~ my favorite stain remover is:  etc.

Resolve it even gets out make-up, washing the bathroom floors with a toothbrush, tub scrubbing, soaking all bathroom shower curtains, kitchen grease walls around the stove, walls washing around the home, closet organization, shelve item organizing, under sinks, refrigerator shelves, cabinets, food & medicine on the shelves, hair accessories drawer, jewelry/accessory drawer, make-up, hair products, paper/bills/files, computer security scans, updating computer software programs,

Once the house is done I'll do an at home facial, hair style, nails, pedicure, etc.

I'll also be in prayer a bit more this week.... and I fast.

According to Paige Fowler check out her *7 Areas:  ‘How Cleaning and Organizing Can Improve Your Physical and Mental Health’:

1. It Can Reduce Stress and Depression
2. It Can Help You Eat Better
3. It Will Help You Stick to Your Workouts
4. It Can Improve Your Relationships
5. It Will Boost Your Productivity
6. It Can Help You Lose Weight
7. It Will Help You Sleep Better

To read Paige's article in more detail check out:

http://www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/how-cleaning-and-organizing-can-improve-your-physical-and-mental-health

......SO for whatever reason I decided to share – when I’m in transformation and in holding for what God will have next I ensure that I clean.

In service,

Natascha 'Career Coach' Saunders

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