Mark Levit
So, You’ve Already Selected a Career, Huh?
And it doesn't require a college education?
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Periodically, students tell me, “Mark, I already know what I want to do for my career. I’m bored in college. All the English, history, math, and art appreciation courses aren’t of interest to me. I’d rather go to a school that teaches only what I want to learn.” I get it probably better than most. […]
The 1,000-year-old Model
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Universities operate on a 1,000-year-old organizational model wherein academic rigor is the goal. Academic rigor is among the primary qualities accreditation organizations seek when granting credentials to a university. The reason many people associate higher education with career success is attributed to the period after World War II. Servicemen, upon returning from battle, received free college educations as gratitude […]
Getting Paid for Your Internships
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Not long before I sold my agency and moved south, I paid a visit to the office of a Wall Street client. It was always fun meeting with him because he told fantastic personal stories—sometimes they were funny, sometimes jolting. They weren’t jolting like the “party stories” college students are famous for, but jolting in terms […]
What’s something interesting about your hometown? Are you immersed in a hobby? What makes you uniquely you? Most hiring managers want a factoid or two about your background and interests. Those make you an interesting candidate.