Posts Tagged: Nancy Barry
Book Review: “When Reality Hits”
Posted in Career Advice for Young Professionals Generation Y/Millennials Getting from College to Career on September 10, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Helpful and realistic career advice for college students and recent grads
In the Introduction to her book, When Reality Hits: What Employers Want Recent Graduates to Know, Nancy Barry explains that she wants readers to feel “as if I’m sitting right there with you in a coaching session. I’m your biggest champion and we haven’t even met.”
That is exactly what it’s like to read this book. Nancy, a speaker and author with an impressive corporate career behind her, is friendly, positive and honest about the skills and tactics young professionals need to know. When Reality Hits is a fast and helpful read for college students and recent grads.
Here are some of my favorite tips from the book: (more…)
Free webcast: Integrating recent grads into your workforce — tips for employers and employees
Posted in Career Advice for Young Professionals Generation Y/Millennials Getting from College to Career Recommended Career Resources on August 26, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Wednesday, August 27th at 12 noon EDT: Advice for integrating Gen Y recent grads into your company — tips for employers and employees
On Wednesday, August 27th at 12 noon EDT, I’ll be participating in a FREE American Management Association (AMA) webcast, “Improving Your Onboarding Succecss: Integrating Recent Grads into Your Workforce.” You can participate live or download later.
I’ll be presenting on the webcast along with Nancy Barry, author of the excellent book, When Reality Hits: What Employers Want Recent College Graduates to Know (which I’ll be reviewing shortly), and Malla Haridat, Director of Employer and Alumni Relations with the Columbia University Center for Career Education.
