Over the past few years, I’ve had the opportunity to be involved in hiring for several organizations. While one position was of a higher level of experience, most have been the fresh-out-of-college type (internships and entry-level positions). In reflecting back to my first interviews out of college, I recognize how much more information managers now […]
Faith & Culture
How a Single Word Directed My Path
For several years I’ve talked about going back to school. I knew I wanted to do it, but I couldn’t really decide what to study because there were so many great options! Nearly two years ago I figured it was now or never. I posted on social media asking for help considering two different graduate […]
Even the strong need water
We almost gave up, but we decided to try another vegetable garden this year despite last year’s failures. All the tomatoes had some sort of rot on them and our beans never got past infancy. The only successful crop were the cantaloupes, which basically took over the whole garden but did give us six healthy […]
Thankful to be thankful
Ever learned another language? Doing so forces you to confront what you thought you knew about your native language. I remember when I was first learning French and always got confused about where to put the adjectives. But it’s not like that in English, I tried to complain. Apparently it is. I just didn’t know […]
Because we’re all worth it…
I stopped into our local UPS store one day to close the box we used as a temporary home for our mail when we were in between (literally and figuratively) the east and west coasts this summer. I’d found the employees there to be more pleasant than most and this trip was no exception. As […]