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    Are There Storm Clouds on the Horizon as the Graduation Music Fades for 2022 College Grads
    Dan Troup
    • May 19
    • 3 min

    Are There Storm Clouds on the Horizon as the Graduation Music Fades for 2022 College Grads

    We are deep into May, and the news and social media platforms are filled with images of college graduations. Congratulation to all the...
    Summer Is Over. It’s Time to Ramble On with Four Observations for Your Search.
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 5 min

    Summer Is Over. It’s Time to Ramble On with Four Observations for Your Search.

    In my youth, I collected every Led Zeppelin album as soon as they hit the record store. I was even fortunate enough to see them live in...
    Job Search Technology in 2019. Blessing or Curse?
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Job Search Technology in 2019. Blessing or Curse?

    Back before the dawn of time, before Al Gore invented the Internet and we buried our heads in our phones, there was no such thing as job...
    It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over. 4 Job Search Tips for the Over 50 Job Seeker.
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 5 min

    It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over. 4 Job Search Tips for the Over 50 Job Seeker.

    When you are looking for great quotes to headline a blog article, you can’t get any better than Yogi Berra. The famous NY Yankees...
    Truth in Advertising, New Monster Ads and Your Job Search
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Truth in Advertising, New Monster Ads and Your Job Search

    If you are looking for this week’s article to include a list of tips and tricks to improve your job search, you are going to be...
    Tough Job Search? Don’t be a Turtle!
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Tough Job Search? Don’t be a Turtle!

    It was July 3rd and the year was 1985. I was in a car with my girlfriend, engagement ring hidden safely in my pocket, racing the setting...
    The Indeed Paradox, Job Search Math and The Hunger Games
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Indeed Paradox, Job Search Math and The Hunger Games

    The most basic definition of a paradox is a statement that may seem absurd or contradictory but yet can be true, or at least makes sense....
    Too expensive to buy. Too old to hire.
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Too expensive to buy. Too old to hire.

    If you follow my blog and have read some of my posts, you know that I view a job search through the perspective of a sales process. When...
    Culture Matters. In Yogurt. And in Your Job Search.
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Culture Matters. In Yogurt. And in Your Job Search.

    If you want to make healthy and great tasting yogurt, you need to start with live yogurt cultures. If you're going to build a successful...
    They Are Who We Thought They Were. Not When It Comes to Your Career!
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    They Are Who We Thought They Were. Not When It Comes to Your Career!

    If you are a “student” of professional football, then you likely remember the famous post-game press conference by Dennis Green, the late...
    The Student-Athlete Payoff. No. Not that Kind of Payoff!
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Student-Athlete Payoff. No. Not that Kind of Payoff!

    Is there such a thing as a perfect employee? I can tell you that over three decades in business, I hired hundreds of sales and marketing...
    Grit and the First-Generation College Student
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    Grit and the First-Generation College Student

    In my work as a career coach, I have the privilege to work with first-generation college students. I don’t use the word “privilege”...
    The Most Important Building on Campus
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Most Important Building on Campus

    When I arrived on the Cornell University campus some 40 years ago, one of my first challenges was to find my way around without getting...
    8 Weeks and Not Enough Interviews
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    8 Weeks and Not Enough Interviews

    The July 4th holiday has come and gone, and we are now deep into the month of July. College graduation is 8 or more weeks in the rear...
    The Risk of Underemployment is Real
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Risk of Underemployment is Real

    The term "underemployment" is defined as working in a job that doesn't require a college degree, when you actually have one. While the...
    Don't Watch This Movie Alone!
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    Don't Watch This Movie Alone!

    OK. It's not a movie. It's actually a news article. But I did get your attention! And in my defense, the topic can be almost as...
    The Paradox of the Youth Sports Investment
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Paradox of the Youth Sports Investment

    Over the past year, I have built a career coaching business focused specifically on the needs of college graduates. Along the way, I have...
    The Only Measurement that Matters
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Only Measurement that Matters

    It's May, and most people will tell you that it is college graduation season. I will tell you that it is actually “measurement season”....
    The Job Market Tightens for 2018 College Graduates
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Job Market Tightens for 2018 College Graduates

    Volatility in the stock market has returned this year and, it appears, so has a more competitive job market for recent college graduates....
    The Catch-22 Experience Gap
    Dan Troup
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Catch-22 Experience Gap

    When you run a career coaching service focused specifically on the job search needs of recent college graduates, there is a risk in...
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