Alan McMillan: How can college students graduate with multiple job offers?

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/24101769/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Alan J. McMillan is the founder of LearnEarnRetire.com, the informational resource for students and early employees transitioning from campus, to career, to their eventual financial independence. He is a retired high-tech executive who held the VP of Sales role four times in Silicon Valley with venture funded start-ups. He discovered a new calling when he identified an unmet need—and that is helping college students understand what it takes to figure out what they want in career and in life, nail their education, get a job that is the first step in an amazing career, have the skills to maintain employability over the arc of their career, and develop a plan that can lead to their financial independence, without demoting their lifestyle. He has spoken to thousands of students across America in live lectures and has built a formal curriculum in colleges including an acclaimed class at Ohio University. Discount code for our listeners! https://www.learnearnretire.com/offers/kj7A3sqL?coupon_code=JHFBAIENBD

In episode 289 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out what it was like for Alan to go through the MBA at the MIT Sloan Fellows program, advice he has for the students that are thinking about bringing a new product or service to market, what made him want to start LearnEarnRetire, how college students can graduate with multiple job offers, how students can thrive in their new position after college, how they can replace their job if it doesn’t work out quickly and efficiently, tips on how students can use their money wisely when they are young, and how they can ensure a solid financial plan so they can retire comfortably. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0biq1oWE3xI

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Mark Herschberg: How do I create a career plan?

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/23883690/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Our next guest is Mark Herschberg. Mark is the author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You and creator of the Brain Bump app. From tracking criminals and terrorists on the dark web to creating marketplaces and new authentication systems, Mark has spent his career launching and developing new ventures at startups and Fortune 500s and in academia, with over a dozen patents to his name. He helped to start the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, dubbed MIT’s “career success accelerator,” where he teaches annually. At MIT, he received a B.S. in physics, a B.S. in electrical engineering & computer science, and a M.Eng. in electrical engineering & computer science, focusing on cryptography. He was one of the top-ranked ballroom dancers in the country and now lives in New York City, where he is known for his social gatherings, including his annual Halloween party, as well as his diverse cufflink collection.

In episode number 273 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Mark chose MIT for his undergraduate experience, what was special about the brothers of Pi Lambda Phi, what types of companies get him interested, what made him start the MIT Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, what goes into a career plan, how a job candidate can dictate the opportunities, what is the best way to negotiate a job offer, what are the four roles of a manager, and his thoughts on what fraternities and sororities are doing right and wrong. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RsUflLolpE

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