by James Levin | May 21, 2025 | Blog
This is one of my favorite times of the year, working at a university. This week, the students walk. They graduated. Now they must pay close attention to whatever their ‘next’ is. Some have jobs lined up, many are still searching, and some are just so frightened by...
by James Levin | May 14, 2025 | Blog
I take pride in the fact that I have a reputation for not having any ‘QUIT’. Quit represents a discontinuation of something. A STOP in motion. A prevention of moving forward. Quit represents a premature EXIT. It exhibits, with rare exception, bad judgement. The idea...
by James Levin | May 10, 2025 | Blog
It’s extraordinary how much time we spend on our jobs and our careers. Work, work, work… Data supports the idea that we invest approximately 90,000 hours in work during our lifetime. Data also supports the idea that only 3 hours per day are productive. When you...
by James Levin | Apr 30, 2025 | Blog
I am incredibly blessed to work at one of the best research universities in the country. I am even more fortunate to work with colleagues, alumni, faculty, and especially students that, for me provides a meaningful 8-hour day every day. As a Senior Career Coach, the...
by James Levin | Apr 25, 2025 | Blog
I always get a rise from the English language. What comes naturally to me can be so confusing for others that didn’t grow up with it. Why should PHONE not be FONE? Or FIND not PHIND? I am sure there are good reasons behind it, but clearly it can be challenging. Lately...
by James Levin | Apr 17, 2025 | Blog
It’s so easy to identify what we know is bad for us and yet, who can resist an Oreo, a pretzel, some chips, a Snickers or maybe some ice cream with chocolate chips? And as we get older, we recognize that junk food can be that much ‘worse’ for us but there it is, front...
