The Ability Project
Blog URL http://theabilityproject.com/blog/
Located New York, New York USA
Tags leadership, networking, personal branding, communication, presentation skills, ability project, career services, professional developmen, university
The Ability Project (TAP) is a nationwide initiative to propel young adults to career and professional success in today’s marketplace. The topics we focus on involve everything related to mastering the art of communication.
Latest Blog Posts
- So Mom Did Have Some Good Advice… on Nov 19, 2009 in Blog experience opportunity trying
Remember staring at the vegetable plate when you were a kid with your mother’s voice echoing “just try it?” Well, you might want to entertain the idea that there was some sound advice in that plea for you to eat your broccoli. A lot of us go t...
- Guest Blogger – Rachel Gold! on Nov 18, 2009 in Blog
Setting Goals and Accomplishing Them I feel that when an interviewer asks me where do I see myself in five years, it is a trick question. Being unemployed at the moment, I would have never of guessed a year ago or even two that I would be unemployed...
- School’s Out! But You’re Not Done Learning on Nov 13, 2009 in Blog Cable Dynamic East Ellen experience Time Warner
Last week, I sat down with Ellen East, EVP of Time Warner Cable, to gain perspective on a couple of things. And while I could easily type up the gist of our conversation and title this entry as “Interview with Time Warner Cable’s Ellen East,” I...
- NYU Spoke, and So Have You! on Nov 13, 2009 in Blog akron College freshman nyu pennsylvania stanford survival tips university upenn
Congratulations to Elizabeth from the University of Akron who participated in our freshman year survival tips contest; she’s won this round of “Best Freshman Tip” and will be receiving a one-hour career coaching session with TAP president – m...
- Liar Liar, you got hired! on Nov 9, 2009 in Blog
Ok, it’s bad out there. Layoffs + less jobs = desperate measures. Sooooooo, I guess that means: (layoffs + less jobs) ÷ lying on your resume = appropriate measures. Need a job? Better start making stuff up! The forever hyperbolic NY Post,...
- Freshman Year Survival Tips Contest on Nov 4, 2009 in Blog
We went down to NYU the other day and asked sophomores there… “What’s your tip for surviving freshman year?” We got some great answers, but we know there’s more out there. What’s your tip for surviving freshman...
- What (not) to do when someone asks you “what do you do?” on Oct 30, 2009 in Blog introductions Networking
You’re at a cocktail party and are socializing with group of unfamiliar faces. The conversation starts with the exchange of names and some interests. And then the dread question arrives, “so, what is it that you do exactly?” While you make thin...
