June 19, 2013

With Practice, Any Child Can Learn to Reduce His or Her Stress

Breathe

Written by, Eric Sanders, Technology, Organizational Skills Meditation and Yoga All children experience stress, but some are never taught effective methods to reduce it. Unfortunately, these children gradually learn to recognize anxiety as their “normal” state. Fortunately, there are simple and effective methods to reduce anxiety. These work equally well for children and adults, but  read more…

College Interviews: How To Nail The Admissions Interview

Keep Calm and Carry On

You’ve mailed in your college applications, you’ve taken your SAT’s and the next step is preparing for your college admissions interviews.  Sammie Levin from HerCampus.com shares some tips on preparing for your college admissions interview.  One of the points Sammie stresses is the importance of knowing yourself.  Below is a list of topics that you should  read more…

Advice on Preparing for College Auditions

microphone-stage

Imagine yourself in this situation: You’ve spent the past year or more shopping around for the school that fits you best. You’ve read promotional documents. You’ve visited campuses. You’ve seen theatres and recital halls. Perhaps you’ve met with a professor or taken a lesson with a member of a voice faculty. After a year or  read more…

Taking Control of the Application Process from Preschoolers to Interns

preschool-interview

During this fall season, my team and I are busy supporting students and families as they prepare for a variety of school and career transitions.  Preschoolers are preparing for the kindergarten entrance process; fifth graders are preparing for the middle school transition; eighth graders are preparing for the high school transition; juniors are preparing for  read more…

Hanna Ritt (Internship Specialist, Interview Coach)

Hanna Ritt

For the last three years, Hanna worked as a Campus Technical Recruiter for Bloomberg L.P. As a college level recruiter, she holds expertise in resume review and editing, interviewing preparation and job search techniques which she coaches in her private practice. She has facilitated events, organized internship programs, and led new hire orientations. Having hired  read more…

Admissions (preK-12), College Counseling and Internships

College-Apps

Whether you are transitioning to nursery programs, preschools, kindergartens, middle schools, high schools, colleges, graduate schools, or internships, My Learning Springboard works with students of all ages to help navigate the process. We focus on breaking down the process into manageable pieces and helping students and families to stay organized and motivated. Since it’s always better to  read more…

How to Make the Most of Internships

Careers Next Exit

For the past five years, I’ve been working in Human Resources for a Fortune 500 media company focused on Talent Development and Strategic Recruitment.  One of our most important programs, the summer internship program, kicks off tomorrow.   From beginning to end, the summer internship program is a full year effort and includes dozens of executives.   read more…

Skype Interview Tips

I came across this video on Skype interviewing tips.  It helps to emphasize some important considerations for an effective interview.

Internship Interviews via Skype

Skype

I’m in the middle of interviewing season for summer internships and talking daily with college juniors.  It’s actually my favorite time of the year despite the craziness of keeping tabs on everyone.  This year, I reviewed over 300 resumes from students at top performing schools and have interviewed over forty so far.  I decided to  read more…