DD 104 How Gen Z Can Bridge the Skills Gap and Succeed
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As a millennial, I am lucky that some portion of my life I grew up without the impact of social media, rampant consumerism, and the social isolation that is happening now to future generations, impacting Gen Z.
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DD 103 Salary Negotiation Tactics
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As a headhunter, I'm always negotiating from DAY ONE. Too many people forget that the clock starts ticking the moment you engage in the job search process.
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DD 102 How to get headhunters to represent you
Daily Dandan
If you're asking the question of how to get headhunters to notice you, it could most likely be that they're not serving your type of background/location/expertise.
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DD 101 Startups or Large Companies? Cash vs Equity?
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It's definitely worth a think to determine the pros and cons of joining either a startup or a large company, and how that may impact your ability to obtain short-term cash (wages) or long term renumeration (business ownership in the form of equity).
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DD 100 How to recover from Failure Debt and Bankruptcy
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As usual, I won't sugarcoat my thoughts on people who get into businesses that fail or have put you at significant financial loss. There is a LOT of self-reflecting needed to break through and understand the causes of business failure.
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DD 99 How to become successful if you came from nothing
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As someone who grew up as the babysitter's daughter, I always knew my family's lack of knowledge and money when it comes to success in America was a handicap.
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DD 98 Top 4 of 10 Career Killers
Daily Dandan
All of my mistakes in life stem from this Top 4 of 10 Career Killers: Caring too much about what others think.
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DD 97 How to get an internship
Daily Dandan
As a headhunter and successful past intern for many Fortune 500s since my highschool and college days, I walk you through EXACTLY what you need to do to get an internship today.
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DD 96 Why do headhunters ask candidates to work exclusively?
Daily Dandan
As a headhunter, I no doubt, like many others, prefer to work with my candidates (clients less so) exclusively. However, I will not stop my candidates from entertaining new opportunities or speaking with other people.
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DD 95 How much money to put into your emergency fund
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Growing up and as an adult, everyone tells me how much money I need to sock away for "a rainy day" aka start an emergency fund.
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When it comes to careers, many people spend more as they start earning more. They get deeply sucked into the rat race, which leads to subpar life and career decisions.
What is sad and ironic is that people are willing to shell out as much money as they need to for consumer goods, instead of spending smartly on self-development, environmental betterment, and learning the skills you need to continue developing.
Financial success is deeply intertwined with career success, as with all aspects of our lives. Thus, the Daily DANDAN reminds us all to consider what we're spending money on and whether it's worth it or not.