Welcome to auditions! Yes. I know this isn’t theater, but when you’re trying to stand out and get your first internship, it can certainly feel like vying for the coveted lead. After all, you put your ...

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I sat down and wrote the perfect outreach message requesting a chance to speak with the man I respected most in the coaching and writing space. In a few sentences, I told him exactly who I was and why ...

They say everyone is unique. And while that’s true, some people were clearly blessed with bonus features. Whether it’s an extra finger, eyes that look like galaxies, or birthmarks straight out of a ...

“I was the only one in the room,” my friend told me over drinks one evening. “The only woman, the only non-finance person, the only person under 40.” Earlier that day, she’d been involved in a ...