A Day in the Life

 This Wednesday guest speaker Eleanor VanderMeulen, a legal tax consultant from Caplin and Drysdale, came and spoke to any interested business students. Initially, I was worried that she would be talking solely about her practice. While it is an interesting field and something that I don't know much about, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to keep up with the information that she would be sharing.  Luckily, Eleanor talked to us about her experience and time at Ohio Northern University and how we can get the most out of Ada, Ohio. She gave six key points to help us utilize our time here and set ourselves up for success after college. She had a very impressive list of accomplishments from her time in college and talked about how being involved on campus greatly contributed to her success. However, she also talked about where she fell short and disappointed herself and others. She told us how she handled that disappointment, both responsibly and irresponsibly, and what she di...

Growing up when social media was really beginning to boom, I was always warned about the negative impacts that social media can have on your life. How nothing ever truly disappears and no matter how small something may be it can always come back to bite you. However, as I've become more active on social media, I've realized how important it can be to have a social media presence. Which is exactly the point that this chapter makes. Make no mistake, no social media presence could debatably be better than a terrible one. This chapter goes into depth on how to properly curate a positive and professional social media presence. It reviews different practices and mindsets that you can utilize to put yourself in the best light for potential employers.  Build Your Brand  Platform You need to determine what platforms are appropriate for your personal use and your professional use. Platforms such as LinkedIn and X (Twitter) are typically used when creating a professional social media pre...