Gen Z

Edge-crafters, Gen Z, Personal Strategy

How Relationships Fuel My Career Journey and My Path to Becoming a Member of the Electoral College

January 2, 2025

by Kaveesh Pathak

 

The Electoral College is a heavily debated topic in the U.S. today. For a long time, I’ve observed deep issues within our political system: divisiveness, bullying, and polarization. However, as a young Indian American, seeing Kamala Harris become the Democratic Nominee inspired me; and when the opportunity arose to become a member of the Electoral College and represent my community, it felt like the honor of a lifetime.

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Case Consulting, Edge-crafters, Gen Z, Global Talents

Consulting Cases as a Stepping Stone to Business

by Katherine Prostick

December 21, 2024

 

One of the more exciting opportunities I have had since starting my academic career at Northeastern University was creating a consulting case for my international business class. Over the course of a semester long case, I learned more applicable skills and information than I had in many of my other courses. Being able to see a real and tangible product that was the result of my hard work both in and outside of the classroom brought an entirely new dimension to my learning experience – and I highly recommend using consulting cases as ways to learn both about yourself and about different industries if you are new to the business sphere.

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Edge-crafters, Gen Z, Global Talents

The Foundation for a Newcomer in International Business

December 15, 2024

by  Benjamin Agatone

 

As a mathematics and finance major, I was much more interested in the quantitative side of business going into college and eager to apply my analytical skills to my real-world job someday. I thought that specializing in the math field would give me the tools I needed to be successful in my career.  However, the business world is constantly moving toward a more interconnected economy where technical skills will not be enough.

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Gen Z, Global Talents, Personal Strategy

Turning Foreigner into Forerunner: Building Your Competitive Edge as a Global Talent

by Samuel Attias Segal

December 9, 2024

 

There is nothing like the excitement and potential opportunities that come from moving to a new country. Entering 1st grade my parents made the decision to move from Mexico to Miami in order to pursue a better education for me and my brothers. Despite not knowing a word of English, I like to believe that I established myself as a genuine leader in my community but it definitely didn’t come easy.

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Edge-crafters, Gen Z, Global Talents

Navigating a Career in Marketing: your guide to success

by Isabela Harue Uemura Miyaki

November 13, 2024

 

Are you passionate about marketing and eager to carve out a successful career in this dynamic field? You’re not alone! Over the past 10 years, marketing careers have seen a significant surge as businesses ramp up their efforts to drive traffic and convert leads online, according to Forbes. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, that trend is likely to continue with the projected job outlook for market research analysts and marketing specialists for 2022 through 2032 being 13.4%. 

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Case Consulting, Gen Z, Global Talents, Millennials, Universities

A Stepping Stone for a Newcomer: Crafting a Consulting Case

by Kate Dougherty

October 22, 2024

 

Throughout this Fall 2022 semester, I was able to find more clarity in my professional path. Entering college last year, I was unsure where I saw my academic journey taking me. I had interests within political science, business, and potentially economics and began my exploration process as an undecided major.

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Case Consulting, Edge-crafters, Gen Z, Global Talents, Millennials, Universities

My experiences as an international student: How cultural diversity cultivated my global awareness

by Minh Tran

October 18, 2024

 

Spending my whole life growing up in Vietnam, I was surrounded by people that shared similar cultural identities as me. Most of the friends I’ve had come from the same cultural background, and we share similar mindsets, characteristics, and traditions. I didn’t acknowledge that until I got into Northeastern, a place where nobody comes from the same background, shares the same skin color, and has the same cultural experiences as me.

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Gen Z, Global Talents, Millennials, Personal Strategy

Global Talent as Newcomers

by Chornnaton Hort

October 8, 2024

 

One of the most exciting things that I have accomplished since I have been in the United State, is the consulting case for my international business class. Through this consulting case, I was able to work for Drexel Hamilton, a veteran-owned investment bank. This group project is a big stepping stone for me as a newcomer in the market, it helps drive me to do more research about the current market as well as the market in other countries, to maximize the work in the group project as well as to achieve many more aspects. 

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Edge-crafters, Gen Z, Millennials, Personal Strategy

Aligning your Career with your Passions

by Landon Mukaigawa

October 6, 2024

 

You attend high school, then you have a college degree. Then, after grinding out those long hours of studying in the library, it’s time to start working in the real world. It’s simple right? Well, not quite. According to a study done by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, it’s surprising to find that only 27% of college graduates work in a field related to their major.

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Edge-crafters, Gen Z, Millennials, Personal Strategy

How I am shaping my Competitive Advantage from my foreign identity in the Global Job Market

by Bosen Zhang

October 2, 2024

 

In recent years, China has occupied the top position for sending international students to the United States; according to US Mission China, over 317,000 students have enrolled in US institutions in 2020/21 due to Chinese students’ and parents’ growing interest in the US education (2021). Sharing a similar interest, I have selected the USA as my destination for my educational journey.

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Edge-crafters, Gen Z, Millennials, Personal Strategy

How Our Covid-19 Hobbies Can Craft Our Edge

by Caroline

September 25, 2024

 

The Covid-19 pandemic forced people to reevaluate their means and reprioritize what is important to them. Many people ended up taking up new hobbies that helped them pass the time during quarantine. This article by the American Heart Association highlights the benefits of taking up hobbies that include lowering stress levels and heart rates, increasing brain activity, and improving overall mental health. Hobbies can be a necessary creative outlet for people who need to improve both their physical and mental health. 

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Edge-crafters, Gen Z, Millennials, Personal Strategy, Uncategorized

How the underlying frameworks dictate the usefulness of your SWOT

by Karan Kwatra

September 18, 2024

 

By now, most of you have heard about the [S]trengths, [W]eakness, [O]pportuntity, and [T]hreat model. It is an approach created by Albert Humphrey and used by organizations to identify growth opportunities and complementary characteristics of the organizations which will synergize to take advantage of the opportunity.

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Edge-crafters, Gen Z, Global Talents, Millennials, Personal Strategy

I am a foreigner: how to convert it into my competitive advantage 

by Tianyang Bao

August 29, 2024

 

Takeaways:

  • Appreciate yourself: anecdotes are from facts and observations
  • Take responsibilities and risks: establish your own brand
  • Make bold moves: promote yourself for recognition

 

One of the most competitive advantages is rooted in my original culture. Coming from China, I am not only different by skin color but also by my logic and room for growth. Research has shown that various-ethnicity groups can bring corporations competitive advantages, including creativity (McLeod). With this possibility ahead of me, I am able to explore and establish more advantages and transform them to be competitive. 

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Edge-crafters, Gen Z

FOR IMMIGRANTS: Being a foreigner and turning it into a competitive advantage

by Justin Silverio Franco

July 20, 2024

 

I was born in the Dominican Republic and spent the first ten years of my life there. I understood the many different cultures and financial aspects of the island, including that it was a third-world country. In 2013, I was fortunate enough to live comfortably in the United States and move to Boston for college, where I started to understand a different perspective of the world economy. 

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Gen Z, Edge-crafters

Designing for Inclusion and Advocating for Diversity: EDGE-crafters can be change-makers too!

by Bhargavi Ram

March 6, 2023

 

There is a demand for businesses to be perfect in the world we live in today. With the plethora of information available to consumers, we can use our voices to hold companies accountable for their lack of inclusivity or their unethical practices. Microsoft has an entire site dedicated to Inclusive Design with resources to learn how to be inclusive. Read more

Edge-crafters, Gen Z

Invest in Real Life Case for Future

Children from Gen Z may have to endure significant competition for employment in the future. According to a study by Visual Capitalist, during the pandemic, Gen Z kids had nearly double the unemployment rate compared to the rest of the generation. This horrible unemployment figure should not have been there because Gen Z kids are expected to be the most educated generation, according to the Pew Research Center.

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Edge-crafters, Accomplished Professionals, Case Consulting, Gen Z, Millennials

BE-EDGE Institute: A Doorway for your Career Advancements

Are you uncertain about your future career path? Are you worried about how will you take an edge through your competitive portfolio? Are you confused while defining your field or industry?

If you find these questions resonating and you nodded yes on each of these questions, then you surely need to be aware of BE-EDGE Institute and its products. This is where you can get the solutions and answers to all these questions and more of your career-related confusions.

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Edge-crafters, Case Consulting, Gen Z

Consulting Will Bring You to a New Level in Your Career

January 11, 2023

by Maiia Poliakova

 

Have you ever done any consulting cases? Do you know what is it? Or what does it give? My name is Maiia and I had this amazing consulting opportunity with Dr. Julia Ivy. She gave us an experience life as real specialists. I have done a consulting case for the Russian company VALO Hotel City for the globalization of the market and thanks to this experience I can say what a big contribution it gave to my future career. 

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Edge-crafters, Gen Z

You Are a Foreigner: How to Convert It into Your Competitive Advantage

January 4, 2023

By Amir Elhelw

 

Let’s begin by painting a picture. You are a newly minted graduate; you have just picked up your bags and moved out to a new country in order to pursue a new business venture. You are new to this market and know only the essentials of its structure and how to go about doing business in it. You are a fish out of water trying to break in and make a name for yourself. 

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Edge-crafters, Gen Z

International Student in USA: Here is How I Crafted My Edge

Being an international student in the USA, the struggle gets real fast. However, you have to find a way to find your professional edge. All you need is some professional insight, community engagement, and genuine guidance to move past all the odds.

 

The United States has long been considered to have some of the best educational resources in the world, which attracts students from around the globe to come here to pursue higher education. My home country China is the second most populous country in the world, and nearly 300,000 students come to the United States each year to attend school. And I am one of those students. Read more