Earlier this year, I wrote a story called “How to apply to NYC Pre-K and look ridiculous doing it.” After being waitlisted for nearly every school we applied for, I followed up with “How to be totally prepared to apply to NYC Pre-K and still completely fail.” Today, I would like to share the final […]
I don’t do interview homework, and neither should you. Now, I know this might ruffle some feathers — and that’s okay. We can all agree to disagree, even on the internet! In defense of this thesis, I will tell you what I think are better ways to present your work to prospective employers. As you
A lot of people seem to think that having kids will be detrimental to your career. If you haven’t had any, I don’t blame you for thinking this. Kids can be terrible! They’ll cry, they’ll whine, throw temper tantrums, embarrass you in unimaginably creative ways, eventually start swearing, and make fun of you behind your
A few months ago I wrote a post titled “How to apply to NYC Pre-K and look ridiculous doing it.” The purpose was to share a spreadsheet that I built to understand which schools we should apply to, and how we should rank them. The secondary purpose was to highlight the absurdity of the application
One of the most effective ways to raise the quality of a design team’s work is to hold regular, meaningful critiques. It’s more difficult than it looks to ensure that everyone provides quality feedback, as well as keeping the group focused on the work (not the person). Now, I know that some people don’t like
I created a weighted ranking model to understand how to rank our little family’s Pre-K choices. You can use it too! Avoid pulling your hair out and/or cursing the Dept of Education by making a copy of my template here. If you live in New York City, and you are crazy enough to do so