Professional Development Archives - America's Future Foundation

Sep 25,2018 Professional Development

The Importance of Dressing Well in the Workplace

We often choose to partake in careers or professional programs that advance our intellectual curiosity, cultivate skills, and build knowledge around different issues, processes, and systems that people rely on...

Sep 18,2018 Professional Development

Seven Tips for Effective Networking

As many of you know, the State Policy Network Annual Meeting is just around the corner. Those who have attended understand that it’s one of the best free-market networking events...

Jun 29,2018 Professional Development

Don’t Fall in the Homestretch: 5 Tips to Winning the Interview Process

When I ran distance races in high school track, I would often do a (very ungraceful) tour jeté as I neared the finish line. As you can imagine, my track...

Jun 25,2018 Career Advice, Professional Development

The Top 9 Professional Advice Tips From an Expert Communicator

We all have a story. Mine goes like this–I moved to DC as a 20-year-old California transplant, wide-eyed, nervous, and hoping to change the world. My most important priorities included...

Jun 15,2018 Career Advice, Professional Development

The Top 7 Things to Do to Build a Good Foundation After Graduation

Has it hit you yet? You’re finally done with school. First off, congratulations! I’m sure there were a few people who didn’t think you were going to make it. You...

May 16,2018 AFF Community, Professional Development

If a Career in Writing Is in Your Future, Then so Is the AFF Writing Fellows Program

Ayn Rand said, “Anyone who fights for the future, lives in it today.” That sentiment certainly came through in the happy warrior mentality of both my peers and the senior...