What has AAPAAN done to help the UVa APA community?
Dear AAPAAN, What has AAPAAN done to help the UVa APA community?
What has AAPAAN done to help the UVa APA community?
AAPAAN Shares: Lunar New Year Stories
Happy Lunar New Year In this special edition of Dear AAPAAN, we share our favorite memories, stories, and traditions of Lunar New Year. Here’s to a happy and prosperous Year of the Rat! — “I was born in the year of the rat, so 2020 will be my year! I just read the zodiac for […]
What opinions are there for taking a gap year or other measures before going to grad school?
Dear AAPAAN What opinions are there for taking a gap year or other measures before going to grad school? Signed Anonymous Dear Anonymous Graduate school requires a large investment of time, personal energy, and financial resources. Graduate school also represents a commitment to a particular career direction, and, by definition, a winnowing down of certain […]
Six Ways My Asian “Tiger” Parents Impacted My Upbringing (and the Life Lessons That Come With Them)
Dear AAPAAN, How have Asian, or “Tiger Parents,” affected your upbringing? Anonymous Dear Anonymous, As a recently-turned-thirty-year-old whose friends are becoming parents and whose family have been dropping hints about the biological clock, the subject of parenthood and the role of culture on parenting style has been a common topic in my thoughts. Through […]
Got a job offer and they asked for my pay requirement. What should I do?
Dear AAPAAN Got a job offer and they asked for my pay requirement. What should I do? Signed Anonymous Dear Anonymous Congratulations on the offer! I always find this question from the company to be disingenuous. They know what they pay their people and their HR people do salary surveys so they well know […]
Is diversity at workplace always a good thing?
Dear AAPAAN Diversity is normally considered as a good thing. But, in the working environment, is it still a good strategy to make others normally associate me with the country and culture that I was originally from? Anonymous Dear Anonymous, Interesting question. I agree that in most business situations, diversity is a plus. However, […]
Three Benefits of Being a UVA Alumnus
In what ways has being a UVa alumnus benefited you? – Anonymous Great question, Anonymous. From the perspective of career and employment, here are three benefits that you gain from your UVA degree: 1. Network UVA, with its decently-sized student body, long history (by U.S. standards), and variety of educational offerings, has built an alumni […]
Do you have any advice for a recent graduate looking for a job?
Do you have any advice for a recent graduate looking for a job? Anonymous Dear Anonymous Getting that first job can be tough. Depending on your major, you may have to work hard to get it. I’m sure you have made use of UVa’s Placement services. I will touch upon multiple key considerations but the […]
Is it useful to have a master’s degree?
Dear AAPAAN Is it useful to have a master’s degree? Anonymous Dear Anonymous In general, I think that a Master’s Degree is useful for specialized professional training; for example a Masters in Business Administration. Otherwise I have trouble seeing its incremental value. In some professional and academic fields you need to go all the way […]
They really tried to sell the job to me during the interview so I was surprised afterwards when they didn’t give me an offer. Did I play it too cool?
I was recruited for a job I initially was luke warm toward. But the recruiter seemed very enthused and urged me to come talk. So I went thinking they really wanted me. They really tried to sell the job to me during the interview so I was surprised afterwards when they didn’t give me an […]