Brenna Backemeyer·Dec 10, 2018Embracing Failure — And Learning During Finals WeekIt’s finals week. Most students are studying for their finals and will be all week. I’m finishing up my last semester of classes and am…
Brenna Backemeyer·Apr 18, 2018Classes Aren’t EnoughHey students. Your classes aren’t giving you enough experience to get hired. I know this, I’ve interviewed 19 different startups from data…
Brenna Backemeyer·Jan 31, 2018How Most Students Want to LearnDuring my psychology of learning and motivation class my professor asked everyone how they prefer to learn. It wasn’t everyone, but there…
Brenna Backemeyer·Dec 20, 2017I Loved Being an Intern — Here’s WhyInternships are the new norm. It’s the standard checkbox that every student needs on their resume to land that first job out of college…
Brenna Backemeyer·Oct 21, 2017The Experience GapI’ve interviewed more than 20 businesses and startups over the past two months about the challenges they face working with college student…
Brenna Backemeyer·Aug 28, 2017Learning With and From InternsI’ve had the opportunity to be an intern and run an internship program with six bright students at the NMotion accelerator. The ultimate…