FOR THOSE WHO DON’T FIT IN

I had a meeting that day with someone who commented that my LinkedIn profile was very interesting, mostly because I took every single alternative path in my life. And I’ve faced this question every time from recruiters and HR people (this is why I don’t send out resumes anymore).

I grew up in a middle class family with the right connections, right schools and right life path ahead of me — and I took the other road, every single time.

When it came to Uni, I shunned all ‘name-brand’ colleges and went to the most obscure, liberal arts college in the middle of…