S.M. Traphagen

We have discussed transferable skills on your resume in the past, but how do you speak to those skills in an interview? This post will help you define and explain those skills for the role you’re applying for in your next interview.

In this ever-increasing data-driven world, financial analysts are doing much more than number crunching. Financial and business analysts, who understand statistics and command a firm grasp of database analytics, can tap into the ever-growing flow of big data to make valuable enterprise-wide contributions. A talented analyst can easily focus efforts on strategic process improvements in areas such as human resources or operations........

It’s becoming increasingly difficult for young professionals to stand out from the thousands of other graduates who have turned their tassels and entered the workforce.
According to a study by Harvard Business School, employers believe that applicants with a college degree are more “job-ready” than those without. Specifically, employers feel that candidates with degrees possess more hard and soft skills than non-degreed candidates. But is a degree the only thing you need to prepare you?.............

Being bilingual – or even trilingual – is becoming more necessary for professional success. The continual globalization of the world’s economy – including the increase in remote working environments and internet expansion – is bringing a diversity of cultures into more frequent contact with each other and has collapsed the barrier of distance that once kept peoples apart........

By Shannon Traphagen
Suicide is not an easy topic to talk about. Neither is addiction—especially during what should be a festive, jolly time of year. But, for some, the holiday season is the toughest time of year.
According to the CDC, since 2006, the suicide rate has risen more than 33 percent, ranking as the fourth leading cause of death for people ages 35 to 54, the second for 10- to 34-year-olds, and the 10th leading cause of death overall. It is these statistics, and the experience of lo...

By Shannon Traphagen
“To achieve dreams, one must move forward in pursuing them.”
That is the motto at Daemen College, a private, nonsectarian college in Amherst, New York. Daemen encourages its students to be creative, innovative, and ethically-minded leaders for an ever-changing, diverse, and interconnected world. Part of that innovation and interconnectedness includes new additions to its health and human services programming. Professions in athletic training, sports, and physical therapy ...

By Shannon Traphagen

When it comes to mental health, a fear of judgement, comparing our problems to those of others, and a perceived weakness stops many of us from seeking help. We tend to shy away from whatever makes us uncomfortable. But, we need to lean into discomfort, and not run from it.

I am an advocate for mental health counseling because it has helped me. I didn’t waste much time in seeking counseling after my husband’s death from brain cancer. We all need extra emotional support occ...

By Shannon Traphagen
The holidays are a time of celebrating everything we’ve accomplished in the last year, and to look forward to the year ahead. However, the holidays can also be stressful, adding extra demands on our time, which can lead to restless sleep or insomnia. When insomnia is a constant source of concern, it is considered a serious sleep disorder.
According to the National Association of Mental Illness (NAMI), insomnia is characterized by an inability to get the amount of sleep ne...

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Interview/article on reducing carbon footprint and living small and simple from one couple who now lives in a Yurt and why they are doing it.

April 2015 Issue of Buffalo Healthy Living Magazine. Journalism/article/interview with prominent University at Buffalo Professor on solving 3rd World Water crisis

Print Article/Culture/December 2015/Buffalo Healthy Living Magazine