// The following is a simple and brief overview of purposeful career planning. The steps mainly come from what I learned in graduate school and from practicing what I learned while working as a university career counselor. I’ve been able to continue to hone these steps in my current job where I teach career...
// I love it when students recommend career books to me that I haven’t yet discovered. This book, What’s That Job and How the Hell Do I Get It?: The Inside Scoop on More Than 50 Cool Jobs from People Who Actually Have Them by David J. Rosen, was originally recommended to me by a...
// I remember seeing Professor Randy Pausch on Oprah in the fall of 2007. At the time, I was embarking on a new career and caring for a newborn baby. I felt overwhelmed and was worried about my ability to find stable employment. I was wondering if giving up a stable, well-paying career and...
// As we’ve previously talked about the importance of protecting your online image and the follow-up concept of career branding, this post focuses on the direct connection between the two. It’s now time to ask, “What is your career brand?” With the number of Twitter and Facebook users just going up and up, it...
// I’ve found that most students who actually conduct informational interviews receive the following benefits: They learn about particular industries, companies, and possible job opportunities and leads They learn about career paths with particular college majors They get to meet new people or get to know acquaintances better They get to improve their networking...
// Is it possible to plan your career? What is career planning, anyway? Is career planning worth it? Does career planning really help? All right, I’ll stop with the questions, since you probably get the gist of what I’m asking. There are certainly numerous opinions on how effective career planning actually is. Without a...
// These times can be scary for those students who are looking to enter the workforce. The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) reported a 7% decrease in the number of new grads that employers are forecasting to hire for the college class of 2010. The job search can be quite challenging, and...
// I’ve recently decided to cut back on the number of magazines that I’ve been subscribing to. But I still have my Self magazine subscription. In the February 2010 issue, there is an article entitled “Live Your Dream Life” that I wanted to share. It has the following tagline: “Sometimes, to be truly happy,...
// It’s day 5 of the 17-day 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. While running on the treadmill at the gym earlier this evening, I watched some local news on the TV connected to the treadmill. A local NBC news reporter spent about 30 seconds explaining how you can watch exclusive videos of the...
