// The following are five quick tips that I’ve noticed over the years that have often provided the foundation for effective, purposeful career planning among my students. 1. Define Your Goals and Expectations – When getting started, it’s all about framing what it is that you want to explore and figure out. It’s also...
// Are you a statistic? According to some reports, 73% of Twitter accounts remain inactive. This means to me that many people know that Twitter can be a helpful tool, but may not utilize it. I have been using Twitter for about 2 years now and I admit that when I first started using...
// I’m scheduled to deliver a presentation for my college counseling colleagues at work tomorrow, and I cannot wait. I’ll be discussing the career exploration classes that I get to teach every quarter. Since many of my colleagues refer students to these classes, I wanted to share with them in a little more detail...
// You may have heard from a professor or career counselor that professional associations are something you should get involved in. You may have even joined some student groups on campus. But what is a professional association? By definition a professional association is a collection of people which “represent the interest of professional practitioners”....
// Even on my days off from work (for instance, today was a previously scheduled day off), I can’t help but check my work e-mail from home. I found out earlier today that I’m on the agenda for a division meeting next week. I had let my boss know last week that I was...
// Internships are essential. I am sure that you have heard that before. But how far should you go to get one? Would you pay for the opportunity to work an internship? Even if it meant you didn’t get paid? Recently one of the LinkedIn groups I belong to passed around some articles and debated...
// Writing a career action plan is an excellent strategy in career planning and development. There are many ways to put together a career action plan. The following guidelines provide what I think are the elements of a comprehensive career action plan. Objective A career action plan provides the opportunity to synthesize and document...
// I was a “yes” person for too many years of my life, be it in school or at work. When something needed to get done I was usually the one who got asked to do it. People knew that I would get it done, and they knew that I always said “yes.” Did...
// For quite a while now, I’ve maintained a positive outlook. Looking back, it’s likely that I was too positive at times because I’ve had a long standing habit of doing practically anything to avoid negative situations. And when such moments did occur, I would try to quickly forget about them. As one can...
