// I recently worked with a client, a seasoned professional, that was contemplating his next move after being laid off. He was what I would describe as middle management – not an entry level manager, and not in the same realm as the executives. As we started to strategize his job search, I found...
// One of the “big” assignments in my career planning and exploration course is for students to conduct an informational interview and then do a write up based on the experience itself and, of course, the information collected. Informational interviews are typically done for job searching purposes, but the students in my classes conduct...
// Maybe you did your homework, identified organizations that are strong matches, and have even been offered a job. But maybe you have been offered more than one job. What do you do? Over the last few months, I have noticed more students coming in to ask about declining a job offer. While the bulk...
// I just read this article, How To Turn Volunteering Into A Job, on US News’ career section of their website. The gist of the article is basically a couple of things: more Americans are volunteering over the past year, and more people are doing so to network. Interesting stuff. I was actually surprised...
// A colleague of mine had her retirement dinner and celebration last week. After quickly reviewing some dates, I realize that she started working at the college just as I was starting high school. She is a career planning advocate, and we’ve bounced a lot of ideas off of each other as we’ve both...
// Congratulations to those of you who will be ending the spring term and going on to summer internships. This is an exciting time as this may be your first experience working in your desired field. While gaining an internship is a great start to your career, there is still much ahead of you....
// In my two previous posts, I’ve tried to show that the concept of personal branding is a recent career development trend that has been making a big impact. I mentioned in the last post that personal branding can be a very useful tool for practically anyone, from the job seeker to the college...
// Social media, in its many, many forms, will be around in perpetuity. The video clip in the previous post does a pretty good job of convincing us of that, right? In this post, I will present information that highlights the connection between the personal branding concept and one’s career planning and development. Dan...
// The phrase “personal branding” has become quite popular as of late. It’s primarily associated with the concept of marketing yourself effectively, particularly in these times when practically everyone seems to be using social media, including social networking sites like Facebook (very popular) and MySpace (used to be very popular). Picture a celebrity who...
