// In a “perfect” world, you start the career exploration and planning process while you are still in school, getting a degree that will eventually lead to a job. But what if that’s not where you are at? What if it’s been a few (or more) years since you were in school? Maybe you...
// I first heard about the SMART technique when I worked at a university career center over ten years ago (note to self: stop with the reminders about how old I am – haha!). It was in the context of effective resume writing – creating SMART statements to describe past and current work-related experiences....
// 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...
// A career action plan is a listing of steps to be taken both in the short-term and long-term in the context of achieving career goals. This type of planning is a great activity to synthesize and document all the relevant information stemming from the career planning strategies of self assessment and exploration and...
// Because there is so much information out there, your collection of favorite career-related resources can quickly grow to an unwieldly number. So maintaining and organizing your favorite career resources is important to effectively keep track of all the great informational sources that you come across. I suspect that many will have a list...
// When contemplating particular careers, occupations, and/or college majors, many people choose to investigate particular ones that are the most interesting. The following provides a way to organize the information that you find concerning your career and/or major. I’m sure that checking out the guidelines below will compel you to write up your own...
// I previously gave my take on purposeful career planning, providing a simple outline of five basic career planning steps. In this post, I’ll list some tips to be especially aware of throughout each of these 5 steps for active career planning: Self Assessment Exploration and Research Decision Making Taking Action Evaluation Keys to...
// 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...
