// If it seems as if I am very excited about the website Quora.com, I am. I am always interested in hearing what others have to say about topics I am researching. I am even more interested when I am listening to people that have more knowledge in that topic than I. This is one...
// I shared in my previous post a bit of my TV viewing habits; my opinion that TV programs, especially the ones on the cable channels, can help people in their career planning and development; and a list of the better, career informing TV shows based on particular industries. Sticking with the topic of...
// When I first started teaching my college career planning courses over six years ago, it seemed like each class had at least a couple of students who indicated that they were inspired to pursue a particular career because of what they had seen on various television shows. The most cited television shows were...
// I’ve purchased a number of career planning types of books that I haven’t had a chance to read yet. I have other career books that I’d like to read again – they’re that good! And now that our career team at work has decided to share monthly book reviews on career-related books, this...
// I love it when I receive strong recommendations about a career-related resource directly from students. One of the students in my career planning class the previous quarter, Ashley, raved about the book The Girl’s Guide to the Big Bold Moves for Career Success: How to Build Confidence, Conquer Fear, Manage Up, Navigate Change...
// When you hear some of the best and brightest speak about what they do and how they got there, they use the word “passion” quite often. It makes sense, right? Most of the really successful people sacrificed a lot, put a majority of their energy, and even finances, into their venture. One of...
// Because there are so many career planning related books out there, I appreciate getting feedback on specific ones directly from students. Rich, who recently took my college career planning class, read The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success by Nicholas Lore and really enjoyed...
// We at Career Action Now are big fans of Richard N. Bolles’ What Color Is Your Parachute? 2010: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers. Because there are so many career planning related books out there, I appreciate getting feedback on specific ones directly from students. The following book review of What Color...
// 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”....
