// My colleague, Dan Klamm sparked conversation in his post “Dear Penelope Trunk: You’re wrong.” Dan argued against the statement by Penelope Trunk that “career centers are terrible” by outlining many of the opportunities and services that career centers provide. I wanted to take the conversation a step further and talk about the things that as a...
// 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...
// By now you know that we love informational interviews. Andy has put together some interesting posts on the subject of informational interviewing. If you haven’t had a chance to read many informational interviews or if you just want to get started, Owlnotes.com is a great resource. I have shared this resource with many of the...
// 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 first bookmarked the Quintessential Careers website about ten years ago, when I first started in the career education field. Throughout the years, this resource has become a go-to website. Description This website, located at quintcareers.com, offers A LOT of useful career related information through mainly articles and the recent addition of e-books....
// Don’t let the title fool you. How to Interview Like a Top MBA: Job-Winning Strategies From Headhunters, Fortune 100 Recruiters, and Career Counselors is a book that anyone can use to help improve their interviewing skills. I have referred a large number of the students that I work with to this book, and...
// The U.S. Department of Labor recently sponsored a challenge that they called, “Tools for America’s Job Seekers Challenge.” I caught the tail end of this 3-month challenge and managed to sign up to vote for some of the websites that folks submitted. Last week, I received an e-mail from the “DOL Challenge Team”...
