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 of the…
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 and Much,…
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 the book.…
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 Is Your…
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 students that…
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 former student…
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. The website…
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 most have…
