// 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...
// Regardless of whether you are a student looking for an internship or a first job after college, or a seasoned professional, it helps to make yourself more attractive to prospective employers. How do you do this? The idea is to make yourself more credible to employers, add to your overall marketability, and increase...
// This guest post is contributed by Alisa Gilbert, who writes on the topics of bachelors degree. She welcomes your comments at her email Id: alisagilbert599@gmail.com. When setting out on your job search, you should understand that you’re going to face a lot of obstacles that will try to keep you from getting what you want after...
// Shortly before signing with an NBA team over four months ago, Jeremy Lin shared in a video that his career goal was to play professional basketball, be it in the NBA or in a professional basketball league overseas. He knew in his mind and heart that he had the ability and talent, the...
// Career planning and development consists of multiple components. Unfortunately, most social media tools seem to focus on only the job search aspect of career planning and development. Yet, even if you are a student who is currently not on the job or internship hunt, I still strongly recommend that you become familiar and...
// Last weekend, I was a presenter at a student organization leadership conference attended by approximately 1,000 university students. I delivered two workshops that focused on how these university students could utilize their leadership skills and leverage them to engage in effective career planning, including job hunting. The workshops went well, and the students...
// There’s been a lot of coverage of Steven Slater the last few days over reports of his negative encounter on August 9, 2010 with a passenger aboard an airplane. Comments and opinions about the perils of being a flight attendant to Slater’s sensational “farewell” actions are everywhere it seems. I think that most...
// When was the last time you asked yourself this question? Has someone else asked you this question? Did you have an answer? I often ask a very similar question to the students that I see: “What is your purpose?”, or “What is your ambition?” These questions can sometimes turn into an existential discussion...
// 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...
