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Author: Andy

College Student Book Review: A Girl’s Guide to the Big Bold Moves for Career Success
  • Books

College Student Book Review: A Girl’s Guide to the Big Bold Moves for Career Success

  • Posted on August 3, 2010January 12, 2021
  • by Andy

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, Ashley, recently raved about the book…

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Real-Life Heroes and Inspiration
  • Inspiration

Real-Life Heroes and Inspiration

  • Posted on July 27, 2010January 10, 2021
  • by Andy

I’ve always had heroes growing up. From fictional characters when I was a kid, to real people, like my dad, heroes always served as sources of wonder and inspiration. As…

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It’s Not Who You Know But Who Knows You
  • Job Search

It’s Not Who You Know But Who Knows You

  • Posted on July 20, 2010January 10, 2021
  • by Andy

One of my favorite questions to ask whenever I talk about networking, be it in my career exploration classes or to individual students, is something like: “Have you heard of…

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College Student Book Review: The Pathfinder
  • Books

College Student Book Review: The Pathfinder

  • Posted on July 13, 2010January 11, 2021
  • by Andy

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…

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College Student Book Review: What Color Is Your Parachute?
  • Books

College Student Book Review: What Color Is Your Parachute?

  • Posted on July 6, 2010January 11, 2021
  • by Andy

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…

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Unexpected Outcome from an Informational Interview
  • Career Success

Unexpected Outcome from an Informational Interview

  • Posted on June 29, 2010April 18, 2023
  • by Andy

One of the “big” assignments in my career planning and exploration course is for students to conduct an informational interview and then do a writeup based on their experience. Informational…

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