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Category: Decision Making

Mike Rowe and I Share Career Advice
  • Decision Making

Mike Rowe and I Share Career Advice

  • Posted on August 15, 2014January 7, 2021
  • by Andy

Earlier this summer, I gave words of encouragement and some career advice to a student majoring in sociology who voiced concerns about uncertainty over her career direction. Below, in part,…

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Career Action Plan: Librarian
  • Career Action Plan

Career Action Plan: Librarian

  • Posted on February 10, 2014December 30, 2020
  • by Andy

[Thanks to TG for sharing her career action plan.] As this is my final assignment in this course, I am sure it is known by now that I have decided…

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Quick Tips for Figuring Out a College Major and Career Path
  • Decision Making

Quick Tips for Figuring Out a College Major and Career Path

  • Posted on June 9, 2011January 9, 2021
  • by Andy

Here’s a recent roundup of quick tips from students on the last day of a college career planning class. The question was to share their top career tip for figuring…

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Quick Take on SMART Goals
  • Critical Thinking

Quick Take on SMART Goals

  • Posted on May 4, 2010January 8, 2021
  • by Andy

I first heard about writing SMART goals when I worked at a university career center over ten years ago. SMART is an acronym, and each letter represents a word that…

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  • Career Action Plan

Write Your Own Career Action Plan

  • Posted on April 8, 2010December 31, 2020
  • by Andy

Writing a career action plan can be an an effective tool in career planning and development, providing a way to synthesize and document the information pertaining to your particular career…

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Three Basic Questions to Help Decide Yes or No
  • Career Change

Three Basic Questions to Help Decide Yes or No

  • Posted on April 7, 2010December 31, 2020
  • by Andrea

I was a “yes” person for too many years of my life, be it in school or at work. When something needed to get done, I was usually the one…

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