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Category: Your Purpose

Assessments Writeup Example #5
  • Engineering, Computer Science & Technology

Assessments Writeup Example #5

  • Posted on June 10, 2022April 12, 2023
  • by Andy

[Thanks to Paul for sharing his writeup based on his Strong Interest Inventory and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) results.] My current career goals are to get a bachelor’s degree,…

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Eight Career Planning Tips for the Not-So-Recent College Graduate
  • Career Change

Eight Career Planning Tips for the Not-So-Recent College Graduate

  • Posted on February 20, 2011January 9, 2021
  • by Andrea

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…

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What Motivates You?
  • Motivation

What Motivates You?

  • Posted on July 29, 2010January 12, 2021
  • by James

What motivates you? 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…

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Critical Thinking: A Critical Component to Career Self Assessment
  • Career Planning Steps

Critical Thinking: A Critical Component to Career Self Assessment

  • Posted on March 19, 2010December 27, 2020
  • by Andy

In the context of career planning and development, self assessment serves as the starting point to determine – or confirm – what is important to you in terms of your…

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What is Career Planning? Getting Started with Purposeful Career Planning
  • Career Planning Steps

What is Career Planning? Getting Started with Purposeful Career Planning

  • Posted on February 19, 2010April 19, 2023
  • by Andy

Is it possible to plan your career? Does career planning really help? What is career planning anyway? There are many thoughts on what effective career planning actually is and how…

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Doing What Needs to Be Done for a Writing Career
  • Career Change

Doing What Needs to Be Done for a Writing Career

  • Posted on February 17, 2010April 10, 2023
  • by Andrea

I’ve recently decided to cut back on the number of magazines that I’ve been subscribing to. But I still have my Self magazine subscription. In the February 2010 issue, there…

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