The Best Career Planning Tool

October 11th, 2010 @

Career tests, advice books, and counseling can all help you choose a suitable career path.  However, these don’t offer the best career planning opportunities.  Experience is the best teacher in every area, including career development.  Experience challenges your assumptions and forces self-awareness like nothing else.  Through experience, you learn: Your true values and interests Career [...]

Career Planning for Highly Sensitive People

September 12th, 2010 @

Are you sensitive to bright lights, loud noises and smells? Do you become easily overwhelmed by stress or conflict? If so, you may be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). The term was coined by Elaine Aron, and several books have been written on the topic. One area that is a special challenge for HSP’s is [...]

Characteristics of a Secure Job

August 16th, 2010 @

An economic crisis and high levels of unemployment cause many people to seek out recession-proof industries.  Job security will become a priority for many workers that have experienced layoffs or decreased income.  For a more secure future, consider careers with the following characteristics: You have to be physically present One of the biggest threats for [...]

Career Planning: How to Get Where You Want to Be

July 8th, 2010 @

The following post is by Kate Cunningham, who writes about online university rankings. It’s no secret that the best way to get something done is to plan for it. The same goes for your career. Not as daunting as is sounds, career planning is simply mapping out the necessary steps you need to take to [...]

Kate Neville Offers Career Advice for Lawyers

June 26th, 2010 @

Law school is a common route chosen by college students hoping for a stable career.  However, law is not recession-proof, as career expert Kate Neville has discovered.  Neville counsels lawyers seeking to make a career move and says her business is thriving.  Ms. Neville answered some questions about law school and offered career advice for [...]