Interests are important considerations when choosing a career. But what if you have too many interests? What if your interests are constantly changing? Choosing a career would be easy if everyone had one or two consistent interests. But most of us have several interests that change throughout our lives. Focus on Personality and Values When [...]
Whether you have a liberal arts degree, chose the wrong major, or just want a career change, you can find several career options that don’t require a specific degree. I’ve written about careers suitable for any college degree and jobs for liberal arts majors. Those were only a small number of the hundreds of jobs [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Choosing a college major is a tough decision, especially if you have a variety of interests. Don’t worry too much about making the wrong choice, because you can find an in-demand job that pays well no matter what your major. Keep your options open by considering a variety of industries. You may find your dream [...]