Choosing a Career from a Variety of Interests

→  March 27th, 2011  →  Blog career planning interests personality values

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 [...]

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Jobs You Can Get With Any Degree-Part II

→  January 23rd, 2011  →  Blog career planning

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 [...]

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The Best Career Planning Tool

→  October 11th, 2010  →  Blog career planning work environment

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 [...]

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Kate Neville Offers Career Advice for Lawyers

→  June 26th, 2010  →  advice Blog career planning

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 [...]

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Jobs You Can Get With Any Degree

→  June 5th, 2010  →  Blog career planning job search liberal arts

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 [...]