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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What Makes You Nervous at Work? (Book Giveaway)
Win a free copy of Work Makes Me Nervous: Overcome Anxiety and Build the Confidence to Succeed. Leave a comment explaining what makes you nervous at work or school and your name will be entered. The winner will be chosen by random drawing. Deadline for entry is Wednesday, September 29th and I’ll announce the winner…
Work Makes Me Nervous: New Book Tackles Job Anxiety
Work-related anxiety can lead to a host of problems, including decreased productivity, lowered, job satisfaction, job loss, and health problems. Work Makes Me Nervous: Overcome Anxiety and Build the Confidence to Succeed, a new book released today, aims to eliminate anxiety in the workplace. I interviewed authors Jonathan Berent and Amy Lemley about the causes…
Computer Safety Tips for College Students
Computers can make life much easier for college students, but they can also pose great danger. Some computer safety tips for college students courtesy of AVG: Use a strong and different password for each of your accounts. Do not share your password or leave it where it can be found. Be wary of any Facebook…
Career Planning for Highly Sensitive People
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…