Career and life planning resources for college students, recent grads, and career-changers.
We’ve all heard at one point or another – follow your passion and success will come. However, according to career expert Laura Gassner Otting, this is the world’s worst career advice. We interviewed Otting to find out why this advice is so bad and what you should do instead to achieve career success. You say…
We all know at least one – that person who always has to be right. They talk over you, dismiss your ideas, and make you feel inferior. Oftentimes, they don’t recognize their behavior as anything bad. However, they can create a toxic work environment for colleagues. Luckily, there are ways to to deal with these…
Photo by Oluwakemi Solaja on Unsplash Whether you’re changing career paths midway or graduating college and trying to figure out a career path to start down, such pivotal life steps can be frightening and perplexing. The volume of choices alone and determining what grass is greenest can be overwhelming. Yet, getting your career path decision…
By Ines Temple In today’s professional world, there will be times that we have a job, and others that we have to find one. In fact, we will have to go back out into the job market several times during our professional lives. Going through a job transition may be (and hopefully should always be)…
Today college is viewed as the only path to success. However, the four year degree is often overrated and unnecessary for career success. Those working in the skilled trades enjoy good salaries without needing a college degree. And there is greater need than ever, with a shortage of talent being reported in the skilled…