Career and life planning resources for college students, recent grads, and career-changers.
Your career personality is important factor to consider when choosing a career path. But since no career is perfect, is it possible to choose a good career that doesn’t align with your personality? The answer is complicated and depends on other factors such as career values, interest areas and natural skills and abilities. There’s…
In the past, community colleges were considered inferior to four year universities by many people. But as tuition prices have risen and unemployment/underemployment among university graduates has become a prominent issue, more students are wisely choosing community college over traditional four year colleges and universities. Why should you choose community college over a university? For…
You work to make money, but did you know your job is probably costing you? The expenses of a job will vary depending on location, industry and employer. However, if you have a job you’re probably spending more than you would otherwise. Of course this doesn’t mean you should just quit your job, but determining…
If you’re deciding on a career path, growth is an important factor to consider. High growth careers offer better employment opportunities and security. Although some fast growing jobs require a large investment in education and training, others require only a high school diploma or post-graduate certificate (plus on the job training). Not surprisingly, healthcare careers…
In today’s economic climate, it’s extremely important to find a career field that isn’t going to sputter out in a few years. Finding the right in demand degrees is more than randomly picking a career field and hoping for the best. That’s why we’ve put together a list of the best college degrees…