Career Ideas for Everyone--Get These Books and Change Your Life Now
Outliers: The Story of Success the hot new book by Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell about how genius is overrated, but persistence and opportunity matter in people's lives and careers.
I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It -Can't miss book that is fun, upbeat, filled with exercises to move you forward with your career goals, even if you are starting out uncertain and confused. By Barbara Sher
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life -Proof that optimism and success (and health and popularity...) go hand in hand. Ideas on how you too can learn to be optimistic. By Martin Seligman
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LINKS--Career and Job Search Resources
CAREER INFO
US Government Summary of Careers and their Outlook -- Occupational Outlook Handbook
JOB SEARCH SITES
Twitter -- Job Search on Twitter
Facebook -- Job Search on Facebook
About.com Job Search (Allison Doyle) -- Variety of Job Search Sites/Tools
Jobfox -- Job search on Jobfox
PROFESSIONAL RESUME SITES
Category Archives: career life coach
The big MO and Succeeding with Your Career Ideas and Goals
There are lots of things to say about how to succeed with any long-term goals—whether starting a business, choosing careers, changing careers, changing your department’s culture, becoming a lawyer, earning a degree, or even becoming a better skier or dancer. … Continue reading
Career Coaching–It’s All About the Questions (mostly)
This week I spoke with a few people about coaching and how problems get solved in career coaching. People asked how I work or what I would do as a coach if faced with this situation or that. One wanted … Continue reading
Career Idea–Get Grateful, Get Happy, Get Effective
Eric was 16 and knew it all so had no reason to participate, apparently, in a journaling class I was teaching. We got along OK, and respected each other, but he wasn’t exactly a great contributor in attitude or ideas … Continue reading
I’m Smart, Competent–Why Would I Need a Career Life Coach?
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How to Choose A Career–Tips from the MBA Application Process
Here’s a career idea that can be another aid in helping you choose a career, even though it is intended for a more narrow purpose (where it’s also useful). addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.choosingacareerblog.com%2Fchoosing-a-career%2Fhow-to-choose-a-career-tips-from-the-mba-application-process’; addthis_title = ‘How+to+Choose+A+Career%26%238211%3BTips+from+the+MBA+Application+Process’; addthis_pub = ”; Technorati Tags: … Continue reading
Getting Ahead–Are MBA’s Worth It?
As a career coach, I help clients figure out their career vision and dream career(s). I often wind up reminding them that potential income is only part of that vision, and not the first factor to consider unless you don’t … Continue reading
Art as a Career–Lessons from the Internet
Art and economic/business success CAN go hand in hand. That career idea is being proven thanks to a new generation of internet and business savvy artists. A NY Times article,Transforming Art Into a More Lucrative Career Choice, presents a … Continue reading
Choosing a Career You’ll Love
Choosing A Career is a daunting task for most of us. We have all had to be our own career coach without any training, and we can have so many career ideas and not know if we could succeed with … Continue reading
Taking the Stress from Career and Job Networking–Help Others
The NY Times published an article with career ideas about how to deal with the “no reply” problem when job hunting–that is, when you apply for a job or have an interview and just never hear back. The author, Michael … Continue reading
Choosing Your Career? Or Is the Wrong Career Choosing You?
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Can You Help Your Career Success with Affirmations? You Decide.
This is one of those career ideas I have been at times for and at times against (or at least not actively in favor of) over the years. But recent research seems to indicate that if done properly (as below … Continue reading
The Happiness Factor in Choosing a Career
Choosing a career based on what other people enjoy is a very tricky business. Your career ideas may not match with what most people think. But statistically, you can get a sense of what seems to be bringing people more … Continue reading