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: choosing a career
Change Your Career–Top Posts
Answering people’s questions and trying to hunt up the latest on career ideas, I’m writing about all aspects of career from visual resumes to networking, so sometimes I even have to remind myself that the core of all of this … Continue reading
A Third Way-Beyond All or Nothing Career Solutions
If you are unhappy, then you are, unfortunately, not alone. Only 45% of Americans are satisfied with their work. That was the lowest level recorded by the Conference Board research group in more than 22 years of studying the issue. … Continue reading
10 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your College Internship
Note from Leonard: From time to time, experts with something great to say ask if they can be included on this blog. When their information will complement and add to the ongoing discussion here, I am excited to present them. … Continue reading
Need a Career Change?
It may seem like a no-brainer, but I’ve seen it many times–people who are certain they hate their career, everything about the line of work they are in. They come to class or to coaching looking for a new passionate … Continue reading
Choosing a New Career–How Big a Career Change Do You Want?
Henry Ford is often quoted as having said, “If I had asked my customers what they wanted, they’d have said a faster horse!,” indicating that customers only know about incremental, not breakthrough solutions. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.choosingacareerblog.com%2Fchoosing-a-career%2Fcareer-change-how-big’; addthis_title = ‘Choosing+a+New+Career%26%238211%3BHow+Big+a+Career+Change+Do+You+Want%3F’; addthis_pub … Continue reading
Hold True to Your Career Ideas–Beyond the Fear of Rejection
A Newsweek article recently reported on research showing how powerful rejection by a group can be. A mere 15 minute exercise leading to complete strangers apparently not including some people in a group led people to become more aggressive, less … Continue reading
Superbowl Career Ad–Emotional Truths, But Don’t Just React to the Negative
I confess I didn’t watch most of the Superbowl ads. I did see the end of the game and all of the Boss of course. But I did look later for the career ads just to keep up my career … 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
I’m Smart, Competent–Why Would I Need a Career Life Coach?
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Which Career Is Best–Career Ideas for Artistic Student
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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