Most colleges offer career counseling, and as a post-graduation adult, you can also find private coaches who will help you in the jobs department. I remember going into the student career counseling office in college, though – and it was a complete bust. I walked in and we just kind of stared at one another [...]
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Are you job searching? Tons of people are and, depending on which statistics you follow, the average period of unemployment is pretty long – perhaps as high as eight months. Of course, statistics can be misleading and even inaccurate, so it’s difficult to say that one particular number is correct. That said, here’s something that [...]
Well, here’s a depressing thought: If you’re depressed and taking medication for that, it could affect your job search. With luck, the effect will be positive, as in: I feel so much more able to handle this process now that my depression is being treated. But, as everyone knows, medications can sometimes go awry, leading [...]
Have you noticed how much hype there is about starting a new year? Clean slate! Fresh start! Say goodbye to all your faults and hello to the slimmer, richer, smarter you! It would be easy to sneer at all this thinly-veiled optimism but I, for one, believe the hype and buy in with my whole [...]
Yup, it’s tough out there. There are hardly any jobs it seems, for the new college or high school graduate. Unemployment in this demographic tops 25% in some areas, with little hope for improvement, at least for the near future. What’s a young adult to do? Get a job anyway. That sounded kind of clueless, [...]
When I first started career counseling, 25 long years ago, layoffs were still viewed as emergency procedures, to be undertaken only under the direst of circumstances. Companies feared negative publicity for kicking people out of the workplace, not to mention the public perception that they were one step from absolute failure. My, what a difference [...]
Starting today, Mondays at the JobMonkey blog will be dedicated to charting your career course through education. For some of you, that may mean figuring how to find the right degree program that will allow you to change your career — and your life. For others, it will mean deciding as a teenager or young [...]
