Are you Introverted or Extroverted…do you really know?

Well - if you don’t know for sure you probably have an inkling.  I don’t profess to be an expert at this stuff…but, suffice to say that extroverts are usually on the prowl for new acquaintances, we (because I am one!) tend to really like to engage with people and share all kinds of things » Read More

What’s your Personality Type?

Have you ever checked in to YOU?  You might be surprised at what you will find.  Gaining a better understanding of yourself can help in so many ways - for example are you introverted yet working in midst of continual people interaction and finding yourself just exhausted?  Or, are you extroverted and working in a » Read More

Career Passion

Matthew B. Crawford I’m ready for your book!  Just finished reading your article, The Case for Working with Your Hands in the NY Times (thank you Lindsey Pollak for posting the link on Facebook…love how things get around in the world!). If  I could give this article a scent, it would be ‘earthy’ - you know » Read More

Take a hike…

Literally - if you’ve been spending 99% of your time in ‘job search mode’, it’s time to take a hike. Sometimes you’ve got to get away from something to really be able to look at it clearly and taking a hike (or walk), getting some fresh air and enjoying the sun (or chill) on » Read More

Hiring and Thriving?

In today’s economy we aren’t often seeing the words ‘hiring & thriving’, but according to CNNMoney.com’s article “Where the Jobs Are” there are industries and are in fact hiring and thriving.  As the article points out - despite our year to date job loss of 1.9 million (yes…1.9 million!) industries like education, accounting and health » Read More

Ugly Workforce Statistics

And they just keep getting uglier…the labor statistics released for October are dismal to say the least and the stats for November will be released December 5th.  I can only imagine what those will show.  So far for 2008 a staggering 1.2 million jobs have been lost.  So, with over a million of us looking » Read More

Career Cruiser

Here’s a resource I came across while doing some net surfing that you might find very useful if you are trying to decide “what career is right for me”. Focused on assisting college students with career planning, Career Cruising is a site that has great tools and resources to help students understand how their careers » Read More

Career Dreams

Following your career dream isn’t always easy. First you have to discover what it is…really. Just because you love nature, the outdoors and animals doesn’t always mean you want to be a Veterinarian. Maybe what you truly would love is to be a nature photographer. And, just because you love to » Read More