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Take an adventure this Columbus Day and do some career exploration

While many students and federal government employees have Columbus Day off work, for the majority of workers Columbus Day is just like any other work day. Every year, Columbus Day is celebrated on the second Monday of October in recognition of Christopher Columbus’s arrival to the Americas on October 12, 1492. Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer in the late 1400s and early 1500s. In his famous Columbus Day expedition, Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean with a crew of 90 men in search of a trade route to India. Columbus took on the dangerous yet exciting and rewarding adventure of exploring the unknown. This Columbus Day, take some time to do your own exploring. While you may not be sailing the ocean like Christopher Columbus, you can still do a little career exploration Read the rest of this entry »

Are you stuck in a rut at your current job?  Are you searching for a new career but don’t know where  to look?  Maybe career coaching is the answer.  Whether you look into hiring a career coach to help you reach your career goals, or you investigate how to start your own career as a life coach, career coaching is a growing phenomenon that may offer great prospects for your future.

Career coaching is similar to life coaching, which involves coaches helping clients determine and achieve personal goals.  Life coaches help their clients focus on the future rather than dwell on problems of the past.  CNN’s “Getting ‘unstuck’: Does your life need a coach?” is a great article that explains life coaching in more detail.  Read the rest of this entry »

Choosing a career is possibly one of the most important decisions of a lifetime. Whether you are fresh out of school or facing a mid-life career change, it is vitally important that you seriously consider your personality and interests before making career decisions. If you’re choosing a career in law based upon Ally McBeal, please read on. Get the honest scoop on yourself and your career possibilities.

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