During the pandemic, many students postponed their fall semester plans, choosing to work (or maybe chill) rather than dive into a new world of remote learning. Yet, with the promise of a vaccine,...
The Last Lesson: Are Research Papers the Best Final Takeaway?
Have you heard of the Last Lecture? College professors are asked to think about what matters deeply to them and give a hypothetical “last talk” – what final words of wisdom do they want to share?
The Power of Two: Knowing Yourself is the Beginning of all Wisdom
In prior blogs, we’ve talked about the importance of grounding your career planning on reflecting what has already driven you and engaging in self-exploration to guide your planning. You may have...
Career Services From A Distance: Make Sure You’re Doing These 5 Things
In this new era, your campus (if it’s like most campuses) is at least somewhat, and possibly totally, online. If you work in a career center, your livelihood used to consist of helping students...
New to Online Courses? 8 Tips for Student Success
If you are a student who hasn’t taken an online course before, and now ALL your classes are online, you may a little unsure about what you’re getting into. What you can expect is probably at least...
Career Guidance for First-Generation Students
First-generation college students are learners from households where neither parent (or guardian) has obtained a Bachelor’s degree. In other words, they are the first ones in their immediate...
What Education Can Learn From Uber? Technology
Technology gives our generation the opportunity to revolutionize industries. Ridesharing apps such as Uber became the future of public transportation. So what can the education industry learn from...
Employers with Benefits: Investing in Talent Through Career Development
By now you’ve heard of the “gig economy,” in which workers and organizations contract for short-term projects – based on the need of the employer and the availability of individual workers. You...
Discover, Embrace, and Fulfill Your True Self this New Year
With every new year comes an internal pressure to become a happier, healthier, more productive version of ourselves. An alarm goes off in our mind that screams THIS IS IT - this is the year I am...
Should You Use Online Personality Tests to Help Students Choose Majors?
I recently came upon this blog, which raises the question of whether college career counselors should use online personality tests to help students choose their major. I think the author comes...