Job hunting is supposed to be exciting. Those are fighting words, right? Job hunting isn’t exciting–it’s terrifying. It’s soul-sucking. It takes tremendous amounts of time and energy. Around every corner lies yet another rejection–if the recruiter or hiring manager bothers to get back to you at all. Job hunting is right up there with moving
This is the final post in the “Making a Career Change” series. You can check out part 1 and part 2 before you dive in. As we’ve been discussing, making a career successful career change is not an impossible task, but it does involve some pre-work. Depending on what career you are coming from and
(This post is part of a series. If you haven’t read the first post on making a career change, check that one out!) Now that you have an idea of what your values are and what’s important to you in a new career, let’s start talking about turning that information into an action plan. If
I’ve always thought it funny that we go to college as young people with only the barest understanding of who we are and pick a major that–for whatever reason–we think we’re going to do for the rest of our lives. I don’t know about you, but I hardly know what I want to have for
Job hunting can be a lot of fun or it can be a lot of work. Just kidding. It’s pretty much never fun. It’s a lot of work. The good news, however, is that there are many resources out there to help you. Whether you need inspiration, know-how, guidance, or a challenge, these 5 books
Whether you’re a career-hardened veteran or a fresh face ready to conquer the world, borrowing the wisdom of others will save you from earning your knowledge the old-fashioned way. The school of hard knocks isn’t the only way to win the rat race: these five amazing books will help you become happier and more successful
So many people go through life unsatisfied and unfulfilled, waking up each morning to trudge to a job they hate doing work they don’t find meaningful. This happens for many reasons: because we have bills to pay. Because we don’t know what else to do. Because we have grown complacent. Because the idea of starting
A few years ago, a colleague of mine (let’s call him Josh) completely upended his life. He was newly divorced, hated his job, and wanted to move to a different state. He woke up one morning and thought, “I don’t want this life anymore.” In that same position, most of us would take the long
Most great adventures start with a great dream. Dreams of success, or wealth, or stability, or even happiness. The trouble with dreams, though, is that they’re not measurable. How do you know you’ve succeeded? Dreams are what inspire us. They help keep us going. But they can’t be a measure of success. For that, we