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I don’t have much on my mind this week, career-wise, except the workers in Japan who are racing to contain radiation at the nuclear reactors in Japan. I can’t say how much I admire the 50 who stayed, their dedication to their jobs and their country. I hope this is all over quickly, and they …

As a career counselor, I get a lot of requests for resume help, and sometimes I’m asked to write a resume from scratch. I always tell people the same thing: I only critique them. I think there is a lot of good help out there from experts, but in the end, I believe job seekers …

Thfffffpppt…. Hear that? That’s the sound of hours of your life sucked into the void of the Internet, never to return. It’s so easy to sit down at the computer, focused, ready to find your dream job, and then look up hours later to wonder, what have I accomplished? How to avoid that feeling? Get …

Sometimes when clients are stuck, I like to recommend looking at their skills instead of interests or dreams. People often have already realized that their interests alone won’t lead them to careers that can put food on the table, but they don’t know where to go from there. The state of Minnesota has a fantastic, …

The classic way of going about career decisions is to take your top interest and match it to a career that involves that topic. Sounds simple, right? And I think maybe decades ago it might have been easier. Today, we’re trained to have many interests, sample many extracurricular activities, and be “well-rounded”as we travel through …

What do you value most, and where does your career fit into the picture? How will it evolve over time? The answers to these questions can influence your next career move. This 10-minute values inventory may help you clarify what is important to you. It’s funny, one thing I discovered while taking it recently is …

I’d like to present the first in a series of question and answer sessions with people I see who are happy with their work. I’m starting with a friend of mine, Pam Ehrenberg, who is the author of two novels for young readers: Tillmon County Fire and Ethan, Suspended. She also has two other novels …

This week, after a few inches of snow in the D.C. area, we lost power. No lights, no heat and icy roads make an interesting combination when you’re trying to figure out your next move. It’s gotten me thinking about how our careers—all of our careers—are looking these days. It’s hard not to feel like …

Time Magazine is tackling the outlook for jobs this year in a series of reports. This month’s Time kicked off the series with some optimism, and a few surprises. Sure, job growth is expected in health care and education, industries that have weathered the recession better than most, and also tech workers will see continued demand for …