Articles in Career guidance & discovery
The process of career change is filled with confusion, fear and excitement. It is not easy to leave behind years of experience and education. Also, there is a great deal of uncertainty about how appropriate the new career direction is.
To …
Steve Jobs offers some interesting career/life lessons, conveyed through a few personal stories. This speech was at a graduation ceremony at Stanford University.
When used in the career guidance context, psychometric assessments are questionnaires that are designed to assess attributes such as personality, ability, values and occupational interests/preferences.
You might come across such assessments either on the internet, or …
When times are good, it is easier for people to pursue work that they will love. This is simply because their basic needs are being met and hence they look to satisfy higher level needs. …
Taking the time and effort to go through the career discovery process has several advantages:
Ø Knowing yourself better: People know, based on experience or intuitively, what some of their personal characteristics and preferences are. However, …
If you ask people how they choose their industry/job, most of them will say they just fell into it, without much thought. However, a few years down the line, once they have accumulated a certain …