The Career Planning Process

The more you know about yourself, your strengths, your dreams, and your options, the better choices you can make as you start into the job-finding process.

• Finding Your Passion: What Makes a Job Right For You?
• Your Current Situation and Dream
• Who Am I?
• What Are My Options?
• Evaluating Options and Making Choices
• Creating an Action Plan

Navigating the Interview and Selection Process

Once you've identified potential careers that match your talents, skills, and desires, it's time to go out and begin the Interview and Selection process. This process is not just for your potential employer to evaluate you - you are also selecting them. Be ready for both sides of the process.

• Preview the Job Fit - Informational Interviewing
• The Toughest Interview Question
• Evaluating a Job Offer
• Handling Salary Negotiations

Succeeding In Your Job

You've found the right fit, and your ready to begin your dream job. After a short honeymoon, however, reality sets in. You're dealing with many new people, with many different personalities. How do you best fit in? How do you create strong, positive relationships? How do you best position yourself for success?

• Getting Along With Your Boss
• Dress for Success
• Working at Home or In An Office
• Dealing With Stress From Your Job
• Dealing With a Shrinking Job Market

Making Changes

For whatever reason, you're thinking of greener pastures. Might be positive - a promotion to a division located in another region of the country, a more lucrative job in a related field; or it might be less rosy - worries about the economy and layoffs, or it turns out the job isn't the fit you had hoped. Take your personality into account as you evaluate potential career changes.

• When Should You Take Career Risks?
• Taking a Job in a New City
• Who Will Get Laid Off?
• Is Your Job a Poor Fit?
• Networking is Key