A recent segment of CBS Morning News featured a young woman who’d racked up $61,000 in student loan debt in her quest for a career in the arts. At the time the segment aired, she’d paid off about $27,000 of that debt. That should be good news, right? Not in this case. The very, very
Getting a New Job When You Suddenly Find Yourself Unemployed
Without warning, you’ve lost your job. Maybe it was due to layoffs, poor job performance, or politics. Whatever the reason, you have no time to lose. You must start working on getting a new job now. Here are a few tips to help you do just that: Begin with the contacts you should have been
Hey Teens! Get a Powerful Head Start on Your Year . . .
It’s January 1st. A New Year, and a fresh new start. So, make this one count! Be the teen who mindfully moves ahead, gets on the right track fast, and learns how to stay there with Careering: The Pocket Guide to Exploring Your Future Career. It’s an awesome pocket-sized mini-book that helps you figure out
Give Teens on Your List the Gift Worth Receiving
Let’s face it … Does any teenager really want the same old tiresome present year after year? Give ‘em something they can be thankful for well beyond their youth! Careering: The Pocket Guide to Exploring Your Future Career is the perfect pocket-sized paperback present — that literally fits in your back pocket. This great guide
Support Your Children’s Journey to the Right Career for Them
I just watched a wonderful old movie a few nights ago, a coming-of-age film that showed the relationship a well-meaning father had with his son, a high school senior. The dad was successful in business and wanted the same life for his child. However, his son repeatedly told him he wanted to be a rancher—to
The Real Deal: Parents — This One’s for You
Hey, Parents, this Real Deal’s for you … After years of career coaching, I’d like to offer some helpful thoughts on your student’s career exploration discovery. Career exploration is research. And research is just that … Research. It’s discovery and processing and growth. There are no right or wrongs. So, do trust your parenting. Try
What It Takes to Freelance
Not everyone is made to work day in and day out for one employer. The reasons are many. For instance, it may be that you’re an artistic type who likes to create from your core. Or you may be all business, but you’ve always had a tough time with authority. In fact, time and again
How to Survive Your Freshman Year of College
This article appeared in 200 online publications. It gives practical tips on surviving your freshman year of college… How to Survive Your Freshman Year of College: Tips from Quick Careering Expert Tamara S. Raymond The moment you’ve been working toward for years has finally arrived: You’ve started your freshman year of college. You’re full of
Follow Your Passion to Find Your Career
You’re in high school and don’t know what you want to do when you grow up. But you know what you love to do now. Maybe it’s, for example, playing an instrument, playing a sport, writing short stories, solving equations, or helping senior citizens with activities at the community center. Whatever you’re passionate about doing
You’re Not Doing Well in Your First Job: What Are the Causes? How Can You Improve?
In an earlier blog, I gave you tips on how to succeed in your first job and use the experience to move to a higher-level position. Perhaps you’ve heeded all that advice, but you’re still having difficulty performing your job well. To recap, the advice I gave in that earlier blog, titled “It’s Your First
