Let me make sure the subtitle of this post is absolutely clear; I have never read Eat, Pray, Love. It’s probably worth reading, but I haven’t done so, although some of what I write[...]

Four years ago I fulfilled the millennial twentysomething’s dream of moving across the country. I followed in the footsteps of Jack Kerouac and Donald Miller by packing up all I ne[...]

There seems to be a running joke in student affairs that it is impossible for our job to be limited to 40 hours per week. Our jobs may keep us late, distract with on-call requests [...]

  This week marks my 5th ACPA Convention, which is a remarkable fact to consider. I recall sleeping 6 graduate students in a 4-person room just 4 years ago in Baltimore as we [...]

In Career Development we talk quite a bit about the hiring process and how companies make decisions about their candidates’ applications. Different industries have different styles[...]

The first step to conquering a problem is admitting that the problem exists, so let’s just admit it; meetings are inefficient. The chance of something being discussed that is relev[...]

We have all been there; sitting in an intriguely-titled workshop at a professional conference, excited to learn what knowledge the expert speaker is going to bestow on his or her a[...]

Careers are in the fabric of our lives. We spend 40 hours a week at our jobs, talk about them with our friends, and sometimes relocate for the right one. Whether we like it or not,[...]

Career changes are known to happen anywhere from three to seven times in a person’s life. Despite the fact that this is a common occurrence, there are really only three reasons why[...]