Career Counseling and Assessment Clinic (CCAC)

In honor of this year's graduates, here's some really great career advice from LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman.
Congratulations to all of our Rams that are graduating this Spring! We wish you all the luck on your future endeavors, and hope this article helps! To everyone else not graduating or already in the working world, CCAC will still be open for appointments through the summer but the page will be back in the Fall semester. See you in August and have a great summer!
http://www.businessinsider.com/amazing-career-advice-for-college-grads-from-linkedins-billionaire-founder-2013-5?op=1

Amazing Career Advice For College Grads From LinkedIn's Billionaire Founder "The 3 Secrets Of Highly Successful Graduates"

Here's part 2! Enjoy the weekend everybody!
http://www.thecareerpsychologist.com/2014/02/10-psychology-findings-that-affect-career-decisions-6-10/

10 Psychology Findings That Affect Career Decisions (6-10) | Welcome to the Career Psychologist You might not believe it, crammed onto the Northern Line, but it’s true. Evidence shows that it is isolation, not feelings of despair, which cause mental illness, depression and even su***de. This is perhaps unsurprising as being with other people and collaborating with them successfully meant tha…

This list can explain a lot about career decision making. Keep an eye out for the other five reasons next week!
http://www.thecareerpsychologist.com/2014/01/10-psychology-findings-that-affect-career-decisions-1-5/

10 Psychology Findings That Affect Career Decisions (1-5) | Welcome to the Career Psychologist When weighing up the costs and benefits of a decision, we make two errors. First, we overestimate the probability of failure in a new direction because of our negative bias. Second, we underestimate the benefits of change because we fail to imagine or visualise the results of that change in much d…

Choosing a career is tough. Here's some nice, simple advice to help you figure it out.
http://blog.chron.com/careerrescue/2014/04/five-ways-to-help-you-choose-a-career-path/

Five ways to help you choose a career path If you were to pose the question of how people chose their career path, you probably would receive numerous answers and some might surprise you. Like the vice president of finance who took a temp job in accounting in order to survive as an artist, and ended up being promoted time again with their em

Incredible career advice from a 13-year-old!
http://www.careerealism.com/dream-job-13-year-old/

This 13-Year-Old Knows How to Get Your Dream Job - CAREEREALISM Oops! That page can’t be found.It looks like nothing was found at this location. Maybe try one of the links below or a search?Latest PostsThis 13-Year-Old Knows How To Get Your Dream JobTop 15 Words Hiring Managers Want To See On Your ResumeHow To Answer “What’s Your Greatest Weakness?”What To Do Wh...

Making decisions is tough, especially when it comes to your career. Good news is, we can help!
http://www.thecareerpsychologist.com/2014/01/making-decisions/

Making decisions | Welcome to the Career Psychologist Psychology is frustrating because it seems at once to offer no answers at all and at the same time to prove things which are obvious. But occasionally, it strikes at the heart of something.

Is pursuing your dream at all costs really the right thing to do? Well, it depends on who you are and where you are in life...
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/vocation-vocation-vocation/201211/should-we-pursue-our-career-dreams

Should We Pursue Our Career Dreams? Going after dream jobs at all costs

Having a plan is always a great first step in determining what you want your career to become. And don't worry, you don't have to do it on your own! Our counselors (or maybe Ms. Self-Confident) can help you out.
http://msselfconfident.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/map-out-your-future/

Map Out Your Future Have you ever thought about what you wanted to do in life? How many times will you change careers in your lifetime? With all of the career opportunities available, how do you make an informed decis...

Good and simple life and career lessons anyone can follow.
http://ccppblog.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/down-shifting-4-lessons-from-a-career-counselor-and-marketing-coach/

Down-Shifting: 4 Lessons from a Career Counselor and Marketing Coach Anne Bryant, MA, LPC www.annebryantcounseling.com [email protected] 503-442-6392 Anne has thirty years of experience offering practical skills and support to people experiencing transitions i...

Happy Valentine's Day! Fall in love with your career! :)
http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2013/09/27/5-things-you-absolutely-must-know-about-finding-a-career-you-love/

5 Things You Absolutely Must Know About Finding a Career You Love Finding your passion isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Here’s what you’ve got to know before you pursue yours.

A blunt post about how to find meaningful work but it gets the brain juices flowing! This post gives us a different way of looking at meaningful work.
http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/09/29/how-to-find-meaningful-work/

How to find meaningful work | Penelope Trunk Blog At its core, meaningful work is helping people. But that makes you think you need to save children dying in Africa. But, really, you can push papers for multinational conglomerates and feel like you’re doing good for the world. Here’s how:

This is a really good read: a career counselor on finding your life's work!
http://ccppblog.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/five-guidelines-for-finding-your-lifes-work/

Five Guidelines for Finding Your Life’s Work Dave Gallison, MS, LPC [email protected] www.gallisonconsulting.com 503-704-7796 Dave specializes in a short term, action-oriented approach to providing career management solutions to cli...