How to Help Your Child Get a Job

Posted by on Feb 16, 2012 in Career Counseling | 0 comments How to help your child get a job can start with you. The key word here is “help”. Your son or daughter is very capable as demonstrated by how far they’ve come, yet you’re probably still frustrated that they still aren’t card carrying members of the working world. What’s going on here? Is it the economy? Is it them? Is it you? Chances are it’s a...
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Plan your career goals for the new year now

Posted by on Dec 9, 2011 in Career Counseling | 0 comments Plan your career goals for the new year now! What are your career goals for next year? If you wait until January, you’ve already lost a month. Get started now. Looking for your first job? Going for a promotion? Career’s not just right for you, so you need to make a switch? Haven’t had the time to work on these projects, but need to make the time? These are all lofty goals, but very important and...
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The Importance of College Planning

Posted by on Jun 21, 2011 in Career Counseling | 0 comments Good college planning starts with selecting a major that is closely aligned with their professional goals. Professional goals? Who cares about professional goals in high school, right? I do. I ran a workshop last weekend with Kerstyn Battenberg, a CdMHS college counselor. We walked 11 students through the process of utilizing career planning software to explore potential careers and select...
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How To Choose a College Major

Posted by on May 23, 2011 in Career Counseling | 0 comments Choosing a college major can be a daunting task.  A very small percentage of the population is born knowing what they want to do when they grow up.  The rest of us are on a journey to explore the world and find what suits us.  If you want to know how to choose a college major then there is a logical process to follow.  The first part of the process begins with determining potential career...
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How to Get a Career on Wall Street

Posted by on May 20, 2011 in Career Counseling | 0 comments How to get a career on Wall Street starts with understanding more about how Wall Street really works.  Wall Street professionals are part of the institutional market making universe which develops investment ideas, brings companies public, and places large blocks of stock into hedge funds and mutual funds.  If the idea of working on Wall Street appeals to you, let’s look at institutional broker...
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