Helping Students Become Their Own Advisors

 According to Inside Higher Ed college advisors best serve their students when teaching them these valuable lessons: 

Advocate for themselves

Hold students accountable

Talk frequently about career goals with students every time they meet with you and offer, "relevant introductions". 

Career Closet Resources and Their Importance

 Professional Attire Program at Wellesley College 

    Rather than maintaining a physical career closet, the college, instead, "provides students with money, sent directly to their student accounts" to purchase interview clothing, thus providing all students with equal opportunity to suit up, regardless of their size or the need to house a wealth of career clothing on campus. (Inside Higher Ed). 

Creating an E-Portfolio

"Don't Let These Social Media Mistakes Ruin Your Career"

 While a social media presence is both suggested and expected of potential employers, beware of these caveots! 

According to a Harris Poll survey, "70 percent of employers utilize social media to screen candidates prior to hiring. (Business News Daily, Feb. 22, 2020.

How Can Today's Career Minded Young Professionals Address the Impact of Fast Fashion in Building a Wardrobe?

 Please view my Kent State University Master's Degree Final Essay 

Getting the most out of your College Experience

Find purpose in your work during and after college... 

Universities should incorporate mental health services to include topics such as, "building resilience, dealing with stress and finding value in work" into the entire college experience, said the Director of Student Success and Counseling at Blackburn College in an Inside Higher ED Views piece (cite)

Resume vs Application

I receive many comments from job seekers asking me what the difference is between an online job application and a resume. My answer is this: an application is a complete list of previous employment and/or education (for example when asked, list all employment for the last five years, the employer is asking for ALL employment).

A resume is a marketing tool that can be tailored for each position. Therefore, you may decide which education to include on your resume. If you do not wish to list all colleges attended, it is your decision to just include a final university where your degree was earned. And you may choose to only include the employment that pertains to the position that you are seeking. Keep in mind that a resume must be honest but, yes, it can be edited or abbreviated.

The purpose of a resume is to land an interview and the intent of a job application is to process your application via the organization's HR applicant tracking system. It must be complete.

Here is a link that may offer additional insight on this topic. Work Coach Cafe describes itself as a website that is dedicated to the workplace and a sharing of workplace ideas and conversation. resume vs on line job application

Hello and welcome to my Career Resource blog. My name is Linda Redlich and I have worked in higher education for over fifteen years. It is my pleasure to use this blog to share career related content, provide my favorite career links, and encourage respectful dialogue about all things that are career related.

My methods in career counseling have changed over the years. I suspect that they will continue to evolve as technology changes the way we find jobs. I am fascinated by career choices that people make (or don’t make) for themselves. We spend a vast amount of our lives working. It is of the utmost importance to exchange ideas and career related concepts in order to build our knowledge both personally and professionally. Please join me in discovering the world of career counseling through the lens of this blog! Thank you.