What’s the difference between bus drivers, chefs and surgeons on the one hand, and football players, actors and Web site operators on the other?

The answer is leverage, or what Nassim Nicholas Taleb refers to in The Black Swan as scalability. Whether, and how much, to leverage is one of the biggest decisions to face in choosing a career. (more…)

The question of whether its better to be employed or to run your own business has probably occurred to most of us at some time or another. In fact both paths have advantages and disadvantages. Here are some pointers on how to decide what’s best for you. (more…)

by Sandra Stammberger

Career opportunities are no longer an issue in the twenty first century. There are no limitations to what one can do. In fact, the basic challenge that one faces when making career decisions these days is to choose from the spectrum of career opportunities that are available these days. Gone are the times when one would think of medicine, education, government jobs etc. in terms of a career option. Career opportunities these days have taken leaps into some very unconventional and creative domains. (more…)

by Redzuan Adnan

You are deep in a tunnel. It is so dark and no place to go. You are trying to escape but your brain fools you. So you got stuck. So what does it has to do with finding dream jobs? Do you know why did people start to look for their dream job? Well a survey conducted by Harris Interactive (http://www.harrisinteractive.com) announced by CareerBuilder.com (http://www.careerbuilder.com) on January 25, 2007 revealed that four out five(84%) of U.S. workers are still searching for their dream jobs. Having fun at work was the most important attribute of a dream job for 39 percent of workers. Making a difference in society came second (17 percent) and outweighed the 12 percent who said salary was most important. (more…)

by Roger Clark 

Why Career Advice Is So Important

Choosing a career presents a nerve-racking decision, as it can have a life-long impact on you. Do not fret, as you can gain a clearer outlook into your future by thorough career planning. (more…)

by Skye Thomas 

They say that most people do complete and total career changes at least once often twice in their lifetimes. Very few people chose the ideal perfect career for themselves when they’re in high school and blissfully happily work those same jobs for the rest of their lives. With the way that technology and everything else changes so fast, I think it’s ridiculous to expect to stay in one job from the time you leave school until you retire. Even staying in the same company can be a huge challenge. So how will you pick your first career? Your next major career change? (more…)

Do you have a job, a career, or a vocation?

A job is something undertaken simply to put food on the table and a roof overhead. A career usually implies a skilled trade or profession reached after a significant period of training/education, often with scope for continuing progression. A vocation goes further than the above. It is the alignment of one’s efforts and achievements with their major life purpose. (more…)

By John Groth

Many times college students, and individuals with years of working experience, decide on careers without critically examining their own impressions and understandings of a particular career. To often they rely on someone else’s attitude toward a specific career without finding out what is true and what is not. (more…)

 By Susan Meindl

Linda Gottfredson (1981) outlined a theory of career development and career choice which she describes as one of “circumscription and compromise”. She perceives career choice as having a developmental trajectory. This means that she believes that career choice evolves within an individual as they grow up in their family and society… but she concentrates her attention on the on the limiting effects of socialization in determining career choices. (more…)

By Waller Jamison

Families can be our greatest support, but if they disagree with our big decisions, that support can seem to evaporate overnight. One of the main areas in which families fail to support their younger members is in the area of career choice.

Why is career choice such a contentious issue? (more…)