If you are a last-minute gifter, and you have a higher ed job seeker on your list (or you are one, and hope to give yourself the gift of a new job in the coming year), here are a few ideas for last-minute gifts.
Articles & Advice
The Value of Traditions
Traditions are a funny thing. We value them as rites of passage to joining new community, and as part of the institutional history.
BreakDrink Conference Today and Tomorrow! Plus, information on the "Placement Partner" program
This Week on the Podcast: The Millennial Journey, Mind-Mapping, Who-Dos and More
This Friday on the Higher Ed Life and Careers Show, Life and Career Coach Sean Cook will be joined by special guest Andrew Henck who is tweeting ideas & thoughts on leadership, nonprofits, higher ed, politics, social media from a Gen Y perspective as @MillennialTweet and blogs about them on http://themillennialjourney.wordpress.com We’ll be talking about a variety of college transition issues, his blog, and the importance of the “bookends” of the college experience…transitioning to college from high school, and out to the wider world upon graduation.
Make a Career-Plan Mind-Map and Win An e-Book
this week I am challenging readers to create their own job search or career-planning mind-map and share it. Embed it in your blog or send me a link via e-mail to sean@higheredcareercoach.com. It can be about any part of your search and how you hope to approach it, Just start with a central idea and then explode it, deconstruct it and see where it takes you.
Wrestling With Your Job Search Plan?
If you are considering a job search this year, you probably all too aware that the hardest part of doing anything is just getting started. This can be especially true for projects that involve putting yourself out there in the public sphere and being judged. Mark Dykeman has a good method for getting your plan together: mind-mapping.



