Higher Ed Career Coach Sean Cook talks with Eric Stoller, an academic advisor from Oregon State University, about how to use RSS feeds and feed readers (google reader, etc.) to keep track of vacancies during your higher education job search.
See You at Staff Training in August? New Coaching Program to Help "Stuck" Job Seekers
The “8 weeks to August” program is geared toward job seekers who are determined to start something new this academic year.
The program will be a “hybrid” program…part individual coaching, and part on-line activities and support. It will also be significantly cheaper than a regular 1-on-1 coaching program, because I’m sensitive to the financial aspects of job-seeking in higher education.
It's the End of the World as We Know It, And I Feel Fine
Have you set aside aspects of yourself as you pursue the “next steps” in your career? Are there ways to incorporate these aspirations and skills into your current job? What risks are you willing to take to create more fulfillment in your life and career?
Is Your Life Just a Footnote in the Cosmic Scheme of Things? Or Something More?
The story of astronaut Edward Galen Givens is just one from the many people related to NASA, and to some, his life and career will seem one footnote on one page of one chapter of one book about mankind’s quest to explore the stars and the mysteries of the universe. But to me and to members of my family, and to those who knew him, Galen’s life and career represent something far greater: the archetypal quest to discover your life purpose, reach your potential and perhaps to push beyond into uncharted territory, where the greatest learning can begin.
Why would I need a career coach? I work in higher education!
If you work in higher education, you are probably already a pretty successful person, and have some pretty good ideas about where you want to go in life. Teaching positions require graduate education, and many administrative posts also require at least a master’s degree. You’re also surrounded by many great resources, including experienced colleagues, supervisors, […]