College Majors and Jobs

Often when college students select a major, they are not usually thinking beyond graduation to the job or career it might lead. When I worked as a counselor years ago in a college, I met up with many seniors who were switching their majors. They realized that the major they thought they wanted as freshman, was not going to get them the job they wanted when they graduated. At the time, they felt stressed and worried about life after college. However, when it comes to college work, there is rarely any lost time. Few jobs involve only one subject area, … Continue reading

Dealing with no Education and no Skills

Two days ago, I talked about people not having any experience or skills wanting to find the “perfect job” for them. Although I stand by everything I said in that blog, I realized that I was dispensing general advice, with no concrete links to follow or advice to follow up on. Last night, I discussed the no education part of the equation, and today I thought I would write up some fake stories about fake people who find themselves trying to work from home so y’all can see how I would approach the problem, in a fake world of course. … Continue reading