Careers with Purpose
Updated February 2, 2023 How can you get a job without a resume? I was having a conversation this week with someone who’s a fantastic leader in her field. She’s looking for work right now. Halfway through our chat, we had a brief chuckle about finding
Someone asked me today, “Who can I use as a reference?” The problem? Many students and new grads don’t have a long extensive work history filled with people who could vouch for their work. So if you’re wondering who to include as professional references for
Do you want to know the biggest career mistake that MOST people make? They don’t have a vision. They stumble through life, walking through whatever door opens, without ever knowing where they’re going. Here’s how to fix that… Video Notes This post contains links to
What can you do with a psychology degree? Outside of becoming a counsellor or therapist, careers in psychology can feel a bit like a mystery. This post will give you 7 great possibilities.
Updated Aug 18, 2023 Wouldn’t it be nice if every degree or job gave you high-income skills you could apply to the marketplace? Guess what? They freaking don’t! In this post, I’ll show you 12 high income skills you can teach yourself, including one that
Updated February 13, 2023 So you graduated college. Now what the heck are you supposed to do? Figuring out what to do after graduating college is easier said than done. A lot of people think that graduating college means total clarity on where you want to
Updated March 6, 2023 A question that I get asked a lot at Roostervane is how to build non-academic experience. There’s nothing wrong with academic experience, and I’ve talked in other posts about great skills your degree gave you. Today I want to give some
Updated March 4, 2023 Are you wondering about jobs for humanities PhDs? Did you spend years of your PhD in humanities parsing Shakespeare, studying Elizabethan military records, or studying ancient Greek philosophy? I did. I earned my degree by figuring out how ancient immigrants used
Are you wondering, “Is college worth it?” As a society, we’re doing some hard thinking about college. And more and more people are coming to the conclusion that the cost of college just might not be worth it. The truth, for me, is that I
Updated March 10, 2023 I spent my first three weeks as a PhD in government reading policy reports on paper while I waited for IT to come and set up my computer. My manager laughed, and said something I’d hear a lot in the weeks
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