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ICDA’s Five Steps of Proactive Career Development – Step 5
This is the sixth in my series of blog posts on the Five Steps of Proactive Career Development created by the Illinois Career Development Association (ICDA).
Step 5. Be a life-long learner by engaging in professional development opportunities.
ICDA’s Five Steps of Proactive Development — Step 4
This is the fifth in my series of blog posts on the Five Steps of Proactive Career Development created by the Illinois Career Development Association (ICDA)
Step4. Network in person and via social media throughout your career.
Welcoming Guest Blogger Jessica Gibbons-Rauch
What do you do when your whole life you have told you are a shoe, you are a shoe, you are a shoe but you don’t want to be a shoe? Maybe you want to be a hat? These immortal words brought about by Rachel Green in Friends are as applicable to a career as…
Read MoreICDA’s Five Steps of Proactive Career Development – Step 2
ICDA’s Five Steps of Proactive Career Development – Step 2. Gather and maintain current, accurate and comprehensive information about your chosen field. This is the third in my series of blog posts on the Illinois Career Development Association (ICDA) Five Steps of Proactive Career Development as previously published on the My College Planning Team web…
Read MoreDon’t Guess. Assess. OR Putting Assessments Under the Magnifying Glass
Before moving on to Step 2 of the Illinois Career Development Association’s Five Steps of Proactive Career Development, I’d like to devote a bit of space to addressing the actual process of taking the interest and personality assessments I referenced in Step 1. And yes, I see the taking of these assessments to be a…
Read MoreProactive or Reactive: Which Word Describes Your Approach to Career Development?
Proactive or Reactive: Which word describes your approach to career development? Here are a few points for taking the proactive approach.
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