Business can be as simple as a store clerk selling an apple across a grocery counter, or a plumber charging a home owner a fee for fixing a leaky faucet. Or it can be as complex as the sale of state-of-the-art technology from a company in California to a country halfway around the world. Business [...]

At some point in every persons life, he or she will leave school and go into the work force. Many young people think that is the point at which career development planning begins. For a few people, yes it is. But for most people, career development planning begins well before they leave high school. By [...]

In addition to the many excellent career counselors and advisers, modern-day job seekers often make use of a career planning system to help them move in the right direction. These systems vary quite a bit, ranging from skill assessment and interest testing to personality analysis and education searches. But most, if not all, have one [...]

Career planning and development begins well before you graduate from high school. In a sense it began in elementary school when you learned such basic skills as reading, writing and basic grammar. In high school, however, you are much more developed as an individual than you were as a child. By the time you reach [...]

While it may be entirely possible to just put on some good clothes, walk out the door and stumble into a job that pays well, most successful job seekers have put together a kit of career planning tools that made the task more efficient. The key, of course, is to know which tools to include [...]

Money, as the old saying goes, makes the world go around. But the flow of money must be carefully controlled. There must be checks and balances, not only at personal and individual levels, but at national and international levels. Otherwise the result can be financial disaster. On the personal level this can mean extreme debt [...]

Never fear, if you have an interest in becoming a professional wedding planner, there is no shortage of information on a career in wedding planning. In fact, to say that this is a growing field is an understatement. Over the past couple of decades, this career path has captured the imagination and interest of hundreds [...]

Every person, at some point in his or her life, leaves school to go into the work force. Many young people believe that is the point at which career planning development begins. For some people, yes it is. But for most people career planning development starts long before they graduate from high school. Most people [...]

What is career planning? Simply put, it is looking ahead in your life and determining what you want to do as a means of earning a living. But the question What is career planning? really is more complex than that, because it involves the choice not just of a job, but of a life path. [...]

A career planning test serves a variety of purposes. It can improve your self-awareness. It can help you determine if you are mature and ready enough to begin your own career management. A career planning test can help you identify your abilities and areas of aptitude and clarify your values. All of this can help [...]

Planning a career is, in many ways, choosing one of lifes most important paths. Deciding how you want to earn a living can certainly require careful planning. Career choices are many, but what you must keep in mind is that how you earn your living does not affect you only in a financial way. The [...]

A career planning test, of which there are many types, can be a valuable tool in helping you find your career direction. There are values inventories, interest inventories, achievement and aptitude tests, personality assessments, and career maturity tests. Many high schools provide a free career planning test for students. Some colleges and universities will also [...]

An event planning career is something that is relatively new, being recognized as a management profession just a little over a decade ago. An event planner can also be called a conference coordinator, a convention planner, a special event coordinator or a meeting manager. As corporations have grown and expanded worldwide, the logistics of company [...]

There are really two major pieces to the process of college career planning. The first part is more an individual assessment and self-study, while the second piece brings in more formal programs and career planning systems from private companies and universities. One of the things that young folks can do to get started is take [...]

Career planning portfolios are like resumes in scrapbook form. They are collections people put together to show their abilities, skills and achievements. Career planning portfolios are extremely useful marketing tools because they are solid evidence of accomplishments. Traditionally career planning portfolios have been used by creative artists, actors and photographers. But they can also be [...]

Perhaps the best advice in career planning for teens and other young people who have started thinking about a college/career path, is this: start in high school and continue in college. One of the myths about careers in general is that choosing a career path is a simple matter, almost as easy as deciding on [...]

Career planning means, to a great degree, choosing the path you want to take through life. The work you do to earn a living affects you not only financially, but also emotionally, psychologically and physically. It is therefore important that you give serious attention to career planning. That is especially true when you consider that [...]

A career in event planning is something that is fairly new. It has been little more than a decade since the event planners work was officially recognized as a management profession. The event planner is also called a convention planner, a conference coordinator, a meeting manager or a special event coordinator. The logistics of company [...]

For those who are really serious about pursuing a career in a chosen field or doing some serious research on what is available, career day planning should begin well in advance of the event. There are two ways to look at career day. The first involves preparing. The second primarily involves keeping an open mind [...]

There are certainly a number of opportunities to assess your skills, interests and values for a first career or a career change. But if you are asking yourself the combination question, “What’s college and career planning?” you may want to consider one of the many systems and programs that help tie the two parts of [...]