career

15Oct

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SOCIETY

What Is Career Coaching About Anyway?

There are still many people who don't really have a clear understanding of what career coaching is or how to go about choosing a career coach. Let's just say it's not uncommon for me to get emails, social media messages, or phone calls asking me about one or the other. So... What is career coaching exactly? It's championing and helping you reach your ultimate career goals and your career coach being with you on that journey. In a coach/client relationship, you hold the agenda and they provide you with the help, support, and direction you need to achieve the goal(s) you have in mind--reaching them sooner than later when attempting to do it all on your own. Many facets come into play and depending on what your objectives are will determine the focus of your coaching sessions. An ongoi...

Pop Icon Olivia Newton-John Was The Rare Performer Whose Career Flourished Through Different Phases

10Aug

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CELEBRITY NEWS

Pop Icon Olivia Newton-John Was The Rare Performer Whose Career Flourished Through Different Phases

Olivia Newton-John was a versatile artist with an appeal that spanned generations, and who played an important role in claiming a space for Australian popular culture on the world stage. She was the rare performer whose career flourished through different phases, and who found success exploring many facets of her talent. Born in Cambridge in 1948, Newton-John moved to Melbourne at age 6 (becoming one of a myriad of non-Australian celebrities wholeheartedly claimed by this country). In her teens she started to build up her profile on the local performing circuits, also appearing on pop music television program The Go!! Show. In the 1960s, Australian musical acts saw moving to the UK as a vital part of their career progression. Newton-John became part of the steady stream of expats pursu...

Should Students Consider Politics As A Career Direction?

19Feb

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EDUCATION

Should Students Consider Politics As A Career Direction?

With all that has been going on during the past few years in the political area, some students serving in student government and those with Political Science or History as a major may think about going into Politics. People who choose that direction may be motivated by a number of things. Among them may be the desire to: - Serve the people in their community, city, state or Country - Do good and make things better for the people they represent - Assume a position of power - Boost their ego - Take advantage of opportunities for personal gain To be successful, students must possess the personal qualities that seem to permeate politics today. Of course, some of these qualities may be good, while others tend to be bad for the people they represent. Admirable Qualities: - Looks out ...

7 lessons from ‘Hidden Figures’ NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson’s life and career

4Apr

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IN OTHER NEWS

7 lessons from ‘Hidden Figures’ NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson’s life and career

Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician who made critical contributions to the space program at NASA, died Feb. 24 at the age of 101. Johnson became a household name thanks to the celebrated book “Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians who Helped Win the Space Race,” which later became a movie. Her legacy provides lessons for supporting women and other underrepresented groups in mathematics and science. As a historian of mathematics, I have studied women in that field and use the book “Hidden Figures” in my classroom. I can point to some contemporary ideas we can all benefit from when examining Johnson’s life. 1. Mentors make a difference Early in her life, Johnson’s parents fostered her intellectual prowess. Because there ...

Employment gaps cause career trouble, especially for former stay-at-home parents

7Feb

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Journalism

Employment gaps cause career trouble, especially for former stay-at-home parents

Understanding how employment gaps can affect careers is especially relevant given the recent policy discussions around paid family leave and childcare access in the U.S. I am a sociologist whose research examines what happens to people’s careers after they take time out of work. I find that gaps in employment can negatively affect future career prospects in multiple ways, particularly for those who left work for childcare responsibilities. No support for working parents Decisions to leave work often happen because working parents in the U.S. lack support. With no mandated paid parental leave, the high costs of childcare, long work hours and the spillover of work into other parts of life – for example, checking emails or being “on call” – parents in the U.S. may find themselves in a bind....

4Apr

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Kobe pours in 60 in career finale

LOS ANGELES -- Playing in the last game of his 20-year career, Kobe Bryant put on a show for a sold-out Staples Center crowd one final time, pouring in a season-high 60 points and steering his team to a 101-96 comeback win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. After outscoring the Jazz by himself 23-21 in the fourth quarter, Bryant checked out with 4.1 seconds left, serenaded by "Kobe! Kobe! Kobe!'' chants. Source: 'Mamba out': Kobe pours in 60 in career finale