Social, political, economic and technological changes create huge disruptions in the labor market. The past few years have been a tightro...

I was once asked in an interview, what type of person was the most difficult to work with. I instantly said an unmotivated person. Motivat...

In the last two weeks, I have worked with six people who shared a similar story- job offers that seemed to come from out of nowhere. They ...

Like it or not, the economy is shifting. If you are not paying attention you may find yourself in a stagnant position or worse. When my ...

Most people hate interviewing. It is one of the most nerve wracking experiences you can go through. Even the most talented candidate gets...

One of the most painful jobs of a career counselor is to tell a person that their job prospects are going to be very limited if they cannot...

Finding your purpose in life is a gift. It is about figuring out what you want to do with your time and your life. It starts when you a...

Job offers are always contingent on background checks. If you are getting the keys to the castle, they want to know that you have good c...

The pandemic is affecting everyone whether they catch the virus or not. No one wants to get close to anyone else. Everyone is isolating. ...

Resumes are an essential tool for job seeking. Writing one is tricky. Fail this task and you are going to be overlooked and ignored by ...

It’s all over the news lately. The US Department of Labor reported that more workers are quitting their jobs than any time in the past 2...

Salaries are climbing and employers are scrambling to fill open positions as the American Economy expands at a brisk pace. Now is the tim...

What does it take to get 36 job offers? Focus? Drive? Discipline? Persistence? Strategy? Hard work? All of that and more...

A piece of you dies every day you spend in a job that you hate... To quit or not to quit, that is the question. People often ask me if I ...

The job market has changed radically over the past year. Some jobs have completely disappeared, while other jobs expanded and new jobs hav...

The pandemic has taken a toll on the job market, but there is reason for optimism. While a lot of the information about the unemployment ...

I grew up in a small mill town where everyone knew everyone. I was the third generation of my family to live there. I knew the doctor, the ...

There was a particular line from Kamala Harris’ VP acceptance speech that resonated with me, “I know a predator when I see one.” I get rea...

For years I have worked with candidates to help them define who they are, find the best places to apply, and then create the documents that ...

If there is a silver lining in the midst of this awful time, it is that people are reinventing their jobs and creating options for how they ...

I am used to helping people get jobs, change jobs, and choose between jobs. It has always been about finding the best fit.

The world as we knew it has ended. The global pandemic we are now living through is a shared crisis of loss and challenge. Things will ne...

Things have changed in the most extreme way over the past few weeks. Nothing will be the same for a very long time. Now is the time to prot...

When you apply for jobs, potential employers will want other people’s opinions about you and your work. “Can we contact your current employ...

Your career affects your quality of life in multiple ways. It gives you purpose. It fuels your imagination. It supports your lifestyle and...

Giving effective presentations is essential to the career success of many, if not most, people in professional careers. Twice, in the recent...

I have spent a lot of time getting people to the finish line - "Wow! You made it! Good Luck!" You are on your own ... nervous ab...

Do you have the skill to recognize ingenuity? Clear your calendar!!! The US Patent & Trade office is looking for you! They are hiring e...

Thinking about making a job change? Maybe being a small fish in the big ocean is wearing on you… I recently spoke with - the principal of KA...

This is an exciting time for Siemens in Sacramento! They are looking for engineering, business and trades professionals across the spectrum!...

Goals are set by us or they are set for us. In the early stages of life goals are set by parents and teachers. Later we set them for oursel...

Procrastinating is an affliction shared by a lot of people. The energy required to achieve one’s life goals is something that not everyone...

This week I received email from a former student asking me how to find a list of the best companies to work for in Sacramento. His wife is ...

I cannot tell you how many people I have worked with lately who tell me, "I am working as a manager but I don’t have the title." ...

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Your career is like a carton of milk. It has an expiration date. If you fail to move up after a reasonable length of time in your position...

The economy is great! There are jobs out there and people are getting hired. Companies are bullish and the unemployment rate is the lowest i...

Want a career that will never stop giving? Want a career that will be increasingly important and give you opportunity to grow your career a...

I received a note from a former computer science student who wants me to share information about current plans to hire a Project Manager und...

CalTrans is hiring 1100 professionals! They are seeking mostly civil engineers, electrical engineers, surveyors, right-of-way workers and e...

I received this job posting from the DMEA in Sacramento. They are hiring an intern for a really interesting position!!!

Want to get a job with the federal government in Sacramento, CA (McClellan Park) in one of the most interesting and challenging engineering ...

Sacramento Bee reporter, Jon Ortiz, shared in his column today that 23 state agencies are hosting a hiring event.  The state is hoping to ...

Picking a college major is one of the most important decisions a person ever makes. It is one of the first steps in finding your purpose in...

The Federal Government employs just over 4 million people throughout the US according to the Office of Personnel Management’s most recent d...

I believe that a career counselor’s job is to give people permission to do what they want to do. When I ask, “What do you really want to do...

I’m a hiker. I am not intrepid or rugged. I just love hiking. I love reaching a peak and looking out on the long view - Yosemite Valley, ...

If you want to be paid more money to do what you do well, you will probably have to ask for a raise or change jobs. There are so many reason...

I have recently been inundated by email from long time friends asking me if I have any people who might be interested in working at three o...

The American labor economy is very good right now. The unemployment rate is at 4.9%- the lowest it has been in almost 8 years. The latest ...

Tuesday and Wednesday were really bad days on Wall Street. Yesterday was a good day. Today looks great. It has been like that since the beg...

I have visited hundreds of companies and met tons of top managers in technical and business environments.  It is always easy to tell who is ...

On April 29,2015, Pope Francis spoke in support of pay equality for women, saying: “Why is it expected that women must earn less than men?...

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there were 5 million job openings in the United States in January 2015, the highest number o...

The vast majority of people who attend job fairs are uncertain about what to do next.  They connected with interesting possibilities, but th...

If your profession has a licensure requirement or option associated with it- get the license, even if it is not necessary for the organizati...

Your first day on the job is a very exciting day. It is a day that is important for your career future. Do it right and you are in. Do it...

Wouldn’t it be nice if everything in life just fell into place? It would be so much easier if you could just relax and not think about your ...

Your good reputation is one of the most important assets you have. Reputation is about the beliefs or opinions that are held by others abou...

Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday - family, friends, and food. Since it falls on or near my birthday, my husband does the grocery s...

Dave Ferguson spoke in my career planning class a while back. Dave is an alumnus of the Computer Science Department at CSU Sacramento. He wo...

For college students, getting experience is absolutely essential to career success.   Working teaches you the basics: show up on time, have ...

Last week Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, won’t soon forget an interview he gave at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing confere...

I recently had surgery on my nose. I thought it would be no big deal but the minor surgery to remove a little sunspot on my nose ended up ...

Rarely is the resignation of a leader as warranted as is today’s departure of Julia Pierson, the director of the United States Secret Servic...

The August 2014 Regional and State Employment and Unemployment report of the US Department of Labor (DOL) shows the largest one-month increa...

Job seekers are a particularly vulnerable group of people.  People need a job to survive and many will do just about anything to get a job… ...

A meal, dinner, lunch or even breakfast might easily be the first stage of your interview. You will need to traverse a minefield of dining m...

The National Association of Colleges (NACE) and Employers released its Spring 2014 Salary Survey report for starting salaries of new colleg...

As a career counselor, I encounter all kinds of job seekers with barriers to employment.  It is frequently the case that people do not know ...

Resilience is a gift in life.  It helps us recover quickly from the inevitable ups and downs that occur – a failed interview, the loss of a ...

The vast majority of people who attend job fairs are uncertain about what to do next.  They connected with interesting possibilities, but th...

88 engineering or engineering-related companies attended the Engineering and Computer Science annual Career Day, on March. The annual event ...

Wouldn't it be nice if everything in life just fell into place? It would be so much easier if you could just relax and not think about y...

When the semester is over and your finals are done, it is going to be time to kick into gear with a well thought out job search. There reall...

The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), Summer 2013 Salary Survey was just released. It includes salary data for bachelor...

Thanksgiving is an American family holiday. We celebrate it to mark our gratitude for the blessings we receive. Individually we express ou...

A number of people have contacted me over the past few weeks with questions about job offers they have received. The economy has picked up a...

Disaster rarely occurs without lots of inside people knowing it is coming. The faulty bolts on the San Francisco Bay Bridge, the California ...

I recently had a job seeker tell me he had been caught in a lie. During a job interview he had been questioned about something that was on ...

The US Department of Labor announced today that there are 3.9 million jobs waiting to be filled in the American labor market in their Job O...

From the time I was age 10 until I was 15 - I went to summer camp where my favorite activity was archery. It was a skill that I was determ...

Justin Regionato is a professor of Construction Management at CSU Sacramento. He posted this article on Facebook and I think it is sage ad...

The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), Summer 2013 Salary Survey was just released. It includes salary data for bachelor...

I went rock climbing for the first time this past summer at my daughter’s insistence. I was not really into it… I had a lot of anxiety abou...

In a September 12th interview on NPR, it was reported that second chances to make it are getting harder to come by in the age of real time i...

The day I wrote this article a bridge fell in the Seattle area... Thousands of bridges built in the middle of the last century or before are...

Not knowing what you will do next in your life – whether it is at the end of the semester, at the end of your degree, or at the end of a job...

I just want to celebrate! This next week marks the 35th anniversary of my tenure at CSUS! After completing my BA in Psychology, I worked ...

Breathing is the first thing that you do in life. It is so natural. Breathing in provides the essential oxygen that sustains us. Breathin...

The market is definitely back on track! The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) released its Spring 2013 Salary Survey rep...

I recently had lunch with a friend whose daughter is going to graduate in May.  She said that her daughter is planning to take six months of...

The average length of time it takes to get a job is 3 to 6 months.  When it stretches out longer than that employers start to wonder what is...

The demand for engineers and computer scientists is exploding. More than 80 engineering or engineering-related companies are expected at the...

Approximately 80 companies will be attending a Job Fair at Career Day 2013 on March 1st in the University Union Ballroom (10 am to 3 pm) at ...

For two decades the US has been hemorrhaging jobs to countries where labor costs were a fraction of the American costs – Mexico, South Ameri...

The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), Winter 2013 Salary Survey of new college graduate offers has just been released ...

Since the Garden of Eden clothes have had a tremendous power over humans. Clothes protect and warm us, but they also give us identity.

Drug testing is the last thing you think about when you interview for a job but it is the first test you will take upon receiving an offer....

Like babies, job seeking requires hard labor, sometimes for prolonged periods of time. The average length of time it takes to get a job is ...