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  • Choosing Your Professional Development

    Tips on choosing your professional development

  • Resume Deep Dive Part 1

    I get so many questions about resumes, so I decided to take a deep dive and explain the different parts in detail. In Part 1 of the Resume Deep Dive, I am starting with the most important space on your resume – the top one-third of the page. This space is really important because theContinue…

  • Cultural Appropriation vs. Cultural Appreciation

    Cinco de Mayo is my least favorite holiday. I suspect that adult beverage companies promote it because it is easier to say than Dieciséis de Septiembre (the real Mexican Independence Day). As an indigenous person and community college instructor, I observed Cinco de Mayo by teaching students about cultural appropriation vs. cultural appreciation. Why wouldContinue…

  • Managing Life Roles: Griever

    Coping with any type of loss is challenging. When a loved one leaves the planet it can be difficult to resume normal activities including work. In career counseling we talk a lot about managing multiple life roles such as worker, partner, self-care practitioner, athlete, caregiver and artist. In August of this year I added grieverContinue…

  • Personality and Workplace Fit

    Knowing your personality type helps you find work environment’s where you can thrive.

  • What’s In Your Procrastination Toolbox?

    I have been saying that I want to study for a professional certification for years. I don’t need it to practice career counseling, as I already earned my Master’s Degree. I want to earn it because it enhances my professional growth and demonstrates core competency in the field of career services. But without structure, aContinue…