Career Development

""Counseling is a professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education and career goals." "

Daniel Schwartz could have attended an Ivy League school if he wanted to. He just doesn't see the value.

"Choosing the right college major can make a big difference in students' career prospects, in terms of employment and pay. Here's a look at how various college majors fare in the job market, based on 2010 Census data. Some popular majors, such as nursing and finance, do particularly well, with unemployment under 5% and high salaries during the course of their careers. "

"Héctor Manuel Fernández de 38 años, es profesor asistente del departamento de Negocios y Tecnología en LaGuardia Community College, es de ascendencia dominicana-puertorriqueña, es un ejemplo de superación"

Below are current job openings in New York's 10 regional economies. New Yorkers can view the region they live in, see which industries are growing and find out what jobs are available in that economic sector. Job opening numbers are updated frequently.

A seven-year project in which dozens of small private colleges used a standardized measure of student learning to gauge and try to improve their performance accomplished many of its goals, increasing the colleges' focus on student learning outcomes and stimulating changes in practices on many campuses, says a report on the effort released today.

"Faculty members benefit from a transparent and open culture while individual schools have more flexibility to plan their budgets under a decentralized management system called Responsibility Center Management (RCM) at the Dominican University of California, speakers here said. Dominican, a Roman Catholic university in Marin County with about 2,300 students and 170 full-time faculty members, might be the smallest university ever to opt for this system, which gives greater powers to individual schools in the budgeting process."

O*Net - My Next Move for Veterans. You've served your country. Now you're ready for a new challenge.

The Best Places to Work to Work in the Federal Government® rankings are the most comprehensive and authoritative rating and analysis of employee satisfaction and commitment in the federal government. The 2011 rankings are the sixth edition of this ongoing series, following the 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2010 versions.

Did you know you should have strong action verbs strategically placed throughout your resume? Well, now you do! Most importantly, you want them at the beginning of the majority of your bullet points and accomplishment-based statements. Please do yourself -and every hiring manager out there-a favor; do not start your sentences with: Responsible for…Worked with…or any other opening that lacks power and punch.

20 Best Jobs For Fast Growth

WASHINGTON -- Whether they called them "near-completers" or "ready adults" or "stop-outs," the educators and policy experts gathered here today agreed that people who have earned most but not all of the credits they need for a college degree should receive more attention.

Although the economy is technically in a recovery, unemployment remains high. And the Fed's August 9 decision to keep rates low through mid-2013 suggests that policymakers expect weak growth for the foreseeable future. What's happening to older workers in this never-ending malaise?

The application process for millions of job hunters will soon be simplified -- as long as they're on LinkedIn, that is. Yesterday, the professional networking site announced a partnership with Taleo, the country's largest job applicant tracking system provider, to allow job seekers to auto-fill basic biographical and professional history information from their LinkedIn profile into online job applications.

It's long been known that high-powered careers can hamper or delay women's plans to have children. But a new study suggests the challenges loom especially large for women of Generation X.

To pitch a prospective client for her ad agency, Amanda Zolten knew she a had to take a risk. But the client's product-kitty litter-posed a unique challenge.

ob seekers today spend a lot of time online, and for good reason. After all, the Internet is a great tool for job seekers to research, connect, and network with practically any company on the planet. With the click of a mouse, you can send your resume, cover letter, and top ten list of reasons why you are the best employee to just about anyone.

"The job market is tough for many. But people still need others to repair their cars, do their accounting, fix computers, write apps and even sell them things. And there's been more growth in opportunities for those occupations than others, according to online job postings."

"Forget privacy. Shared workspaces are the latest trend in office space. The offices, set up in a variety of ways but emphasizing open space and the ability to rent a single desk, are also known as co-working spaces. Such offices have long been popular with technology start-ups in the San Francisco Bay Area looking for cheap space, but as the latest tech wave rises, shared workspaces are popping up in cities around the country. Besides the cost advantages, entrepreneurs in technology and other fields say they like co-working spaces because their open floor plans boost collaboration, offer more flexibility on leases and can even help land investors."

Much attention has been directed at college completion rates in the past two years, since President Obama announced his goal that the United States will again lead the world with the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020. The most recent contribution to this dialogue was last month's release of "Time Is the Enemy" by Complete College America.