Dawn's Career Planning Blog

Like it or not, gift giving is a big part of the holiday season. In addition to buying gifts for your family and friends, you may also need to ... Read More

Whenever I fly I always notice how hard the flight attendants work. They don't seem to stop moving during the entire flight. Though the work is hard, flight attendants do ... Read More

With Thanksgiving out of the way, everyone is now ready to begin focusing on the winter holiday season. At my last job, the holidays were huge. There was always a ... Read More

Someone recently asked me what career I would have chosen if for some reason I couldn't have his one. Photo (c) Nancy Louie on iStockphoto. I told that person I would have ... Read More

I know all about Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving when retailers expect to become profitable. It is considered to be one of the busiest shopping days of the ... Read More

I've been hearing a lot about companies asking their employees to refrain from using email one day each week. During these "email-free" days employers expect people to communicate with each ... Read More

A lot of people are walking around with the sniffles. It's that time of year and as the weather gets colder it will only get worse. Unfortunately, once one person ... Read More

I've always loved writing but I didn't become a working writer until ten years ago. To make a career out of writing you must truly be passionate about it. Writing ... Read More

I just learned about a new Web site aimed toward teen job hunters (thanks to George's Employment Blawg). MyFirstPaycheck.com, which is run by a brother-sister team, provides extremely helpful ... Read More

On Wednesday the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Employee Anti-Discrimination Act of 2007 which will, if passed by the Senate, protect people of various sexual orientations from discrimination by ... Read More

We are a society obsessed with food. When you pick up a newspaper and there isn't an article about what you should or shouldn't be eating, you are probably very ... Read More

Are you dissatisfied with your career? Maybe it's time for a career change. But how do you know for sure if you need a career change of simply a new ... Read More

Upon winning the Oscar in 1985 actress Sally Field said in her acceptance speech, "I haven't had an orthodox career, and I've wanted more than anything to have your respect. ... Read More