By Noël Rozny Web Editor and Content Manager Let me guess: you’ve been wanting to go back to school and finish your degree for awhile now, but work, family, and finances keep getting in the way. These responsibilities can sideline even the most determined scholar, but since the New Year is here, now’s a great time to take those steps towards finally earning your college degree. While going back to…

By Chanelle Schneider “How do you portray yourself as qualified for a job for which you have no proven track record? The under qualified or just plain unqualified label most often plagues new graduates with limited experience, as well as career-changers whose experience is outside the area they now wish to pursue.” — Katharine Hansen, Ph.D. It also plagues candidates who did not graduate from college. These non-graduates started but…

By Noël Rozny myFootpath Web Editor & Content Manager Electronics rule our work interactions these days, from inter-office texts to emails from your boss to Twitter direct messages from clients or customers, so much so that we hardly speak to each other anymore. There are times, however, when old school job values can provide valuable career advice for today. Back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth and before people had computers…

By Nate Abbott There are countless reasons for furthering your study. Maybe you’ve found a passion within your field, and you want to spend a few more years (and perhaps your career) doing research. Maybe you want to make yourself a candidate for more competitive jobs within your industry or your company. Maybe you want to change careers completely, and are looking for advanced training in your new field. Whatever…

By Noël Rozny myFootpath Web Editor & Content Manager Do you feel like the movie Groundhog Day was modeled after your life? Are you stuck in a career rut that you just can’t seem to get out of? November is National Career Development Month, which makes now the perfect time to examine your career and decide how you can further develop it. Get started by making a checklist of questions…