By Noël Rozny Web Editor & Content Manager This month has been so busy that we almost forgot to stop and celebrate an important milestone. Yes, that’s right, the myPathfinder blog just turned one year old. When we started this blog 12 months ago, we wanted to create a resource for college freshmen, returning students and jobseekers alike that would help guide them on their education and career paths. During…

By Pamme Boutselis As Generation Y enters the workplace, there’s been much debate, interest and commentary in the media, as well as in academic and corporate settings, about how this generation is revolutionizing the work place, what their contributions will be, and what those who will be working with them should expect. If you’re a manager, you may be looking for some tips regarding what to expect from your Gen…

By Patrick O’Connor To his way of thinking, Bob had hit the very bottom of job opportunities.  Unemployed and without a college degree, he’d managed to find a number of entry-level sales jobs for about fifteen years, but all the doors he thought experience had opened suddenly closed, and there he was, turning in his application at a fast food restaurant, working with people half his age. The first couple…

By Amanda Pouchot Who am I? What do I want to do every day? What do I want to be known for? The post-college career hunt can hurl a girl many questions – and too often so few answers jump to mind. For many of us, this will be the first time we really think about what we are going to do every day of the rest of our lives….

By Hannah Morgan For just a minute, travel with me back in time to when you were a little kid.  Did you pretend?  Did you create make-believe adventures?  Those are the memories I want you to hold onto for a day.  What was it you wanted to be when you were young? I wanted to be an archeologist.  I would grab my trowel and head out into the woods behind…