“Childhood marks the dawn of vocational development, involving developmental tasks, transitions, and change. Children must acquire the rudiments of career adaptability to envision a future, make educational and vocational decisions, explore self and occupations, and problem solve. The authors situate child vocational development within human life span and life course development paradigms and career development theory. They then consider the theoretical origins of career adaptability and examine it as a critical construct for construing vocational development. Two models derived from career construction theory offer guides for research and counseling practice designed to foster development through work and other social roles.

There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in”

–Graham Greene (1940, p. 15)

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Can’t Think of what you want to do after you graduate? Why not check out this article from yahoo about the 10 best jobs that you never heard of.

“Kids often have no idea what they want to do when they grow up that why they should be taught career-building skills as early as kindergarten. That is the goal of the operators of the Wannado City, which is not an actual city but a theme park for kids with the purpose of educating the kids in a fun way about the skills needed for different careers, understand the value of money, develop self-confidence and important decision-making skills. Smalls the things kids explore at a unique Florida theme park.” F Romall Smalls. Scholastic News. (Edition 5/6). To read the whole article click here

The September 1st issue of Booklist released part one of five of the Ferguson Career Resource Guide, this work covers financial aid for undergraduate and graduate education. So if you’re looking to further your education but don’t have the money to do so, look here before giving up on your dream.

In the July 23 2007 issue of Business Week an article entitled “An Ebay For The Arts And Crafts Set”, a company called ETSY has created seemed to find a little niche for selling and buying everything handmade. Every “starving artist” should look into this new way of getting their work out into the public.

The article, Mentoring Guidelines for Wildlife Professionals, from the Wildlife Society Bulletin 2005, 33 (2): 565-573, explains the benefits of mentoring for the protégé and the mentor. The progression of a mentoring relationship is also outlined.

In Business 2.0 (December 2006, Vol. 7, #11) on pages 85 - 93 some of the brightest CEO’s, business founders and entrepreneurs give advice about “How to Succeed in 2007″.

In the November 2006 issue of Contract Managment (Vol. 46, Iss. 11), Hallie Crawford describes four steps to finding “a career that fits”. Read the full article here.

If you need a little motivation and inspiration in the your job search check out Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine in the Miller Library’s Current Reading Room. The May 2006 issue features an article that gives some informative details of 12 ingenuitive people who became millionaires.