Perhaps more so than ever, it seems that finding a well-paying and rewarding job can be a difficult task for young adults. According to analysis of the 2014 Current Population Survey, median income for people between 25 and 34 has decreased in every major industry since the Great Recession, with the exception of the healthcare industry. In addition, the underemployment rate for recent college grads is still at its highest point since the year 2000 — about 7 percent. According to the New York Fed “the share of underemployed college graduates in good non-college jobs has fallen sharply, while the share working in low-wage jobs has risen.” In a tough…
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Diversity Statements
In an academic job search, it is not uncommon to get questions related to diversity during your interview. You may be asked: “How do you bring diversity into the classroom?” and “How do you bring diversity to your research?” Recently though, diversity statements have become more and more standard. So along with your CV, cover letter, research statement and teaching statement, you might also be asked to provide a diversity statement. What is this document and what should you include? It really should be a personal reflection of your feelings and your approach to being a leader and a teacher. However, teaching is meant in the broadest sense possible as…
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What Anchors Your Career? A Look at Work Motivations and Values
In the world of career development, we often discuss the importance of assessing your skills, values, and interests. Today, we are going to focus primarily on career values because while it is such a priority, it is also an oft overlooked piece of the puzzle. What are Career Values? You can see general categorizations of career values at O*NET. Another site which compiled a list of career values is Monster.com, which you can access here. They broke it down into intrinsic and extrinsic values. Here is a snapshot of some of the options: Intrinsic Values – Working for a cause I deem worthy – Experiencing adventure/excitement – Having an opportunity…
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The Four Tendencies: Upholders, Obligers, Questioners, and Rebels
Gretchen Rubin is the author of Better Than Before, a book about creating and maintaining habits. While writing this book, she created four categories of personality as a framework to help explain how individuals respond to both external and internal rules. The Four Tendencies describe how people respond to expectations, including outer expectations (i.e. a deadline, a request from a friend) as well as inner expectations (i.e. starting that new diet, or keeping a New Year’s resolution). Your response to these expectations is what defines your type. According to a blog post by Rubin on Psychology Today, she defined the Four Tendencies accordingly: UPHOLDERS wake up and think, “What’s on the…