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Your Career and You: “One Hell of a Ride”

Posted on May 7, 2017 by

This past Friday was a tough one for me. I don’t think anyone noticed at all, but it was. First of all, it was (for my classes) the last formal teaching interaction I will have with Curry College students. Second, … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “It’s What I Do”

Posted on April 3, 2017 by

I do some “navel-gazing” once in a while. I learned a long time ago that reality checks are a critical part of making sure you’re not losing control of your sanity. Recently, I’ve started a semi-habit of tallying up everything … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “You’re Not In This Alone”

Posted on February 21, 2017 by

Part of my “other duties as assigned” at Curry College where I head up our Communication Department‘s Public Relations Concentration is being available to students for advice and counsel. I do this “officially” for a couple dozen, “unofficially” for countless … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “MBA? Do Your Homework First!”

Posted on January 23, 2017 by

As a public relations professional now teaching the next generation(s) of PR pros at Curry College, I am often asked by students whether or not they should pursue a graduate degree. My answer is invariably “yes, but don’t rush into … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Looking Back; Planning Forward”

Posted on January 9, 2017 by

Life’s funny (said the wise professor). It’s totally unpredictable, but so much of it can be, if not predicted, at least planned for. I know that this uncertainty makes most of my PR Concentration students at Curry College a little … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Mentoring – The ‘Gift’ That Keeps on Giving”

Posted on December 22, 2016 by

I thought this year was going to go out peacefully. 2016 has been one hell of a year for me, and I was kind of hoping it would just quietly slink away and out of sight. But NOOoooo! Bit the … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Mentoring…Why We Do What We Do”

Posted on November 13, 2016 by

Mentoring…I talked about this in my last post but some cool stuff has happened since then, so bear with me… I was hit (happily) with the realization that mentoring occurs on at two levels. The one that we most often … Continue reading →

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