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Staff
Biographies
Ball
Aptitude Battery
Overview
of The Ball Foundation (48k PDF)
Career
Vision Q&A (72k PDF)
Job
Satisfaction Statistics (68k PDF)
Getting
Started: Talking With Your Child About Career Choices.”
(68k PDF)
Career Vision in the News
Daily Herald: "Before
college, students should do prep work on career choices"
Yahoo! HotJobs: "5
Lucrative No-Desk Jobs"
NBC 5 Chicago Weekend Morning News interview on "4 Smart
Moves When the Economy Slows"
WGN Radio (Chicago) Interview with Steve Cochran, Evening
Drive Time Host, on "4
Smart Moves When the Economy Slows"
Wall Street Journal, CareerJournal, CollegeJournal: "Fast-Track
Strategies"
The Herald News: "Planning
program to aid students"
Forbes: "How
to Beg for Your Job Back"
West Suburban Living Magazine: "The
SAT and ACT Aren't the Only Tests That Can Help Prospective
Students Get in the Right College" (Please scroll
to article at the bottom of the first page when displayed.)
CollegeRecruiter.com: "Three
Essentials for Successful Networking"
CollegeRecruiter.com: "Career
Training Checklist"
Wall Street Journal: "Internships
Go Virtual, Allowing for Flex Time"
City Woman Chicago article: "Mentorship
Opportunities for Career Women: A Worthwhile Investment"
Naperville Sun: "Mapping
out the journey: Aptitude tests point grads toward career
paths"
WGN Radio 720 (Chicago) Interview with Bill Moller, host of
"The Money Show," a personal finance program on
the importance of career planning for students. Discussed
how a student with direction and purpose can save on college
expenses, and that career planning can be like insurance for
a family's college investment.
WGN Radio 720 (Chicago) Interview with Bill Moller, host of
"The Money Show," a personal finance program on
the importance of including aptitude testing as a critical
part of a comprehensive career assessment for any career changer.
Marketwatch.com, Yahoo! Finance, Morningstar.com, NASDAQ.com,
The Globe & Mail (Canada), Wall Street Journal Online,
and Investors Business Daily: Who
fetches coffee? Many Internships Move Online
ABC 7 TV News-Chicago website
article - Connect with Kids segment: "Finding a Good
Summer Job." Interview with Judy Hsu, news anchor.
St. Charles Sun, Batavia Sun and Aurora Beacon News: Charting
a course: area company helps students navigate career paths
Wall Street Journal and CareerJournal.com article: The
First Job Blues: How to Adjust, When to Move On
Wall Street Journal: "How
to Switch Careers in Midlife"
Naperville Sun: "Talk
Focuses on Major Dilemma"
Daily Herald: "Career
counselor advises teens to plan now for future"
Wall Street Journal and CareerJournal.com: "Seniors,
No Luck on Job Hunt? Don't Panic -- There's Still Time"
NextStep Magazine (Jan./Feb. 2007): "Which
Major Should You Choose?"
College Bound Teen National Magazine: Straight Up Strategies:
College Prep Help (Summer 2006)
ABC 7 TV News-Chicago video
and website
article - Connect with Kids segment: "Prepare Now
for Success Before College." Interview with Judy Hsu,
news anchor.
ABC 7 TV News-Chicago article - Connect with Kids segment:
"Talking
with Teenagers about Career Planning." Interview
with Judy Hsu, news anchor.
WGN 720 AM Radio (Chicago) Steve Cochran Program's "Kids
News for Parents"interview segment: Importance of first
jobs and how parents can make work a more positive experience
for their teen
WGN 720 AM Radio (Chicago) Mary Pat LaRue Program (interview
and phone call segment): Adult children who "boomerang"
back home with parents often a result of a lack of career
planning
Liberty Suburban Chicago Newspapers: "Seminars
to help teens on career track"
Northwestern University Center for Talent Development: "Early
Career Planning is Essential for Gifted Adolescents" and
Talent
Newsletter
Christian Science Monitor: "Summer
dilemma: Get the experience - or the cash? "
Christian Science Monitor: "Suddenly,
vocational training back in vogue: Enrollment soars in "career
technical ed," as demand grows for workers with specific
skills"
Wall Street Journal and CareerJournal.com article: "Parents
Don't Always Know Best About Jobs"
Wall Street Journal and CareerJournal.com article: "Choice
Between Summer Job, Internship Isn't Always Clear"
Monster.com: Motto
for 50-Plus Interviewing: Be Prepared
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