
6 Career Challenges You’ll Face as a Recent College Graduate
Making the leap from School to work is exciting. Graduates are full of possibilities and dreams but, are finding it hard to transition into the realities of work. This article offers some of the common challenges and how to overcome them.
This article should be eye-opening for new graduates. ...

How to Navigate the Shift From College Student to Real-World Professional.
The transition from College to Professional is a time of great pride and anxiety. For the first time in their lives graduating students do not have a set plan. Many have a general idea of what they think life should be, but they do not have any idea how to take the first steps.

5 Reasons Your College to Work Transition is Rough.
This article helps to remind us why we are so passionate about the Workplace Preparation Program. Students and Employers are asking for help to make this transition less “rough”. This article identifies some of the issues and how to start the process of “how to move forward” but the program that w...

The Ultimate Guide to Succeeding in the New Workplace
The Workplace has been forced to change because of the pandemic. Companies and Employees alike have had to make changes and now that things are starting to come back to a state of normal we need to re-evaluate what our goals are and what we want from work. The article “The Ultimate Guide to Suc...

The sailboat analogy - understanding the CliftonStrengths
Here is an analogy to help understand the CliftonStrengths, your reports and how to use them.
Image that you are a sailboat that has 5 main masts. Engineers have analyzed your boat (the StrengthsFinder assessment) and have determined the 5 best types of sails for your boat (your Top5 CliftonS...

Building a Career on Your Strengths
When making a transition there is always a huge amount of stress and anxiety. After years of research and experience Gallup and the Clifton Strengths uses your own skills and strengths to help you build a pathway to success. This is done by helping you to understand who you are and how to create a...

College Life vs. Work Life
When making the transition from student to worker you will find that the level of responsibility will become much greater. You will have much more independence, but you will find that there are some major challenges. This article clearly gives examples of obstacles and simple ways to face them hea...

Managing Family Career Expectations
Having a plan for the next steps in life makes the changes easier to cope with. When making the leap from School into a Career is no different. We are driven by what we have been taught and what our families see as our next steps. The expectations do not always align with what we know we excel at...