Career Transitions

Turning chaos into careers

Katharine Brooks, Ed.D. is the Director of Liberal Arts Career Services at The University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of You Majored in What? See full bio

October 30, 2009

You Majored in What? And You're Going to Med School?

The keys to professional school admission are grades, scores on standardized tests (like the LSAT and the MCAT), well-rounded experiences and excellent recommendations. Your choice of major? Not so much. Read More

October 13, 2009

Branding Part 2: Avoid the Kitchen Sink Resume

A kitchen sink resume is the antithesis of what employers are seeking. Employers don't have hours to ponder the nuances of your resume to find that gem of an experience you had three years ago. Read More

October 10, 2009

We're All Branded. What's Yours?

A local television station recently asked me to do an interview about "branding" yourself for the job search. The producer sent me the resume and job search history for someone in the consulting field who has been seeking a job for several months with little success despite several years of experience. Read More

September 24, 2009

Great Job Resource- No Dogs Need Apply

MacGregor, my Scottish terrier, is excited today about an excellent opportunity to earn his MBA online thanks to a diploma mill operating outside the USA. Check out this dog's story about his degree. Read More

September 18, 2009

Depression, Perspective and the Job Search

My training in graduate school centered on Adlerian psychology and cognitive-behaviorism. I always liked Alfred Adler's positive approach to problems and his "act as if" philosophy-- the notion that you might not be where you want to be, but that it was OK to pretend while you worked on overcoming challenges. Read More

September 11, 2009

Working Worried and White Collar Hollers

I've been out of the blogosphere since July partly due to a vacation, but mostly due to work commitments, and it's time to catch up. Seven weeks doesn't seem like a lot of time, but when I ponder what's come up since I last posted, it seems much longer. Read More

July 22, 2009

Colleges, Careers and Salaries: Should We All Become Engineers?

They're probably the two questions most often asked of college and university career centers:

1. What are your graduates earning? and

2. What do your ______ majors earn? Read More

July 19, 2009

Wandering Into the Innovation Economy

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4

Your best thinking got you into whatever job you held. Will the same best thinking help you find a new job? If your plan was to choose one career and stick to it regardless of economic trends then it's probably time to re-think your plan. Read More

July 8, 2009

In A Bad Economy Is Any Employment Good?

Bad economic times can force us into careers we wouldn't normally choose. Read More

June 23, 2009

The Dreaded Writing Sample

Even if you've mastered the art of the cover letter and the resume, another part of the job search process can trip you up: the writing sample. Here are five tips to make sure your writing sample doesn't end your hope of getting the job. Read More

Books by Katharine Brooks, Ed.D.

You Majored in What?: Mapping Your Path From Chaos to Career

Current Issue

Everyday Creativity

How to start living creatively and reap the benefits.

Subscribe to Career Transitions

Books by Katharine Brooks, Ed.D.

Current Issue