http://www.vocationvillage.com Career Advice To Create A Life That You Love Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:49:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.vocationvillage.com/should-i-do-an-internship/ http://www.vocationvillage.com/should-i-do-an-internship/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:05:26 +0000 Dr. Janet Scarborough Civitelli http://www.vocationvillage.com/?p=4423 Dear Dr. Civitelli, I just saw the legal ruling where a federal judge said that many unpaid internships are illegal if offered by a for-profit company. My college career advisor said that to maximize my marketability, I should do an internship whether it is paid or not. What do you recommend? Signed, Confused College Student [...]]]> http://www.vocationvillage.com/should-i-do-an-internship/feed/ 0 http://www.vocationvillage.com/happy-franchise-owners-part-2/ http://www.vocationvillage.com/happy-franchise-owners-part-2/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 19:55:28 +0000 Dr. Janet Scarborough Civitelli http://www.vocationvillage.com/?p=4198 This article features happy franchise owners from Kiddie Academy, Labor Finders, Postal Connections, Primrose School, and World Adult Kickball Association. Part 1 features happy franchise owners from Anytime Fitness, CruiseOne, Elevation Burger, Fetch! Pet Care, Golden Corral, and Ikor. Stephanie Waszazak, Kiddie Academy Since 2008, Stephanie Waszazak is the owner of Kiddie Academy of Delran, [...]]]> http://www.vocationvillage.com/happy-franchise-owners-part-2/feed/ 0 http://www.vocationvillage.com/happy-franchise-owners/ http://www.vocationvillage.com/happy-franchise-owners/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 19:55:07 +0000 Dr. Janet Scarborough Civitelli http://www.vocationvillage.com/?p=4150 A reader wrote to me asking me how to decide whether to buy a franchise and whether there are any happy franchise owners. I investigated and found 11 franchise owners who are happy and willing to share information about their businesses. Franchise owners profiled below are from Anytime Fitness, CruiseOne, Elevation Burger, Fetch! Pet Care, [...]]]> http://www.vocationvillage.com/happy-franchise-owners/feed/ 0 http://www.vocationvillage.com/should-i-buy-a-franchise/ http://www.vocationvillage.com/should-i-buy-a-franchise/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 19:54:04 +0000 Dr. Janet Scarborough Civitelli http://www.vocationvillage.com/?p=4124 Dear Dr. Civitelli, I would like to own my own business but I am overwhelmed when I think about starting one completely from zero. I have some money from an inheritance and I am thinking about investing it in franchise ownership, but I don’t know how to decide if this is a good idea or [...]]]> http://www.vocationvillage.com/should-i-buy-a-franchise/feed/ 0 http://www.vocationvillage.com/help-me-find-a-job-fast/ http://www.vocationvillage.com/help-me-find-a-job-fast/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 17:47:51 +0000 Dr. Janet Scarborough Civitelli http://www.vocationvillage.com/?p=4056 Dear Dr. Civitelli, Can you help me find a job fast? I hate my job so much, I am depressed when I wake up on Monday morning and I stay that way until Friday evening. I’ve used up all my sick days and vacation time and it is early in the year. I don’t like [...]]]> http://www.vocationvillage.com/help-me-find-a-job-fast/feed/ 0 http://www.vocationvillage.com/10-career-advancement-strategies-by-emily-bennington/ http://www.vocationvillage.com/10-career-advancement-strategies-by-emily-bennington/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:41:39 +0000 Dr. Janet Scarborough Civitelli http://www.vocationvillage.com/?p=3982 This week I read the book, “Who Says It’s a Man’s World: The Girls’ Guide To Corporate Domination,” by Emily Bennington. The book offers Ms. Bennington’s career advancement advice to help more women reach positions of leadership. On her website, Ms. Bennington describes herself as a “career author, speaker, and space invader.” Her book is [...]]]> http://www.vocationvillage.com/10-career-advancement-strategies-by-emily-bennington/feed/ 1 http://www.vocationvillage.com/on-happenstance-wisdom-from-dr-john-krumboltz/ http://www.vocationvillage.com/on-happenstance-wisdom-from-dr-john-krumboltz/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:29:57 +0000 Dr. Janet Scarborough Civitelli http://www.vocationvillage.com/?p=3897 Last week I had the opportunity to hear Dr. John Krumboltz speak on happenstance and careers. Dr. Krumboltz is one of the best vocational psychologists in the world and I have admired his work since grad school, so this was quite a fun event for me. This article outlines some of my favorite parts of [...]]]> http://www.vocationvillage.com/on-happenstance-wisdom-from-dr-john-krumboltz/feed/ 2 http://www.vocationvillage.com/calling-and-vocation-a-book-review/ http://www.vocationvillage.com/calling-and-vocation-a-book-review/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:08:17 +0000 Dr. Janet Scarborough Civitelli http://www.vocationvillage.com/?p=3851 “Make Your Job a Calling: How the Psychology of Vocation Can Change Your Life at Work” by Bryan J. Dik, Ph.D. and Ryan D. Duffy, Ph.D. is is a book about exploring, discovering, and creating a sense of calling at work. By “calling,” Drs. Dik and Duffy mean a summons by God and/or a universal [...]]]> http://www.vocationvillage.com/calling-and-vocation-a-book-review/feed/ 0 http://www.vocationvillage.com/moving-beyond-the-impostor-syndrome/ http://www.vocationvillage.com/moving-beyond-the-impostor-syndrome/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:18:04 +0000 Dr. Janet Scarborough Civitelli http://www.vocationvillage.com/?p=3765 For many years I’ve recommended Dr. Valerie Young’s work each time I’ve discovered that a client suffers from the Impostor Syndrome. Because this happens so frequently, I decided to write about Dr. Young’s recent book, “The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite [...]]]> http://www.vocationvillage.com/moving-beyond-the-impostor-syndrome/feed/ 2 http://www.vocationvillage.com/10-things-i-learned-at-a-joyfully-jobless-weekend/ http://www.vocationvillage.com/10-things-i-learned-at-a-joyfully-jobless-weekend/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 23:02:34 +0000 Dr. Janet Scarborough Civitelli http://www.vocationvillage.com/?p=3732 I have been recommending Barbara Winter’s book, “Making A Living Without A Job,” for years, so when I discovered that she was coming to the city where I live for a Joyfully Jobless weekend, I jumped at the opportunity to participate in her event. I wanted to learn new resources for self-employed clients and also [...]]]> http://www.vocationvillage.com/10-things-i-learned-at-a-joyfully-jobless-weekend/feed/ 2