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Career Change for Adjunct Professors

By Janet Scarborough Civitelli, Ph.D. Last updated on July 29, 2022

American education relies on adjunct professors who teach in university and community college classrooms on a contract basis. The trend toward shifting teaching loads to an adjunct workforce is speeding up, with 75% of college classroom instructors now working in a non-tenure track position.… Read more... “Career Change for Adjunct Professors”

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Career Change Success Story: From Wildlife Biologist to Content Writer

By Janet Scarborough Civitelli, Ph.D. Last updated on March 31, 2021

Lindsay VanSomeren 1

Today’s career change success story features Lindsay VanSomeren. Lindsay is a wildlife biologist who did a career pivot into freelance content writing. I think you’ll be inspired by her.

Lindsay, can you tell us about your earlier career and how you launched your new career focus?… Read more... “Career Change Success Story: From Wildlife Biologist to Content Writer”

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Career Change Success Story: From Nonprofit Development to User Experience (UX)

By Janet Scarborough Civitelli, Ph.D. Last updated on November 27, 2021

Jennifer Houlihan

Today’s interview features Jennifer Houlihan. I met Jennifer through Austin Digital Jobs. Jennifer told a hilarious story about a mishap in a class she was taking and after I learned more about her, I decided to share her career change success story with you.… Read more... “Career Change Success Story: From Nonprofit Development to User Experience (UX)”

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How to Use Volunteer Work to Make a Career Change

By Janet Scarborough Civitelli, Ph.D. Last updated on March 13, 2022

Volunteering for Career Change

My career change from tech to career counseling started with a volunteer experience. At the beginning of my career change, I had no relevant job experience and my undergraduate major was economics, not counseling or psychology.

Doing volunteer work is an excellent way to gain experience in a new career field.… Read more... “How to Use Volunteer Work to Make a Career Change”

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How to Know When to Change Careers

By Janet Scarborough Civitelli, Ph.D. Last updated on March 31, 2021

Career Change Higher Ed

Photo credit: rainesUMD on Pixabay – CC0 Creative Commons

Dear Dr. Civitelli,

I work in higher education. I taught chemistry for 8 years at a community college. From there, I moved to a 4-year university to become a professional academic advisor. … Read more... “How to Know When to Change Careers”

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