Discovery Careers

10/31/2022

Career exploration opportunity for "creatives"! This Saturday (11/5/22) at Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University in Grand Rapids. A Great opportunity to talk to professionals in the industry. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/vkGuVMxNUA2dnhBc9

12/02/2019

If you have a teen interested in pursuing a career in IT, I highly recommend attending the Kent ISD's Talk & Tour event at Atomic Object tomorrow evening (Dec. 3 @ 6:00 PM). It will be like getting 5 job shadows in one!

Kent ISD’s Talk & Tour Series is a monthly career exploration program designed to increase awareness of diverse careers available in high demand career sectors. This month's Talk & Tour host : Through an informal "talk show style" format, you will hear directly from Atomic Object's professionals a...

12/12/2017

Attention Kent County high school students!

Groundhog Shadow Day student registration is open until December 18th. Don't miss out on this one day job shadow to get an awesome behind-the-scenes look at a career of interest. Some great spots are available in business, engineering, IT and more!

ALL JOB SHADOW SELECTIONS MUST BE MADE BY DECEMBER 18th @ 11:45 PM. We have a wide range of job shadow opportunities for you to investigate during Groundhog Shadow Day 2018! This is your chance to get out of the classroom and inside the workplace to see what really happens behind the scenes. How...

11/20/2017

It is so fun to learn about ourselves. Take a few minutes and complete this free online personality assessment. It will help give you insight into your unique design and purpose.

Take our Personality Test and get a 'freakishly accurate' description of who you are and why you do things the way you do.

09/27/2017

High Fives of Career Development’.

Source: https://alis.alberta.ca/succeed-at-work/explore-ways-to-improve-your-work/try-the-high-5-approach-to-succeeding-at-work-and-life

Just starting out on your career journey? Or making a change midway? Try these High 5 ideas to help manage the changes in your life and work.

08/20/2017

A NY Times article from a few years back, but it is still right on point.

I'm happy to help with your teen's career self-assessment. Call 616-334-4446 or Discovery Careers

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/jobs/25career.html?mcubz=3

If you’re anxious to guide your children to the ideal career choice, remember how often adults change professions before finding the right fit.

08/20/2017

Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.

Joseph Campbell

08/10/2017

Worked with an awesome 16 year old today. She's exploring "Art Director" as a possible career.

Love this testimonial from her mom.

" She came home smiling and went to work researching careers and classes. A bit later she said, "mom, I feel so inspired."

Love my Discovery Careers work!

08/07/2017

Calling all COLLEGE STUDENTS! If you don't have confidence in your career direction, contact me for your 2-hour career assessment. You'll finish with a clear understanding of how you "tick" and the careers that "fit" you.

Call me at 616-334-4446 for more information or message me here on FB.

07/11/2017

I met a terrific young dad today. He knew it was time for a career change and his Discovery Session revealed concrete next steps.

Let me know if I can help you discern your next career steps!

05/08/2017

Perhaps the last career guidance book you'll ever need.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtRNiMZsTro

Pinkcasts: short, informal, low-fi videos offering tips, recommendations, or whatever happens to be on my mind. Sent on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month.

04/12/2017

Parent of a 4th/5th grader? Check out this awesome design-thinking camp being offered this summer (director is a colleague of mine!) It is just $25 and it will be 2 great days of designing, developing, collaborating and creating!

Here is the link to sign up.
https://reg.abcsignup.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0001-0020-1f9a9bdeda094c8383dcd32799bf00d8

A 2-day summer camp for 5th and 6th graders who will learn to solve problems with design and teamwork!