Years ago, when I was looking for my first faculty position, I sought the advice of someone who was technically supposed to serve as one of my advisors. This person offered me only two pieces of advice: Go to a career fair and read career advice books. Yep, that’s what I got from this person, who in the career advice arena was about as useful as a ferret serving as IT support. This person was essentially saying, “Don’t ask me to really help you.”

These were but two examples of the plethora of useless career advice that I received when I could have instead used some real help.

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Psychology Today
May 22, 2023