Dean's Diary

By Dr. Michael Williams

Career Advancement: Chance or Choice?

Careers...we choose and prepare for them; they also choose us. Be it by chance or choice, creating a career and continuously developing it can be professionally rewarding and personally satisfying.

Careers are constructed over time. They are nurtured and negotiated, revised and rejuvenated. Careers change as we change, they express our desire to create, our ability to construct, and our commitment to contribute to enterprises.

Advancing careers can be a managed process. Identifying areas of professional interest and acquiring the knowledge, competencies and skills necessary to advance those interests