Many (if not all) students, career-changers, and experienced job-seekers will
find great value in developing and using a career development journal. Keeping a
journal will bring new opportunities and discoveries about yourself and your career.
You should find all the tools, articles, tips, and books you need to be successful in your
journey of journaling self-discovery and career development.
QUINTESSENTIAL JOURNALING RESOURCES
The Benefits of Journaling --
a short list of the the many benefits one can get from keeping a journal.
The Career Development Journal Course --
is designed to help everyone achieve career and job fulfillment. With specialized tracks
designed for people in different stages of career development, this course
can help any job-seeker, from the unsure student to the experienced job-seeker.
Using a Career Journal to Further Your
Career Development and Empower Your Job-Search --
an article detailing the reasons why all students and job-seekers should consider
keeping a career development journal.
USEFUL JOURNALING WEBSITES
Creative-Journal.com --
a nice collection of articles, journaling techniques, a monthly newsletter, and more.
InspiredtoJournal.com --
where you can find journaling-related books, articles, and links.
Journal For You -- a
great collection of helpful articles about all types of journaling.
Journaling Life -- where
you can find all sorts of journaling information, tips, and resources. Also
includes sampes of different types of journals.
Writing the Journey: Online Journal Writing
Workshop -- ideas, exercises, and other resources highlight this excellent journaling site.
USEFUL BOOKS ABOUT JOURNALING
At a Journal Workshop: Writing to Access the Power of the Unconscious and Evoke Creative Ability,
by Ira Progoff (J. P. Tarcher).
Creative Journal: The Art of Finding Yourself,
by Lucia Capacchione (Swallow Press).
The Handbook of Journaling: Tools for the Healing of Mind, Body & Spirit,
by Neil F. Neimark, M.D. (R.E.P. Technologies).
Journal Jumpstarts: Quick Topics and Tips for Journal Writing,
by Patricia Woodward (Cottonwood Press).
Journal to the Self: 22 Paths to Personal Growth,
by Kathleen Adams (Warner Books).
The Many Faces of Journaling: Topics & Techniques for Personal Journal Writing,
by Linda C. Senn (Pen Central Press).
One to One: Self-Understanding Through Journal Writing,
by Christina Baldwin (M Evans & Co).
Visual Journaling: Going Deeper Than Words,
by Barbara Ganim and Susan Fox(Quest Books).