Across the Sectors

How much should your life path influence/dictate your career path? (essay)

July 11, 2014

Trenda Boyum-Breen describes how her personal needs shaped her professional choices -- and how to balance them when they compete.

Letting your résumé do the talking (essay)

November 8, 2013

Colleges scanning your application should be able to tell that you "get" what it takes to work at that type of institution. Trenda Boyum-Breen explains how to do it.

How change happens at nonprofit and for-profit colleges (essay)

August 23, 2013

Nonprofit and for-profit institutions operate differently in important ways, so it's important to know yourself when contemplating changing sectors, writes Trenda Boyum-Breen.

Why networking matters, and tips for reaching out (essay)

July 19, 2013

Trenda Boyum-Breen offers advice on forging relationships that can help you do your current job or prepare for your next one.

Balancing risk and reward in moving to a for-profit (essay)

April 19, 2013

Academics who make a career shift to the for-profit sector sometimes face the added challenge of being "tarred" by the move, writes Trenda Boyum-Breen. She and others discuss why it's worth it.

Across the Sectors, a new Career Advice column (essay)

March 22, 2013

More administrators and professors are moving between nonprofit and for-profit colleges or working in both simultaneously. Trenda Boyum-Breen begins a new column on navigating the shift.

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