The Career Prism Method℠ Featuring Ray Giese, Founder of The Career Prism Network℠ The Career Prism Method℠ represents a new generation of human-centered career design. It integrates objective aptitude science with personality, values, interests, and motivations—then combines those insights with[...]
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On a quiet morning in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, scholars sit around a table reading Homer. No laptops are open, and no slides are projected—only a question that lingers in the room longer than most classrooms allow. “What does Achilles believe[...]
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Leanna Range-Norwood, EdD | The Range Collective | info@therangecollective.com Every musician knows that an instrument does not perform the same way in every space. A cello sounds different in a practice room than it does in a concert hall. The[...]
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Written By Mardee Handler Have you ever met someone at work who you really click with? You enjoy sitting together at lunch and even hanging out with them on weekends … but when it comes time to work on a project[...]
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By Lisa Rouff, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist and Highlands Ability Battery Consultant When Career Questions Become Personal At some point in life, most people begin asking quiet but persistent questions: What am I good at? Why does this work feel so[...]
READ MOREPreparing Counselors to Integrate Career, Calling, and Human Flourishing
How Divine Mercy University’s Career Development Course Prepares Counselors to Apply a Whole Person Framework in Practice At Divine Mercy University (DMU), the School of Counseling is dedicated to forming counselors who approach their work as a vocation—an instrument of[...]
READ MOREThe Best College Plans Start with Self-Knowledge, Not Certainty
Highlands Consultant Spotlight Amy Trinnaman is a Highlands Certified Consultant with more than two decades of experience guiding students through important academic and career transitions. Her work spans college advising, career exploration, personality and aptitude assessment, special education, instruction, NCAA[...]
READ MORESenior Year College Decisions – FAQs
By Kristi Windish Highlands Consultant | Student Discovery Program – True Compass Senior year can feel overwhelming. Acceptances may be arriving—or applications may still feel unfinished—and with each deadline, the pressure increases. If you or your student feel unsure, that’s[...]
READ MOREHuman Engineering: The Science of Natural Ability
A Research-Based Perspective on the Power of Aptitude For generations, scientists, educators, and psychologists have sought to answer a timeless question: What enables people to learn, adapt, and excel throughout life? Recent research published in the International Journal of Creative[...]
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