The #1 product of my CareerStar Accelerator is the 5 Actions for Career Acceleration.  Over the last year, I have been honored to work with undergraduates, graduates, professionals and Veterans.  My mission is to ensure that people have a new and innovative approach towards achieving not just a job, but a meaningful career.  My approach is uniquely customized to the individual person in so ma... more.

The CareerStar Accelerator is designed to ensure that you gain a meaningful career.  In an economy that is barely recovering, we don't have time to wait for the "full recovery."  These days, unemployment continues to be significant and having been there, I have discovered lessons that can help you too.  There is zero reason to accept a job of mediocrity when you can gain a career of meaning and... more.

Dana E. Jarvis is an Instructor of Leadership and Business at Duquesne University.  For close to 7 years, Professor Jarvis has developed and taught courses for the Donahue Palumbo School of Business.  His courses include Public Affairs Management, Strategic Formulation and Implementation, Leading Change in Organizations, Leading Change in Sustainable Enterprises, Strategic Management and Introdu... more.

[caption id="attachment_846" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="A MEANINGFUL CAREER for today's Veterans can produce amazing results!"][/caption]   The ability of Veterans to have a MEANINGFUL CAREER is essential. A MEANINGFUL CAREER may mean different things to different people. But, if a Veteran is able to critically define the true nature of MEANINGFUL CAREER, then a pa... more.

  What are your Innovative Strategies to Drive your Meaningful Career? All of us have Innovative Strategies to Drive our Meaningful Career. This is our platform to share these strategies. In doing so, we continue to advance our mission for the Virtual Veterans Career Network. This evolving mission has become, "100% of Veterans gaining a Meaningful Career by 2017." Yes, it is aspirational ... more.

    VIRTUAL VETERANS CAREER NETWORK ON LINKEDIN - JOIN TODAY! Mission: Revolutionizing the way that Veterans achieve a MEANINGFUL CAREER. Big Goal: To ensure 100% of Veterans have a MEANINGFUL CAREER by 2017. Veteran Action: Join the revolution TODAY!  The Virtual Veterans Career Network is a "Group" on www.linkedin.com (membership is free, rewards last a lifetime). -... more.

Recently, Dana Jarvis was invited to develop and teach a course on Managing Virtual Teams for Stephens College MBA students.   This exciting opportunity and honor has allowed Mr. Jarvis to engage business students in the knowledge, skills and tools necessary for today's complex virtual teams. Excerpt from Course Description: During this course, students will gain an inside perspective on m... more.

Let's Rock 2011 with the Top 10 Best Practices in Learning and Development: Be Bold - No training program in the world will ever be the best without being bold and taking risks.  If we stay in the "Status Quo Zone", we are assured of one one thing; incremental failure. Challenge Everything - Yes, Everything!  We must totally re-evaluate our training programs from A to Z on at least an... more.