Weekly roundup 11-20-2009

Additional reading for extra credit:

Professor/Grad Relationships: Maximizing the Mentoring Potential
Grad Resources is a non-profit organization based in Dallas, Texas that serves the practical and emotional needs of graduate students on several university campuses across the United States.  Call National Grad Crisis-Line (800-GRAD-HLP)

Sloan Work and Family Research Network
The Alfred P. Sloan Work and Family Research Network is the premier online destination for information about work and family. The Network serves a global community interested in work and family research by providing resources and building knowledge.   Excellent primary source for individuals, employers, researchers, and policy-makers.

Extra(hour)dinary Parenting
Blogger Amanda Morrow Jensen (”ACMJ”) is a former U.S. diplomat turned stay-at-home mom and work-from-home professor.  Check out this week's post on toddler independence.

The Personal Branding Blog
Personal Branding pioneer William Aruda presents the current thinking in personal branding strategy.

Your LinkedIn profile When You're Unemployed
Alison Doyle is the author of Internet Your Way to a New Job: How to Really Find a Job Online (2009) and the About.com Guide to Job Searching (2006).