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The Golden Guide provides clear advice and guidance for developing the habits of mind and effective behaviors that are likely to lead to career success - no matter what profession or field of inquiry. I wrote Dean Lazar's Golden Guide after working for more than a decade overseeing graduate law (LL.M) and policy (M.P.P.) admissions at Chicago-Kent College of Law and the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy. The advice I offer reflects the lessons of my own career journey as well as my experience offering career counseling to hundreds of talented young people.
Some may define pragmatism as the "opposite" of idealism, but I think the best way to think about it is to see pragmatic thinking as practical and pro-active, in support of of your ideals and dreams. Pragmatic behavior is self regarding but certainly not selfish, and this Golden Guide will help those who want to be efficient with their time, effective with their efforts, and successful in their careers and in their lives.
Chinese students studying in the United States will find this bilingual textbook helpful as they seek to prepare for on or off campus positions both during and after their studies.
About the author
Former associate dean for recruitment and career services at the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy, and previously, dean of international law and policy overseeing international student admissions (LL.M) at Chicago-Kent College of Law, Ms. Lazar holds an AB degree in government/international relations from Dartmouth College, a master's degree in geography from Columbia University with a focus on urban hydrology, and a JD from Chicago-Kent College of Law. Ms. Lazar is active/admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois. Earlier in her career, Ms. Lazar worked as an executive reporting to the President of Waste Management International, and as a chief of staff to the CEO of the Division of Public Services in the Department of General Services of the City of New York.
