After 30 years of recruiting, I've seen what happens when career planning gets rushed. Most of the time, the counselor saw something. The parent knew something. But nobody had the right conversation at the right time.

Nobody tells you this before you pick a major — but the most important information you're missing isn't about the job market. It's about yourself.

After 30 years of interviewing professionals, I've noticed something: the ones who struggle most in their careers aren't the ones who picked the wrong major. They're the ones who never understood how they naturally work.

A student can be capable, responsible, and high-achieving—and still have no idea what kind of work will fit them.

After 30 years of recruiting, Brian Hughes has seen one pattern again and again: people rarely struggle because they lack talent. They struggle because they never understood how they naturally operate.