JIM BRIGHT IS THE MANAGING PARTNER OF BRIGHT AND ASSOCIATES. HE HAS AN INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION AS A CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROESSIONAL BASED ON HIS AWARD WINNING INNOVATIVE CAREER DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH, BEST-SELLING CAREER DEVELOPMENT BOOKS AND HIS ENTERTAINING AND INFORMATIVE SPEAKING AND TRAINING.JIM HAS OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT. HE HAS A BA(HONS) AND A PHD IN PSYCHOLOGY. HE HAS PUBLISHED OVER 300 BOOKS,CHAPTERS JOURNAL AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, TESTS AND REPORTS. HE IS A FELLOW OF BOTH THE AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA AND IS A PAST NATIONAL CHAIRPERSON OF THE COLLEGE OF ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS. HE HOLDS AUSTRALIA'S FIRST SPECIFICALLY-NAMED PROFESSORIAL APPOINTMENT IN CAREER DEVELOPMENT AT ACU.JIM WRITES THE BRIGHTSIDE COLUMN EVERY WEEK FOR THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD AND THE MELBOURNE AGE NEWSPAPERS.