Archive for August, 2009
Practice Makes Perfect: How to Rehearse for Your Next Job Interview
There are a lot of steps that usually happen before you get to the interview portion of your job search: resume, networking, references. Most folks are able to put a lot of effort into getting the interview, but many fall apart during the actual inte
How to Avoid Sabotaging Your Job
In today’s workplace, there are more ways to damage your career than ever before. An errant tweet. An erroneous Facebook post. A heated email exchange. All of these can sully an otherwise impeccable reputation, as can a litany of faux pas in front of
The Secret to Success: Your Personality
If you are looking for the perfect career, consider your personality type. What do you love to do? What are you good at doing? And, just as importantly, what bugs the heck out of you? Working eight hours a day at a job you’re ill-suited for is draini
Practice Makes Perfect: How to Rehearse for Your Next Job Interview
There are a lot of steps that usually happen before you get to the interview portion of your job search: resume, networking, references. Most folks are able to put a lot of effort into getting the interview, but many fall apart during the actual inte
How to Avoid Sabotaging Your Job
In today’s workplace, there are more ways to damage your career than ever before. An errant tweet. An erroneous Facebook post. A heated email exchange. All of these can sully an otherwise impeccable reputation, as can a litany of faux pas in front of
The Secret to Success: Your Personality
If you are looking for the perfect career, consider your personality type. What do you love to do? What are you good at doing? And, just as importantly, what bugs the heck out of you? Working eight hours a day at a job you’re ill-suited for is draini
America’s Deadliest Jobs
You may have read news reports saying that America’s Main Streeters want revenge on Wall Street for the financial meltdown and recession and mortgage foreclosures and lost life savings. That hardly makes fields like finance and insurance hazardous to
Medical Jobs Without the MD
You don’t have to be a doctor to break into the often lucrative and growing health-care field. With the average medical student taking on $140,000 in educational debt, according to the American Medical Association, an increasing number of would-be do
The Power of the Pen: Writing Careers for English Majors
Experts agree that writing skills are in demand across a range of industries, which means that English majors may hold the key that unlocks a host of job opportunities. According to Mary Titus, professor of English and director of the Center For Inte
America’s Deadliest Jobs
You may have read news reports saying that America’s Main Streeters want revenge on Wall Street for the financial meltdown and recession and mortgage foreclosures and lost life savings. That hardly makes fields like finance and insurance hazardous to
