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Thinking About Quitting Your Job? Ten Key Signs It Might Be a Good Idea

Written on 8 Dec, 2011 at 0:14

10 signs that quitting your job makes sense. ... (Continue reading)

Five Big Career Trends for Job Seekers

Written on 31 Aug, 2010 at 21:04

This post by David Couper — author of Outsiders on the Inside: How to Create a Winning Career…Even When You Don’t Fit In! — identifies and briefly describes five major trends impacting where jobs may be found in this challenging... (Continue reading)

What are Typical Career Coaching Costs?

Written on 9 Apr, 2010 at 8:55

What is a Career Coach? A career coach helps a job seeker land his next employment opportunity in the most efficient and expedient means possible. The services of a career coach are targeted for individuals who are unemployed or in... (Continue reading)

Motoring With Your Career

Written on 4 Aug, 2009 at 13:47

This guest post is by Peter Weddle of WEDDLE’s, “your guide to resources for employment, personal development and career success.” Changing Perspectives on Careers A recent survey by eFinancialCareers found a surprising shift in the career outlook of financial professionals.... (Continue reading)

Green Jobs: What They Are and Where to Look for Them, Part III

Written on 22 Jun, 2009 at 5:00

This guest post is by Alexia Vernon, a leadership and career speaker, certified coach, trainer, and writer with an expertise in social enterprise and millennials. Previous Posts in Series Part I of this green jobs series was a general introduction... (Continue reading)

Green Jobs: What They Are and Where to Look for Them, Part II

Written on 17 Jun, 2009 at 5:00

This is a guest post by Alexia Vernon, a leadership and career speaker, certified coach, trainer, and writer with an expertise in social enterprise and millennials. As discussed in Part I of this green jobs series, “a green job is... (Continue reading)

The Career Clinic Offers Advice for Recession-Era Career-Changers

Written on 5 Nov, 2008 at 5:00

Change Careers? Find My Dream Job? In a Recession? In a Word — Yes A recession might seem like a strange time to think about finally pursuing your dream job. You know — the thing or things you gave up... (Continue reading)

Career Development for Less – or Even Free!

Written on 15 Oct, 2008 at 18:02

New on our Blog – Look Up! See Those Tabs on the Right? You want to learn new skills, find out about employment trends, and develop your career — but you don’t want to spend a lot of money. We... (Continue reading)

Staying Afloat in a Sea of Sinking Markets: Help for Career Changes During Hard Times

Written on 8 Oct, 2008 at 7:00

From Wall Street to Main Street – the Ripple Effect Homeowners who have had to default on subprime mortgages (and Wall Street executives who have had to leave their positions in disgrace hauling away their last millions of loot) are... (Continue reading)

Tons of Free Stuff Here !

Written on 4 Jun, 2008 at 7:00

Many say “there’s no such thing as a free lunch” (a maxim attributed to an interesting assortment of folks, including science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein, Nobel Prize–winning economist Milton Friedman, and New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia). Contrary to the... (Continue reading)

Eight Steps to Finding and Creating the Work You Love

Written on 2 Mar, 2008 at 21:23

Many of us are still trying to figure out what we want to be when we grow up. We may have good jobs and nice paychecks, but we are not really happy in our work. We daydream about... (Continue reading)

Much Employee Creativity Unused on Job

Written on 21 Sep, 2007 at 13:35

The following is a guest post from The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, with a few of my thoughts appended thereafter. (Do I sound like a lawyer there, or what?) At a time when many economists and futurists are pointing... (Continue reading)

Surprisingly Well-Paid Jobs; Not Surprisingly Dangerous Ones

Written on 21 Aug, 2006 at 13:10

From MSN Money (by Forbes), “10 surprising six-figure jobs,” including court reporter, mine manager, pressman and printing plant operator. Also from MSN Money (by Forbes), “The 10 best-paying blue-collar jobs,” including public transit attendant, longshore equipment operator, brickmaster, stonemason, and... (Continue reading)

Another List of the Best Careers

Written on 23 Jul, 2006 at 21:26

Anyone skeptical about rankings (like the best colleges, or best places to work or best cities)? I am. But I also like reading them. One of the issues with such lists, of course, is what values, qualities, and criteria form... (Continue reading)

So You Want to Start Your Own Business? Take a Test of Your Entrepreneurship Knowledge

Written on 13 Jun, 2006 at 8:48

Who hasn’t wanted to one day start their own business? Many people are doing just that these days, given the uncertainty surrounding companies. Wouldn’t your rather be in charge of your own destiny, rather than relying on other people? This... (Continue reading)

Thinking About Switching Jobs? Listen to Rita

Written on 2 May, 2006 at 13:10

This one came in on a tip from Rita Schwab, of the MSSP Nexus Blog. Rita let me know about a great original post she wrote about career satisfaction — and lack thereof. Rita begins with a great simile: Being... (Continue reading)

Pst…Wanna Know What the Jobs With Big Demand and Big Bucks Are?

Written on 5 Feb, 2006 at 10:19

Despite the job woes in the U.S., experts say that there is a large demand and big bucks for certain jobs. Here are five jobs that fit this description.... (Continue reading)