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The Career Clinic Offers Advice for Recession-Era Career-Changers
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 as impractical when you chose that career as a banker, financial analyst, or middle manager.
But [...]
Career Development for Less - or Even Free!
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 understand. After all, we feel the same way. That’s why George’s Employment Blawg now has links to [...]
Staying Afloat in a Sea of Sinking Markets: Help for Career Changes During Hard Times
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 far from the only people being hurt during the current crisis. According to an article in [...]
Tons of Free Stuff Here !
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 maxim, I’ve found that it’s sometimes possible to get something quite useful for free. Most [...]
Eight Steps to Finding and Creating the Work You Love
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 the “what if’s” in our life and long for the chance to discover and explore the job of our dreams. Identifying your dream job and the path that will take you there is both a challenge and an opportunity. By following a realistic step-by-step “vocationing” process, you can pursue your interests and passions to the job of your dreams.
Much Employee Creativity Unused on Job
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 to creativity and innovation as one of the cornerstones of U.S. competitiveness in the years ahead, [...]
Surprisingly Well-Paid Jobs; Not Surprisingly Dangerous Ones
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 power plant operators.
Finally, from CNN Money, “America’s most dangerous jobs,” including fisherman, logger, agricultural worker, [...]
Another List of the Best Careers
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 the basis for the comparisons, as well as how they are measured.
Now, from Wall Street Journal’s [...]
So You Want to Start Your Own Business? Take a Test of Your Entrepreneurship Knowledge
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 quiz of your Entrepreneurship Knowledge may give you some insight into whether you should try [...]
Thinking About Switching Jobs? Listen to Rita
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 in a job that doesn’t fit is like going to work every day in really ugly [...]
Pst…Wanna Know What the Jobs With Big Demand and Big Bucks Are?
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.
