Career Advice

Getting a higher education is something millions of people strive for and achieve all the time. But how much school is too much? After undergraduate school, a lot of students...

If you've ever worked for a company that was going bankrupt, then I'm sure you know how hard things can get. They say that the captain should always go down with the ship, but...

Interviews are stressful enough - deciding what you should wear is an added bonus no one is asking for. What you wear to an interview is the interviewers first impression of...

One of the big mistakes many new, first-time entrepreneurs make when it comes to hiring is taking the first available warm body that shows real interest to fill the position....

Holding down a job while going to school can be really hard. These days, with distance learning programs and the high availability of college courses online, more and more...

Yes, it’s a tough job market right now, but seniors have a leg up over many candidates—they’ve been there and done that. They have the maturity, the skills and the experience...

Lately, there has been much more attention being given to the idea that women in the workplace deserve to be paid as much as man in a similar position. Even with the passing of...

You’re not one of the unemployed “99ers,” but you’re getting close.  You had a good white collar job,  but you were out-placed with a “D-Day” parachute (no guarantee where or...

Recently, I was talking to a friend about networking. He had been out of work and looking for a job for some time and not having much luck finding a new job. In an attempt to...

You were depending on your investments and 401k to see you through your golden years. But this economy pretty much wiped out your nest egg. Now there’s a real chance you may...

Summer is in full swing and with it are thousands of college students, graduate students, teens and new grads trying to land jobs in their desired field for the summer. This...

Networking is a lot like a spider web.  You spin out threads and see if anyone pulls on one.  People will send you queries that they run across or an opening that they think...

Rosy the Riveter and World War II helped encourage women to enter the workforce and created a class of “pink collar” jobs, or professions typically held by women. It was...

You served your country proudly as a member of the armed services. You studied hard, passed a battery of tests and worked your way up in rank. You’re fully qualified to perform...

Score a surge of new contacts by joining a recreational sports team. Cities across the country offer an assortment of pick up leagues. All star athletes or arm chair...