Career and life planning resources for college students, recent grads, and career-changers.
Recent graduates face the most dismal job market since the depression, but thankfully, the internet now makes job searching more convenient and easier than ever. Faced with endless possibilities, those straight out of college need guidance on which sites will help them find employment – and which are just a waste of time. The following Read More …
Finding a real job on a job board can be extremely frustrating. Jobs are often several weeks old, many ads are for surveys or commission-based sales jobs. Sifting through all the spam to find relevant jobs takes time, even with sorting options. A few tips for using a job board: Ignore jobs that seem too Read More …
Whether your goal is to work for yourself or to make some extra money, freelance work can provide the opportunity to market your skills and establish a reputation in your field. Although freelancing is common among artists and designers, freelance work is available in business, information technology, and a variety of other industries. A few Read More …
A common concern when choosing a career is future growth and demand. Healthcare is generally the best field for security and growth, but jobs in other fields are also experiencing rapid growth. Ten high demand jobs based on industry, job prospects*, percent growth, and numerical growth: Veterinary Technologists and Technicians According to the Bureau Read More …
One important factor to consider when deciding on a career is interests. Four main categories of career interests are people, things, facts, and ideas. Interests may be partially determined by one’s personality. For example, a very introverted person might not be interested in working with people while extroverts might prefer working with people. Most of us have at least two interest areas, one primary interest area and one secondary interest area. Fortunately, most careers combine two or three interest areas. Read More …