The ability to successfully work from home has been without question one of the biggest trends of the new millenium. Millions of people – whether as part of a job loss or lifestyle choice – ultimately have found new means of making a living using their knowledge, home technology devices, and internet connectivity to...
Social media managers are HOT and in demand right now. Old style traditional marketing is dying and or dead. Yellow pages? Dead. Newspapers? Dead. Television? Ok… Tv has a pulse… but it’s on life support. What isn’t dead is companies’ desperate… DESPERATE in their need to effectively reach potential customers. Enter the Need for...
Social networking has been the next big thing in our economy and some are finding ways to get ahead doing it. I think we all would agree that using the various networks (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter) are fun but how many people are actually being pro-active in marketing themselves for new positions, promotions, or business...
Learn how to look for a job in this economy and if you succeed you should be sitting pretty for a long time. If you are among the legions of newly unemployed as a result of this economic downturn I’m very sorry to hear of your loss. On the other hand did you ever...
One occupation that is increasing in both prominence and influence is that of the administrative assistant or executive assistant. While this role was once thought of as primarily of secretarial nature, administrative assistants today are multi-skilled business professionals who perform a catch all function for their manager, boss, or executive. The types, varieties and...
To be a career accountant does not always mean become a CPA, but I can tell you from experience it is better if you do. It takes quite a lot of sacrifice for someone to become a CPA, but any career accountant will tell you that it was worth the sacrifice. Steps to Become...
Work from home IT jobs are likely to be a high growth occupation in the coming decade as companies work to retain top talent while reducing overall headcount or reducing overall costs. It is well known that computer software engineers will be in high demand in the foreseeable future but where these opportunities are...
A career in nursing represents several of the best future careers in the United States in the coming years. The growing number of seniors and elderly patients will continue to be a challenge for health care providers for the foreseeable future. I typically recommend nursing as a career to virtually anyone I meet with...
If you’ve done your pre-selling job right, writing a cover letter and resume may simply be putting the finishing touches on your journey from phone conversation interview to, “Congratulations, you’re hired!” I hear about stories like this all the time. A position opens up, a hiring manager at the plant places a call to...
The economy is turning, so why not find a job now that can make the downturn a distant memory? It may be hard to be motivated right now given that unemployment benefits might be running out, or that much of what you previously worked for (home, savings, car, family) may be in a bad...