Archive for the ‘Career Advice’ Category
After College: The Five Skills you Need to Succeed in your Career
October 21, 2011 6:29 pm Career AdviceCareer pursuit begins once you graduate from college and during this time it’s important to think about the skills you will need to succeed in your career path. Though most career skills will be applicable to all professions, the importance of each will depend on your career choice. For example, a doctor or salesman will [...]
But I Love My Job – How Valuable is Job Satisfaction?
October 5, 2011 2:03 pm Career Advice, CareersHow valuable is job satisfaction? Is it worth losing ten thousand dollars a year in income? What about twenty thousand? How much money is job satisfaction worth? This question is being bantered around the country as: An increasing number of middle-aged workers are deciding if it’s worth it to start a second career College students [...]
Is College Worth Going into Debt?
September 20, 2011 7:33 pm Career AdviceIt’s no secret that the dollar doesn’t go as far as it used to, which means luxuries must often go by the wayside. But what is considered a luxury? Prior to 2008 getting a college degree, for example, was as common for the middle class as going to high school. But now that the middle [...]
The Easiest College Jobs to Have as a Student
September 15, 2011 3:09 pm Career AdviceIf only you could just pick cash off the trees then you wouldn’t have to worry about a steady income while going to college. But whether you’re an online or on-campus college student you still need to eat and pay rent (at the minimum). And let’s not forget that those college classes cost money, so [...]
Need a Job? Top 3 Degrees Employers Want
September 8, 2011 10:07 am Career Advice, Careers, Choosing a Degree, EducationIf you want to be guaranteed a job when you graduate, you’ll want to consider the following top three college degrees. These are the degrees that lead to real jobs in the current market, regardless of the economic climate. How did we determine these rankings? Lucky for us, a consulting firm did it first. Challenger, [...]
How to Find a Job after Graduation in a Tough Economy
September 2, 2011 1:16 pm Career Advice, CareersAccording to a study released by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, in May 2011, only 56% of college graduates in 2010 were able to find a job after graduation, as compared to the 90% of graduates from the 2006/2007 class. This statistic alone shows the sign of how hard [...]
5 Back-to-school College Tips
September 1, 2011 3:16 pm Career AdviceWhether you’re going to college online or you’re hauling yourself to a brick-and-mortar campus starting school every fall is always a fresh new experience no matter how seasoned of a student you might be. With the economy and technology changing faster than a caffeinated humming bird every new school year brings a set of challenges [...]
Should You Pursue an MBA Degree?
September 1, 2011 1:29 pm Career AdviceIf you’ve considered pursuing an MBA degree but aren’t sure if the investment is worth the payoff, you’ll want to do a cost-benefit analysis to determine what’s the right decision for you. Costs to Completing an MBA Obviously, an MBA is not free. Most students experience the following costs when pursuing an MBA degree: • [...]
3 Areas of College Study That Are Destined To Be Recession-proof
August 17, 2011 3:14 pm Career AdviceThinking of going back to school and wondering what you should major in? If employability is your goal, then consider one of these three career fields that seem to scoff in the face of unemployment.
