Posted June 2, 2008 - 21:02 by Linsey Knerl
Career and Income, Making Extra Cash, Career Building
You’re scouting around for a decent job. While you realize that great jobs are hard to find, you’re avoiding getting into a position that really stinks. Here are 6 tell-tale characteristics of generally lousy jobs, and why it may be best to cut-and-run.
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Posted April 27, 2008 - 04:49 by Philip Brewer
Career and Income
I worked at a non-profit--a local nature center--over the summer of 1979. After we wrapped up our main task, those of us who wanted to were allowed stay on for the few weeks before we went back to college, doing things like trimming branches on the hiking trails, repainting the lines in the parking lot, and working around a very old house that was to be turned into an exhibit on settlement-era homesteads. It was work that was worth doing.
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Posted April 18, 2008 - 07:29 by Philip Brewer
Career and Income
The trend toward replacing traditional employees with varying combinations of temps, contractors, outsourcing, and off-shoring is old news now. That gives us a bit of perspective to look at the situation and come up with some strategies for employees (and, increasingly, ex-employees) to deal with the situation.
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Posted March 17, 2008 - 06:13 by Philip Brewer
Personal Finance, Lifestyle
Among the fraction of the population who manage to put money aside, many view their investments through the lens of retirement. They've got a number in mind--call it $X--enough that they never need to work again. Until they've got that, they're stuck working away at the daily grind. There's another way to do it, though. Make your goal to live live on your own terms for the whole length of it, not just for a little while at the end.
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Posted March 12, 2008 - 06:17 by Myscha Theriault
Career and Income
Is your inner frugal diva searching for inspiration? Looking for some great ideas that won't leave you feeling frumpy? Read on to get some words of wisdom from shoestring royalty. Sharon Harvey Rosenberg, otherwise known as The Frugal Duchess, shares her favorite sources and splurges, including regular shopping trips to the glamorous Hand Me Down Boutique. Read on to find out how this Miami Herald reporter and writer of The Frugal Duchess blog keeps it all together and on track financially.
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Posted March 8, 2008 - 05:41 by Philip Brewer
Career and Income
I've read a bunch of books on how to do a job search. They all talk about networking. They all talk about researching the company--knowing what they do and what they need done. They all talk about "creating" a job--presenting yourself as a solution to a problem. I read the books, but I didn't understand what they meant, until I saw this really bad movie.
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Posted January 29, 2008 - 11:22 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
Career and Income
I remember being just a tad bit smug when auntie Margie exclaimed that her favorite grandson was apprenticing to fix toilets at the age of seventeen instead of getting ready for college. He'll regret it and want to go to college someday, I thought. Now, thirtysomething and 50K of a student loan left, I'm not so smug. I dream of the money I might have made as a plumber.
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Posted January 29, 2008 - 10:02 by Xin Lu
Career and Income, Career Building, Making Extra Cash
Do you want to be paid for going to interviews? A new Silicon Valley startup is doing just that! Read on for my impressions of NotchUp and details on how you can earn some cash by just talking to companies and possibly snag a great new job.
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Posted January 20, 2008 - 12:30 by Xin Lu
Career and Income, Career Building
So you want to be one of the first employees at the next Google? Read on for some tips to finding a great startup company to join and have a glance into the startup culture in the Silicon Valley.
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Posted January 16, 2008 - 15:57 by Xin Lu
Career and Income, Career Building
Have you wondered why you were rejected from a job even though you felt like you had all the skills to do the job? Do you want to improve your chances at getting the job you want? Take a look at the bad interviews I and my husband have experienced and see if there is anything you can learn.
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