Self-employment may be the answer to supplement your income or the generate the means to fully support yourself. Do your homework, be realistic, be flexible and be prepared to work hard and success can be right around the corner.
Is telecommuting good for your career?
The biggest craze in the office world is getting your boss to agree to let you telecommute. Many long-range commuters look forward to the days of no rush hour and the extra income from not having to buy gas. Employers like it to reduce the amount of overhead on company [...]
Career Advancement-Tips on how to keep your career up-to-date!
Here we are early in 2008 and many are taking a long look at their career plans. Here are some ideas that should help you keep your career on track or help you in your career planning.
Take time to evaluate your present and future position. Set aside [...]
Getting more out job searching on the internet!
While the Internet has changed many aspects of job searching, it has also leveled the playing field so much that there is a glut of resumes floating about in cyberspace.
In short, employers are overrun with resumes: Some statistics indicate that a single posting online is capable of generating more than a [...]
For many the defination of mentoring is the long term senior employee helping and advising the new employee. Advise from the senior employee may be regarding company policies, which have to be adhered to and which can be ignored.
But something new has entered the mix. More and more we’re hearing of situations where the new [...]
Has your career stalled? Don’t have a clear view of your future? You could do your job in your sleep? Maybe you should develop a written career plan with clearly set out goals. If you have a career plan, with a focus of something to aim for, something to work for, a method to measure [...]
Going into a new year many are asking, “What is career success?”
Everyone is different on what they consider to be good career success. While one person is going for the big bucks others may be interested in being more socially active. At the end of it all, you want to pick a career that will speak to [...]
Recently in the local newspaper they highlighted the career planning of a chemical engineer. She first did considerable research into what jobs were available with her current employer.
She applied for a secured an internship position between her junior and senior year at college. Upon graduation they offered her a trainee position.
She currently is going through [...]
With a wealth of over 40 years of working experience Glen knew job hunting after age 60 would be difficult, but he didn’t know how difficult.
Over a period of five months he sent out over 150 resumes. From these resumes he got 3 interviews. A grand total of zero job offers. He networked with everyone [...]
Changing careers after age 50 has one big advantage, you have a wealth of experience that usually can be translated into a variety of careers. Changing a career at any age has its own challenges. Making a career change after age 50 presents a series of tests, which if done right, could bring significant rewards. [...]