Category: Career Advice

Networking with your Friends to land a Job

Networking with your Friends to land a Job

If you’ve been reading about careers and jobs over the past several years, you will no doubt have read that the best jobs never find their way to the newspaper want ads, or even online job boards. That’s because they are filled by people who are referred by friends and colleagues. Put yourself in the [...]

March 15, 2011 More
Five Jobs for Social Media Gurus – Like YOU!

Five Jobs for Social Media Gurus – Like YOU!

CNN.com and Careerbuilder has a great article for everyone that spends plenty of time each day updating your Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Ustream, Linkedin, MySpace, Jobster, Friendster, Ning or another social media page. If you know how to Podcast, Design and Develop Websites and Media, knowledge of RSS Feeds and there potential, get Twitter traffic and followers, then you may be the SOCIAL MEDIA GURU that some employers are in need.

July 28, 2009 More
20 Big Salaried Jobs: No Degree Required

20 Big Salaried Jobs: No Degree Required

Careerbuilder has listed 20 “BIG SALARY” jobs that do not require a degree. Here is the list:

1. Margin department supervisor
Salary: $83,579/year
Primary duties: Overseeing a company’s credit department, which manages customer credit accounts and approves or denies credit to customers.

2. Air traffic controller
Salary: $74,922/year
Primary duties: Controlling air traffic around airports according to established procedures and policies to ensure flight safety.

3. Automobile service station manager
Salary: $72,246/year
Primary duties: Supervising gas stations and planning and implementing policy and procedure like hours of operation, workers’ duties and prices for products and services.

4. Real estate broker
Salary: $71,994/year
Primary duties: Securing real-estate transactions, selling real estate, renting properties and arranging loans.

5. Web surfer
Salary: $70,604/year
Primary duties: Scouring through multiple Web sites to analyze and compare information and user experiences to collect information to help companies

January 20, 2009 More

Recession Proof Jobs of 2008

Many Americans are seeking jobs after layoffs, downsizing, new graduates, or changing careers, here are some 2008′s recession proof jobs in America. * Education. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has historically shown teaching to be relatively recession-proof. But demographics are important: High-growth areas like the Sun Belt offer much better prospects than the Rust [...]

December 5, 2008 More

Coping with Layoffs – Video

Video from CNN Video CNN.com’s Personal Finance Editor Gerri Willis gives tips on how to handle a job layoff.

November 8, 2008 More

How to find a job during a recession

Excellent CNN.com story for job-seekers in this economy to take notes: If you are getting ready for a job search during troubled times, here are some tips from the experts. 1. Take a closer look at industry data Research industries and job sectors that are experiencing worker shortages or still experiencing job growth. These are [...]

October 15, 2008 More