Are you ready to take your career to the next level with a graduate degree? Not only can earning an advanced degree bring you more fulfillment and a higher salary, but it can also greatly sharpen your skill set, giving you the ability to take on more complex projects and become a more productive employee. … [Read more...] about How to Get Your Boss to Pay for Your Master’s Degree
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Turning An Interest in the Automotive Industry Into a Professional Driving Career
The automotive industry employs roughly 4.2 million people in the US alone, according to a 2017 Bureau of Labor Statistics report, but there’s more to the automotive industry than simply repairing cars. There are actually numerous other jobs that pay well for recent graduates that don’t require you to work in a shop. If you find yourself day-dreaming about a job that revolves around simply being near or operating a car, truck, van or any other type of auto, you might consider jobs that require you to become a professional driver. … [Read more...] about Turning An Interest in the Automotive Industry Into a Professional Driving Career
Create a Resume for a Career
Creating a resume is like fishing. Your resume is the bait that you disseminate into the workplace of a company that you would like to consider a career with. You cast your resume into the human resource pond hoping to hook a job. Resumes are all about catching the attention of management to consider you for an interview, not a job yet, just a face-to-face. … [Read more...] about Create a Resume for a Career
Lawyer Career Myths That Need a Good Busting
If you’ve been interested in becoming a lawyer for a long time, it may well be because you’ve watched a lot of legal-related TV shows or movies over the years. Big productions such as “Suits,” “The Good Wife,” “Boston Legal,” “Law and Order,” “Legally Blonde” and “Erin Brockovich” have made the legal career path more popular than ever. However, many people don’t realize that what’s portrayed on the screen isn’t necessarily true to life! … [Read more...] about Lawyer Career Myths That Need a Good Busting
5 Signs to Turn Your Side Hustle Full-Time
More and more Americans today are going all-in with their side hustles. What started as a way to make ends meet or get some extra cash for the weekends turned into an unstoppable movement. Suddenly, 9-5 employers are turning into first-time business owners, and this means they finally can reclaim their time for themselves and their businesses. A survey in 2017 reported that over half of all Millennials today have some kind of side hustle. There’s nothing more exciting than making some extra cash from your favorite hobby or skill. Whether you’re selling crafts on Etsy or freelancing web design, it might be time to take that skill of yours full-time. … [Read more...] about 5 Signs to Turn Your Side Hustle Full-Time
Creative vs. Traditional Resume: Which is Right for You?
The job market has so many resume styles that you can choose from, making it even harder to know where to start when you are creating your own. However, once you’ve had a grasp about the different types of resumes out there and when to use them, picking the one ideal for your situation is easy. Since your resume is the first communication with a potential employer, it needs to stand out. … [Read more...] about Creative vs. Traditional Resume: Which is Right for You?
A Look at Health Care Professions
One of the strongest areas of job growth in our economy is in health professions. The many different careers associated with taking care of our sick and injured, as well as working in preventive care, present many opportunities to someone who is thinking about a new career. … [Read more...] about A Look at Health Care Professions
Yes You Should Become a Police Officer
If there is anything else that someone would want to be, it is definitely a police officer. Police officers go through quite an extensive training process before being able to "play on the field" and start dealing with the many risks of being an officer for the state and county you may live in. … [Read more...] about Yes You Should Become a Police Officer
7 Not-So-Subtle Signs You’re Wasting Your Time in the Wrong Job
It started as a small thought that you casually brushed off, but now the sensation is beginning to feel overwhelming: Are you wasting your time at this job? Sometimes, it’s impossible for us to see what is so clear to everyone else. If you have a sneaking suspicion that you are in the wrong job, here are some signs to bolster your resolve to find a position that is bigger and better. … [Read more...] about 7 Not-So-Subtle Signs You’re Wasting Your Time in the Wrong Job
Welcoming Generation Z to the Workforce
The mid-90s might feel like just yesterday, but believe it or not, those who were just starting to crawl during this period are now already mature enough to be granted adult status. That’s right, the older members of Generation Z – broadly defined as the cohort born from around 1996 onwards (although there’s little agreement on precise dates) – have finished up their studies and are, as we speak, busy entering the workforce in droves. … [Read more...] about Welcoming Generation Z to the Workforce