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Category: CareersBy anthony balderrama on Jul 14, 2009 in Careers, Employment Trends, Featured, Jobs, News | 10 Comments
Yesterday, the President’s Council of Economic Advisers released the report “Preparing the Workers of Today for the Jobs of Tomorrow.” The purpose of the report is to assess where jobs will be in the future so that people can prepare now. The introductory passage of the report reads: In this report, the President’s Council of [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jun 26, 2009 in Careers, Featured, Fun stuff, Job Descriptions, Pop culture | 1 Comment
With the release of the movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, we got to thinking about what it would be like if Transformers were walking around among us. I suppose that’s the premise of the show and movies already, but our minds still raced. As a child, I was all about the TV show. I [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jun 24, 2009 in Careers, Current Affairs, Employment Trends, News, Unemployment | 0 Comments
Oh, Wednesdays in summer. How much do we love thee? It probably depends where you are. If it’s 100 degrees and the humidity level is a decimal point away from pure liquid, then you might love your A/C more. Nonetheless, today was another big news day. That missing South Carolina governor? Not so much missing [...]
By anthony balderrama on Apr 21, 2009 in Careers, Employment Trends, Featured, Job Surveys | 0 Comments
Tomorrow’s Earth Day and hopefully you’re going to spend some time planting a tree or hugging one. As we’ve seen over the last few years, people are embracing a more eco-friendly lifestyle. Plastic water bottles have given way to reusable metal ones. Plastic bags are less common at grocery stores and more people are bringing [...]
By anthony balderrama on Feb 3, 2009 in Careers, Featured, Pop culture | 2 Comments
…or at least makes us think we’re better dancers and singers than we really are. American Idol is back on the air and for an hour every week we think, “Yeah, we have the chops to be the next Kelly Clarkson or David Cook.” Eh, who are we kidding? We’ll gladly be the next William [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Jan 26, 2009 in Careers, Compensation, Jobs | 15 Comments
A few weeks ago, we wrote about jobs that pay around $80,000 a year. The problem is, most of those jobs require some sort of degree or additional education. But most of you are in search of opportunities that aren’t going to drain your pocketbook or your time. Looking for a job that only requires [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jan 6, 2009 in Careers | 0 Comments
Once again, the Powers that Be prove that being a nerd isn’t a bad thing. Or rather, liking to do things that supposed nerds do isn’t a bad thing. All those people that were beaten up in school for understanding what a parabola was? They’ve got the best jobs in the country. This great article [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Dec 29, 2008 in Careers, Employment Trends, Featured, Job Search | 1 Comment
Earlier this month, US News and World Report published its 30 Best Careers for 2009. Yes, Virginia, there are still going to be some good jobs out there in the coming year. Here are just a few of the jobs the article says will be prosperous and what they earn, according to CBsalary.com.
By CareerBuilder blogger on Nov 26, 2008 in Careers | 0 Comments
We’re just a day away from Thanksgiving, and the news stations are reporting on how many of us are traveling this season. Our infrastructure works pretty well during the holidays thanks to a number of dedicated employees…
By CareerBuilder blogger on Oct 14, 2008 in Careers, Job Descriptions | 1 Comment
We’ve heard the word “maverick” a lot this year, haven’t we? That word reminded me of the book “Mavericks at Work” by William C. Taylor and Polly LaBarre. We all have a pretty good idea in general of what qualities a maverick has, but what does a maverick in the workplace look like?
