A common concern when choosing a career is future growth and demand. Healthcare is generally the best field for security and growth, but jobs in other fields are also experiencing rapid growth. Ten high demand jobs based on industry, job prospects*, percent growth, and numerical growth: Veterinary Technologists and Technicians According to the Bureau…
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Tips for Saving on Textbooks
A recent CNN Money article has confirmed that textbooks are huge rip-off, with prices nearly tripling from 1986 to 2004. Not only are textbooks overpriced, but publishers will rearrange a few chapters and call it a new edition. We have a few tips to help you save on textbooks. Use an older edition Even if…
10 Sites for Better Studying
Good news for Internet addicts: browsing the web can help raise your GPA! Make the most of your time online by frequenting sites that offer lectures, notes, tutorials, and study strategies. Ten of my favorite online study resources: Study Guides and Strategies Since 1996, Studygs.net has provided study strategies and resources to help students achieve…
Book Review: Indispensable by Monday
I just finished reading Indispensable by Monday, a new book about profit producing behaviors employees can use to help their companies and themselves. Author Larry Myler is the CEO of More or Less, Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in profit enhancement. For the book, Myler surveyed 1800 corporate leaders about what makes an employee…
Using the Big Five Traits to Choose a Career
on line pharmacy Vic via Compfight The Big Five personality dimensions are often used by human resources professionals to help place employees. These five dimensions are thought to be the underlying traits that make up an individual’s overall personality. A brief explanation of the five dimensions: Extroversion – Extroverts derive energy from interaction with others,…
