Career and life planning resources for college students, recent grads, and career-changers.
Photo by Eugene Chystiakov from Pexels Working from home is the dream for many professionals. Although work from home jobs are becoming more commonplace, it’s still rather difficult to find a legitimate job that allows telecommuting. One great place to start is FlexJobs, a job site specifically for remote and flexible jobs. Flexjobs features some of the…
Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels Summer isn’t the best time to search for a job. Since summers are usually dedicated to interns and seasonal hires, companies don’t hire as much permanent employees as they do during other seasons. In addition, HR departments have already spent their budgeted money in previous months. So what if you really need a…
As the retirement age continues to increase, it’s not surprising that many people are working past age 65. For some the reason may be a need to stay active and intellectually stimulated, but for many the reasons are financial. Retirement savings took a huge hit during the financial crisis and employees are still trying to…
Photo by Brett Sayles from Pexels While many people associate creative careers with the stereotypical starving artist, that is not the case in every location. A combination of lots of job opportunities in creative fields and a low cost of living combine to make a great metro area for creative types. SmartAsset combined these two factors to…
With graduation season upon us and employers planning to hire nearly 17 percent more graduates from the Class of 2019 than they did from the Class of 2018, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2019’s Best & Worst Places to Start a Career. To help recent graduates launch their careers in the right…