Most interviews are no walk in the park on a sunny day. They’re more akin to battling torrential downpours with no umbrella. The days, hours and minutes spent leading up to an interview are spent stressed out, critiquing answers to probable questions, cleaning up your resume, and determining which shirt looks professional while still being…
New Book Helps Job-Seekers Crack the New Market
There’s no question that the world of work is changing. Secure jobs with great benefits are on the decline, while white-collar workers scramble for the good positions that remain. Cracking the New Job Market, by William Holland, offers seven rules for navigating today’s unstable market. The book offers practical advice, particularly in the area of…
5 Resume Tips for Job Hunters
Writing the perfect resume is impossible, but writing an effective one is within anyone’s grasp when using a few simple rules. There are a thousand things to do right when crafting a resume, but there are only a handful of mistakes one can make in the process, which makes them easy to remember and even…
5 Tips for Long-Distance Learning
Education is the most solid investment one can make – the one thing no one can take away from you. Academic education helps keep graduates on par with the social and cultural demands of the world, and, most of all, offers them the opportunity to succeed on their chosen career paths. Census data shows that…
The Face of Recession: How to Handle Student Loans
It used to be that a college education practically ensured your chances of obtaining a well-paying career in your field of choice, usually right after graduation graduation. However, times have changed. More and more people are pursuing college degrees and, therefore, the competition is high. To make matters worse, college graduates face the tough realization…