Career and life planning resources for college students, recent grads, and career-changers.
Summer break is the perfect time to build up your resume. Even if you didn’t score an impressive internship, it’s still possible to make your resume better. Anything that shows off work ethic or skill acquisition can improve your chances of gaining employment after graduation. A few ideas for how to beef up your resume…
When you think of the best cities for creative types, big cities like Los Angeles and New York may come to mind. However, according to a recent study by SmartAsset, smaller cities are leading the way when it comes to employment opportunities in creative fields. The best cities for creative workers: New Orleans – 109.4…
When you think of working in the medical field, you may imagine making life and death decisions in split second or delivering bad news to a patient. But many jobs in the healthcare field aren’t quite as stressful and they often come with decent salaries and job security. If you’re not up for high…
We’ve made a list of high satisfaction jobs and now it’s time to look at the other end of the spectrum. It’s not surprising that low satisfaction jobs lack many of the traits of jobs with happier workers. Some common characteristics among low-satisfaction jobs: monotony, low pay, and low autonomy. See the list of low…
When deciding on a career path, career satisfaction ratings are an important factor to take into account. This doesn’t mean you have to choose the highest rated jobs, but you should be wary of jobs that are lowly rated across many surveys. Although money is important for most people, it isn’t necessarily a key factor…