“I’m gonna move away from here; You can find me if you want to go there.” While this chorus of a time-honored Paul Peňa song may seem as circuitous as a Yogi Berra adage, it may well be adopted as the battle cry of those compelled to pull up roots and relocate in order to […]
The Greening of the American Workforce
With Washington, DC sinking approximately $46 billion into the construction of a renewable energy infrastructure, the green industry stands among our nation’s fastest growing employment sectors, particularly wind and solar energy. The lion’s share of available jobs (as much as 65%) come via corporations whose missions target the recycling of waste, the reduction of greenhouse […]
How to Survive a Layoff
Unemployed as a result of the sinking economy, you find yourself suddenly transformed from a productive member of the workforce to a statistic. The loss of your livelihood engenders fears concerning your finances, diminishes your confidence, and ships your mind off on a tide of self-pity. While you are entitled to experience these normal reactions […]
Can a Professional Resume Guarantee a Job?
Along with fees paid for the preparation of professionally written resumes, serious job seekers invest their hopes for economic survival and career advancement. Can a professional resume actually guarantee one a job? No matter how experienced or principled a resume writing service, it cannot, in all honesty, guarantee that its clients will secure employment. The […]
Hot Jobs in 2009: Prepare Yourself for a Career in Dental Hygiene
Proper care of the oral cavity positively impacts virtually every other system in the human body. Conversely, neglect of one’s gums can lead to medical conditions more serious than tooth loss and as grave as cardiovascular disease. Thanks to the education provided by dentists, many patients are not only aware of the significance of good […]
Reinventing Your Career: Buying-Purchasing Professionals and Product Development Specialists
If this recession were an alien monster from a B-grade ’50s film, job seekers would be hard pressed to locate a superhero that could zap the fiend out of existence.  With this down-spiraling economy impacting virtually every industry, including those traditionally deemed recession proof, employees are scrambling to reinvent themselves. Reinvention, however, does not necessarily […]