Careers & Employment Articles

Even now, months after it happened, it surprises me when I think about it. No phone call. No heads up. No discussion. As I opened the email from a business associate, checking my messages from an airport lounge, I expected a routine update. Instead, ...

As computers have become the standard throughout the business world, it's important that if you don't already have some basic computer skills, you should arrange to get them. We'll review the following areas of basic computer skills below, as well as...

The Series 3 exam is the national commodity futures test. If you ever wanted to participate in the futures market trading contracts, options or engage in hedging strategies, this may be a career for you. Adding licenses such as the Series 3 can add t...

You may have heard of the expressions "Patience is a virtue" and "Everything comes to those that wait" but let me assure you, in the corporate world, if all you are doing is being patient while waiting for someone to promote you because you have been...

So you finally got the news that you are getting the promotion, and with the realization that now your job is going to be changing, you have this trepidation that you are not really ready for the new job. This feeling of wandering outside of your com...

Many individuals are making a radical change in their lives and becoming full time caretakers of property, estates, farms, ranches, or even nature preserves. Caretaking has been around for thousands of years, and is not an unknown profession. How...

I have been a big fan of the aviation industry ever since my stint with PeoplExpress Airlines in Newark in 1984. The defunct carrier, long since absorbed by Continental Airlines, was one of the first airlines to take advantage of a deregulated indust...

Creating a CV is central to the search for a job, but is something most of us hate doing. For some reason, this crucial skill is not an obligatory part of the UK school or college curriculum and very few young people are adept at presenting themselve...

The most prominent trend in the employment screening industry has been a proliferation of online databases offering cheap background checks. Any one can access the internet and with a quick search be able to purchase, for example, criminal records f...

Because of the acceleration of change, many traditional standards of job security are not applicable to the current workplace environment. When old structures break up, there is often a time of chaos when more openness is created in teh organization....

Last time I was hiking in Montana's Glacier National Park, I stopped to view through binoculars, a mountain goat trekking atop a rock cliff. My husband, viewing the switch-back trail we'd just climbed, happened to see a grizzly bear cross behind a gr...

Resume writing may seem like one of the most daunting tasks ever. It is also one of the most important things you must do if you hope to get the sought after interview. I can still recall way-back-when. I was in my early twenties and realized that a...

Unfortunately, job search can be a "numbers game". When the Internet first came on the job search scene it was a great differentiator. Candidates who found jobs advertised on the Internet and submitted their resumes via email often went to the front ...

According to current Department of Labor statistics, today's college graduates will, on average, have 8 to 10 jobs and as many as 3 careers in their lifetime. In addition, in today's job market with downsizing, rightsizing, layoffs, mergers and acqu...

Yes, I'm an internet consultant, but what does that mean? Does that mean that I know everything there is to know about the internet? No. Not even close. An internet consultant helps people and businesses determine and meet their needs. That's what I ...

I recently received a phone call from a very enthusiastic, if not perky, flight attendant who has been working in the commercial sector for several years. I could tell that the airliner end of flying was no longer for her; I also heard a certain exci...

You have probably become fairly accustomed to dressing casually for school with a wardrobe consisting of jeans, shirts, and tennis shoes. And why not? Jeans are way more comfortable than slacks and dress shoes don't hold a candle to a comfy pair of...

Part detective, scientist, engineer, and law enforcer, the fire investigator represents the collusion of multiple careers rolled into one. It is the fire investigator who must explore, determine, and document the origin and cause of the fire, establi...

When people find themselves complaining in an office about the boring every day work, the stress, the traffic, the vain conversations, the noise, the faxes and the annoying reminder of Memos, notices, emails, etc... a few people wonder what If I cou...

The SearchLogix Group's Research Department utilizes job boards. Job boards, such as Monster, can be very useful. The "perfect" candidate is never found on a job board; however, we almost always find someone who could potentially "lead" us to a can...

Now is the time to take action in order to get ahead of the competition! Many experts are reporting that the competitive nature of the job market continues to grow and is forcing job seekers to develop an extra edge to stand apart from the crowd. Wh...

Despite Legislation for Equality, the Big Picture Hasn't Changed for Women in Professions or Business In civilised countries around the world, equal pay has been enshrined in law for over 40 years. Yet even today women in professions are being paid ...

There are many people who feel that to make money in todays market and in the future, you must work off of advisory fees and not commissions. An Investment or Financial Adviser is someone who manages a portfolio or advises a person what to do in thei...

You have what it takes to succeed. Now all you need to do is communicate that in writing so that an employer sees just how amazing you truly are. How do you make that great first impression, especially when you have to do it on paper rather than in...

With ever increasing deadlines, decreasing resources, and changing workplaces, sometimes it can be challenging to be a good employee, much less a perfect employee. The employee who can rise above the everyday problems and embrace challenges will be ...

Current trends in business are conspiring to create a revolution in the way that small and medium sized companies do business. These forces have created an environment in which growing companies can make maximum use of their labor dollars, while acce...

Finding employment opportunities has never been easier than now- with the consistent and constant growth of the Internet. Using the Internet, job seekers can simply find vacancies of their choice in the location of their choice. With a simple click o...

The longer you hibernate in the darkness of traditional job searching know-how, where no one can find you, the more likely your dormancy will negatively affect your career transition. When you decide it's time to make a career change, you have a cho...

As the business world has become more competitive for the shrinking markets available to them, companies have shifted their focus from hiring the most educated or experienced graduate, to hiring those employees with personal pluses as well as the job...

It's a fact: the best jobs attract loads of competition. So it pays to do whatever you can to stand out as a persistent, creative candidate, one that any sane employer would love to hire. But how can you do that, in this impersonal age of email, chat...