Career Funda's

A change in a career is very important. It is almost unimaginable that someone will have a career without a change throughout one's life until retirement age comes. Thus, more and more individuals are looking for career change jobs that will reinvigorate them and bring back their job interest. This is a bid to break away the monotony of one's work and at ... [full story]

In most families, parents are the main source of funding for college costs. With the costs of college spiraling upwards, however, parents and students often need to find additional sources of money. Here are some ideas on how many families and college bound students can pick up some extra help. The best sources of college money are grants and scholarships. These financial aids do not ... [full story]

Just think about it.... Getting admission in the college or university of your choice is a TIRESOME job, isn't it? Your GPA and SAT scores are quite important but keep in mind that most of the other applicants to your college of choice have even much better scores and grades than you have got. Colleges and Universities, each year, get thousands of applications and its ... [full story]

Studies show that job satisfaction rises with an employee's salary. It's a simple equation: The more money you make, the more valued you'll feel. Money can't buy happiness, but proof that you're important at work can be very important both in and away from the office. A low salary could be the biggest reason why you're unsatisfied at work, but there are a number ... [full story]

So you have the interview and you think it went well. But what do you do next? Do you wait, like 90%+ of people... or do you write a letter/email to your interviewer thanking him or her? I would suggest sending/emailing the interviewer a note. This will accomplish the following: 1. The interviewer will notice that you took some ... [full story]

Writing a resume - Let's be honest-nobody loves resume writing, especially their own! It's frustrating to string together all of those life "episodes" in a way that makes sense for the direction in which we are now heading. Then there are those questions we ask ourselves that distract us from the whole point of the resume writing process, like: "How much ... [full story]

The Internet is loaded with job listings – thousands and thousands of them. Log on to Monster.com and check out the Help Wanted Bulletin Boards. Most likely, you’ll find lots of listings in your job category. Unfortunately, so will four billion other programmers, researchers or administrative assistants. Can you imagine the number of resumes a good posting will generate? Hundreds and hundreds. So, are on-line ... [full story]

If you choose music teaching as a career, discuss your decision with your music teacher and guidance counselor. Ask them to help you find out • what college or university with an accredited music education degree program interests you the most. (Try to visit at least two schools.)• what music scholarships are available to you in the music department of these schools. • what options ... [full story]

Entrepreneurship: The Profession The lack of opportunities in the formal secors has driven many young people to strike our on their own. Many youngsters are leaving their their good paying jobs to establish their own small entrepreneurial ventures. This is the sector which is gworing the fastest today. The big money in the long run and the freedom to choose their own rainbows are, of ... [full story]

Have you failed before and wished the earth could open up and swallow you? I have failed before, so many times. And I have learned a valuable lesson in the process.Failure is a word used to define a stage. It is not a condemnation of character  a permanent condition  a fatal flawIt is a judgement about an event. It can happen atany stage in your ... [full story]