Archive for the ‘Career’ Category
Recession Proof Businesses
With the U.S. supposedly entering (or already in) a recession it might be a good idea to list businesses that are resistant to declining in times of economic unrest…
Health Related Businesses: people still get sick in a recession.
Death Related Businesses: people still die in a recession.
Food Related Businesses: people still eat in a recession. Maybe simpler, healthier foods than before, but they still eat.
Repair Businesses: Cars still break down, drains get stopped up, etc.
Cosmetics: Most women will always want to look good when they go out/go to work.
Job Search Related Businesses: Fewer jobs mean more people looking for them.
Tax Preparation: Taxes still need to be paid.
Mandarin Chinese, If you Please
For me, the word mandarin has always been associated with the word oranges. Taking it further, for me, the word oranges has always been associated with Florida. This is a perfect example of how provincial people can be in their thinking.
The United States has most definitely proven to be provincial in its thinking as well, particularly when it comes to the words, Mandarin Chinese. This is about to change. In fact, small ripples of this imminent change have already been felt in places like Chicago and Philadelphia. Read the rest of this entry »
Know Your Privacy Rights
Going to work each day you probably don’t give a lot of thought to your privacy rights. Most of us naturally assume when we are sitting at our desk, that we aren’t being monitored. That may have been true a decade ago, but more and more companies are putting software in place that allows them to keep an eye on what their employees are doing. Being aware or your privacy rights in the workplace is quite important. Read the rest of this entry »
Working with Employment Recruiters
When in the course of technical staffing, one technical manager works with a recruiter, there are usually many opportunities for better communication and less frustration based on knowing what you each need in order to work well together. The flow of communication is often filtered, not due to any premeditated design, but because there are usually a few people in between the hiring manager (you) and the actual recruiter or recruiters you will be receiving resumes from. Whether that recruiter is in-house or a vendor makes a subtle difference in the way you may wish to manage the process and how you are prepared to deal with flow. Read the rest of this entry »
Communications Major
Even today, after having been productively employed for most of my adult life, when I indicate my major in college as communications, I see raised eyebrows, peculiar looks and even plain and simple bewilderment. On such occasions, I feel the need to holler out that a communications major is not that rare a species. Scores of colleges and universities produce thousands of communications majors each year. And I happen to be one such animal.
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Jobs for Teens
Though some parents are against it, getting a job is often a great way for teenagers to earn and handle their own money. There are plenty of jobs for teens out there, but not all teenagers are a good fit for all jobs. There are many factors parents should consider when their child asks if they can get a job. Children who are legal to work and want to do so can learn a lot about the world and who they are through the right job, and it does them well to learn about money management as young as possible. Some can learn that through allowance, but jobs are often the best way. Read the rest of this entry »
No Scam Work at Home Jobs
How to Find a Work at Home Job… No Scams Included!
Work at home jobs are extremely easy to find by doing a simple keyword search at on an Internet search engine. The major dilemma is finding the genuine, “no scams included” work at home jobs. Finding legitimate work at home jobs can take serious effort and time. There are so many work at home jobs listed on the internet, how do you know which are scams and which are legitimate jobs? Below are some key tips on how you can avoid scams while Read the rest of this entry »
Manufacturing an Invention
Most inventors prefer to come up with a great idea, then sell that great idea to someone else—the licensee. The search for a licensee turns into a Catch-22 situation similar to that of looking for your first job. That is, you need experience to get a job, but you can’t get a job without experience. It is sometimes difficult for the first-time, independent inventor to Read the rest of this entry »