What Degrees Earn the Most in Terms of Pay?
As students near graduation from college, or are starting back to class, more often than not their thoughts turn financial. Whether they chose a major with an end career in mind or they use their college education as a springboard for new opportunities, all students must consider their return on investment. With the cost of higher education averaging anywhere from $9,000 – $35,000 per year, a lucrative life after graduation is becoming even more important.
So You Think You’ve Reached the Peak and the Only Direction Left Is Down?You’ve worked long and hard to be the best you can be but you’re out of work. You’re getting interviews which means your resume is working. In the interviews, you’re hearing those dreaded words – you’re “overqualified.” So, what direction is there other than down? Up – you want to go up.
Hottest Career Choice – Look No Further Than the Physician Assistant FieldAre you considering career choices right now and wondering where to invest your time for the best pay off? The physician assistant career field is going to be an explosive area. The current political environment, shortages, and the salaries being offered look outstanding for those who pursue this career starting today.
5-Tips For Mom Entrepreneurs To Get Down To BusinessMom Entrepreneurs know if you’ve ever attempted to get anything done with a toddler around, you know it’s no cakewalk. It’s a challenge to do the dishes or the laundry (shower, anyone?) let alone actual, potentially lucrative work. Here are 5 ways that you can get down to business, even if it means doing these things between phone calls, diaper changes and mealtimes…
6 Quick and Easy Steps to Create a Cover Letter That Employers LoveWhen it’s time to sit down and create a cover letter, it helps to have a plan before you get started. Contrary to popular (yet misguided) opinion, there is a direct purpose and a set of goals for this essential part of your first contact with the prospective employer. Here are 6 quick and easy steps to create a cover letter that employers will love:
Keep Your JobIn these times that we live in now many have a hard time getting a job, but there are also those that do have a job but can not hold on to them. As a business owner I have seen a lot of things, so I am going to share with you some ways that I no will help you keep your job. Try to view the firm or your place of employment through the eyes of your employer; by doing this you will think about your conduct and how it affects your place of employment.
5 High-Impact Cover Letter Tips for Recent GradsTimes have changed, and competition in the job market is fierce. It’s time for you step up your game, and that game starts with your cover letter. For those of you who think a this is unnecessary, pull your head out of… um… that book you’re reading right now, and realize it is a necessity. Here are 5 high impact cover letter tips for recent grads:
How to Write a Strong UCAS Personal StatementCompleting your UCAS application form is one of the most important documents that you could complete in your life. Get it right and all of your hopes, dreams and aspirations for your studies, career and life could be realised. Get it wrong and your life could take a completely different route to the one you dreamed of. The key component of your UCAS application form is the personal statement, the statement that tells the University admissions teams so much more than just the facts and figures around your grades. The personal statement gives the University admissions teams a reason to choose you above all others, and as such it is essential that you get this just right.
5 Tips for Finding Help Writing a ResumeIt’s difficult to find help writing a resume. Well, to be more precise, it’s difficult to find good help writing a resume. There is plenty of information out there, from career centers to online websites, but the fact of the matter is that a lot of it is out-dated crap. Students are downloading the same worthless resume templates and all making the same mistakes (not to mention turning in a cookie cutter resume).
How To Manage A Layoff Before It HappensIf you’ve just been laid off, there are specific things to do. If you want to leave job, there are other things to do. But what if you like your job and wouldn’t necessarily be looking, except that your company has been laying off in droves? Do you try to hang on or leave as soon as possible?”
Good Resume Writing: 3 Tricks for Keeping Yours at the Top of the StackAs you have probably figured out, getting your resume out there is not enough. Job competition has gotten fierce, and you want to master good resume writing that can get yours to the top of the stack and keep it there.
How to Write A Good CV Resume: 4 Tips to Keep From Walking Into a TrapKnowing how to write a good CV resume is an important skill to have, especially with the job market the way it is these days, but what you don’t do can be as valuable as what you do. Are you confused yet? What I mean is that knowing how to talk yourself up is an essential skill for getting hired, but you have to be sure not to walk into a trap also.