Archive for November, 2007
California needs more qualified health care workers now, the rest of the country to follow
A recent study completed by the Campaign for College Opportunity reveals that the health care sector in California is already experiencing a shortage of college-educated workers, a troublesome issue that is expected to plague all industries in the state by the year 2020. This shortage, paired with the inevitable retirement of highly skilled baby [...]
Taking a second look at common career and workplace myths
Whether you are new to the job market or experienced in the ways of the workplace, it doesn’t hurt to challenge conventional concepts and knowledge every once in awhile. In an article posted by the New York Daily News this morning, Carolyn Kepcher (a former Apprentice star) and Sheila Norman-Culp (a Worklife columnist) contest [...]
BusinessWeek rankings still big news, accounting firms still a great option for new college grads
Nearly two months after BusinessWeek released its second annual ranking of the best places for new college graduates to launch their careers, the results from the report are still making headlines.
Just yesterday, the San Francisco Examiner published the article “College Grads Can Count on Accounting.” The piece focused on the fact that three of the [...]
Why two careers (or three, or four) may be better than one
Work is one of the biggest stressors that we will encounter in our adult lives. Many people love what they do for a career, but tight deadlines, long commutes, and unreasonable bosses can begin to wear away at even the most composed worker’s sanity. So the idea of taking on a second career, [...]
U.S. payroll employment sitting pretty in October
For those of you who are unaware, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its employment situation report for the month of October this morning. If you’re really interested in the current job market, this is where you leave me to go read the report yourself. But based on the fact that it’s [...]