Continue readingIF PAT FLANAGAN WROTE A CAREER HANDBOOK, THIS WOULD BE IT
IF PAT FLANAGAN WROTE A CAREER HANDBOOK, THIS WOULD BE IT
Follow your dreams, and you'll never work a day in your life. Because that field's not hiring.
Oh, you want to be an artist? Know what else starts with the letter "A"? (Accountant)
By Melissa Burns Whether you are just starting out at college or are going to graduate this year, you should think carefully about what your future career is going to be. But probably not too carefully – we don’t live in the age of static jobs, so even if you make a wrong choice today, …
For Job Interviews, Earlier in the Day May Be Better
During a job interview, many applicants worry that their professional fate rests in the first few moments of the interview. After a few minutes—or even seconds—the interviewer has sized them up and arrived at a decision. But new research suggests that there may be a different factor for job candidates to worry about: timing. Data …
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New software gizmo will tell you what your skills are, match you with the perfect job
New software gizmo will tell you what your skills are, match you with the perfect job Texas State Technical College, spurred by the fact that one third of its state funding is now tied to its graduates' starting salaries, has eliminated all majors except petroleum engineering developed software that matches graduates' skills with job requirements. But why should …
GUEST POST: Cheesecake, love, and other mysteries by Laura Pauling
Laura Pauling writes about spies, murder and mystery. She’s the author of the young adult Circle of Spies Series, the Prom Impossible Series, the time travel mysteries, Heist and A Royal Heist, and the Holly Hart Cozy Mystery Series: Footprints in the Frosting and Deadly Independence with more coming. She lives the cover of a …
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GUEST POST and GIVEAWAY: The Right Kind of Skin (Rhino) by Joanne Guidoccio
In high school, Joanne Guidoccio dabbled in poetry, but it would be over three decades before she entertained the idea of writing as a career. In 2008, she took an early retirement from teaching and decided to launch a second career that would tap into her creative side and utilize her well-honed organizational skills. Before long, Joanne …
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GUEST POST: The Worst Possible Cocktail Party by Mindy Quigley
Say I’ve written a bit of dialogue that’s outrageously clever, full of nimble-minded wordplay and athletic leaps of language. I’ve peppered each sentence with ten-dollar words and Oscar Wilde-esque wit. But when I examine this brilliant bit of dialogue using the cocktail party nutcase test, I may realize that, it is a clear example of the high-strung woman cornering the unsuspecting partygoer.
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The Complete Opposite of Tuna on Toast | Job-hunting outside academe
How channeling George Costanza saved one woman's career: Acting like George Costanza — specifically, doing the opposite of everything I’d been counseled for the past decade — is what made me solvent once again. And if you, dear reader, are contemplating an exit from academe (as the boulder of this year’s hiring cycle rolls ever …
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Graduates think they’re well prepared for the job market. Employers aren’t so sure.
Study finds big gaps between student and employer perceptions | InsideHigherEd.com. Frankie Bow's first novel, THE MUSUBI MURDER , is available at Audible.com, Amazon.com, and iTunes. Be the first to learn about promotions, events, and new releases:
Continue readingGraduates think they're well prepared for the job market. Employers aren't so sure.
People prefer a healthy-looking leader to an intelligent-looking one.
"Health was an influential cue across all scenarios, while intelligence only had an effect in half of the presented scenarios. " Well, at least intelligence wasn't a negative predictor (The study was done in the Netherlands; I wonder how the same experiment might turn out in the US). And yes, apparently there is a way to manipulate "intelligent-looking." …
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