3 Tips to Write a Resignation Letter

In writing your final letter of farewell, keep in mind a few important points: 1) Don’t burn your bridges. You may be ecstatic about your future but it’s a mistake to issue any disparaging remarks about your employer or the company you worked for. You’ll want to leave ... Continue Reading

Is good time management essential for your career?

If you don’t know how to manage your time well, your career could soon find its way in the trash bin. Fewer Errors- Managing your time well will ultimately mean that you make fewer errors. It is a well-known fact that people are more likely to make errors when they are ... Continue Reading

Top 5 Reasons Job Hunters Fail

1. Failure to quickly sell your accomplishments and results. Resumes get glanced at and rejected in 15 seconds or less. Generic job descriptions, vague and unfocused resumes don’t work. 2. Not writing a cover letter. Job hunters often think they can skip this step, especially when they apply electronically. But a ... Continue Reading

Hot Job: Songwriting Instructor at Music School

Looking for a job? Here’s a cool opportunity that just might be a great new start for the right person. The position: Full-time songwriting faculty member at Berklee College of Music Location: Boston Job duties: The ultimate goal of this position (and the songwriting major) is to help students learn songwriting and production ... Continue Reading

How to Bag Yourself a Work Placement

The apprenticeship market is just as competitive as the job market these days, making an apprenticeship a prize to be won rather than an entitlement. Iain Macdonald, Head of Education and Training at the Electrical Contractors’ Association, gives his top tips for would-be apprentices applying for placements: 1 Know what you want ... Continue Reading

Unemployment Up in 75% of Metro Areas

By Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The unemployment rate in about three-quarters of the nation’s largest metro areas rose last month as nearly one million teenagers entered the work force looking for summer jobs. The Labor Department said Wednesday that the unemployment rate rose in 291 of 374 ... Continue Reading

Learn to Make a Career of Video Game Testing

Do you love video games? Have you always wanted to make money doing what you love? There are a variety of ways to do this today but one of those is video game testing. It is true that there are a great many scams and schemes out there today for the ... Continue Reading

Top Skills Employers Look for in Employees

*Interpersonal Skills A candidates interpersonal skills are very important to employers. Since many jobs entail levels of customer service either internally or externally, and perhaps even global interactions, an individual’s ability to positively communicate and interact with others is highly desired. *Worth Ethic Employers tend to be attracted to potential employees who can ... Continue Reading

Hot Job: Marine Director for Nature Conservancy

Looking for a job? Here’s a cool opportunity that just might be a great new start for the right person. The position: Marine project director for Central Coast Groundfish Project at the Nature Conservancy Location: Monterey, Calif. Job duties: Plays a leading role in integrating marine conservation with a new sustainable fishery model. ... Continue Reading

Things You Can Do When You Don’t Agree With Your Boss

1. Never do anything in the heat of the moment. Step back and think carefully about what your boss has said. It could be that he has a point. Think why he might have taken the stance he has. How can you change his mind and still give him/her what ... Continue Reading

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