In spite of the somewhat sluggish economy, in specific fields job opportunities are truly abundant and simply waiting to be tapped by qualified applicants. As a result of new technology and techniques, new skill sets are required but because the required skills have changed faster than the overall workforce, the numbers of qualified applicants has […]
Category Archives: Careers
What’s the most important piece of paper in your job search? If you said it’s your resume or your cover letter, you’d be wrong. It’s your job application. Over 90% of companies run some type of background check on job applicants today. To get the detailed information that is required to run a thorough check, […]
How do today’s young women see themselves and their futures? A recent student-designed survey from an innovative high school came up with some intriguing revelations. Compared with high school boys, high school girls are significantly more likely to see themselves as leaders, are just as likely to say they would run for U.S. president, and […]
Once you’ve accepted the offer with your new employer and set the start date, obviously the next step is to let your current employer know you’ll be leaving. Write a brief letter of resignation (the operative word there is “brief”). If you feel a need out of loyalty or guilt to write anything more than […]
Parents, educators and legislators want to give students the highest-quality educational foundation possible and today’s career and technical education programs can play a key role in assuring educational excellence for many students. Career and technical courses give students the opportunity to explore different career paths, to find out if the jobs involved are appealing and […]
The pen is mightier than the sword, says an adage. But most people do not know that when written words become spoken words, they explode like firecrackers! If books speak volumes, speeches fire up entire lives. There are three kinds of words: the written, the meditated, and the spoken. Written words inform and give full […]