Are you a high school or college student looking for a summer job? You might be feeling overwhelmed right about now with all the news that summer jobs are hard to come by in ’09. It’s true that tough economies equal fewer jobs and more competition for them. But that doesn’t mean you are doomed [...]
Mara Strom
Is there job security in sports? Not necessarily, according to this recent blog post from the Saints Beat. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has taken a 20 percent pay cut and the league staff has been trimmed by 15 percent because of a reeling economy. Of course, once you land a job in sports, salaries can [...]
If you are going to read just one book about planning your career, you should make it What Color Is Your Parachute. Without a doubt, this quintessential book by career planning expert Richard Bolles is the be-all-end-all for figuring out what you want to do — and setting a plan in action for doing it. [...]
According to Scotland’s The Herald newspaper, green jobs aren’t just on the rise in the U.S., but in the U.K. as well. The British company Centrica recently announced plans to create 1,500 new green jobs, from engineering positions to green collar assignments. Jobs will include energy efficiency advisers and wind farm installers. On Monday, I [...]
With the job market continuing to tank, a growing number of recent college graduates are looking to volunteer opportunities rather than paid employment. Especially popular are overseas volunteer opportunities. According to this article from the Lexington Herald Leader, the Peace Corps has received 16 percent more applications this year than last year. Americans are also [...]
Common wisdom might tell us that cruising and the tourist industry in general is in serious trouble these days. According to this article from Time Magazine, it’s true that the cruising industry is swimming upstream, but they are fighting hard to stay afloat. (Okay, no more water analogies, I promise!) The Time piece reports that [...]
