I’m a fairly organized person. My roommate actually gets frustrated with it sometimes, because I have a specific way I like to keep things in the house. Did you know that you could actually turn this into a career? If the television show Hoarders gives you nightmares and the phrase “a place for everything and […]
Summer jobs. They’re an annual rite of passage for college-aged students, and also the source of much anxiety. Countless young students search for their summer jobs terrified by one thought: if it’s not a meaningful internship in a relevant career industry, then they won’t be able to find a good job after college. While it […]
It’s not quite Christmas, so it might seem early to turn your thoughts to the new year. Nope, just-in-time is more like it. In my experience, not much deep thinking happens in the last couple of weeks of the year. Between the cultural holiday hubbub and our own personal to-do lists, life-planning is right up […]
Earlier this week, I answered a question from a job-hunter who’s over 50 about finding a less stressful job. His comment inspired me to write this post as well – tips for job hunters who are older. Officially, a company in the United States isn’t allowed to discriminate based on age, as long as you’re […]
Almost all of us babysat at least once or twice growing up. Baby sitting jobs are always easy to find, as parents are gladly willing to pay for a night off. You would think that nanny jobs should be just as easy to find, yet for a parent to entrust the well-fare of their […]
Last month, I posted about finding a less stressful job, and a reader named John left this question as a comment: I need help transitioning into a less stressful job and enjoy the outdoors. Fishing, forestry something green. I have Bachelors in Printing Technology form Rochester Institute of Technology and am in my 50’s. I […]
In attempts to leave the traditional workplace, many people are turning to blogging to making a living writing about topics they enjoy. Every day, however, more and more blogs crowd the Internet, and even if you’re an awesome writer with great content to share, you’ll probably have a lot of competition no matter what topic […]
Recently, the San Diego Reader reported that today’s workplace is more stressful than it has ever been in the past. This stress is coming from a number of places: the threat of unemployment, the need to take a low-paying job to make ends meet, the lack of company expansions (making promotions more competitive), and more. […]
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