ABC had a great story earlier this week with a number of legitimate work from home opportunities. The story covers everything from blogging to selling jewelery online. It’s a great and quick read for anyone dreaming about working from home. If you are seriously considering starting your own home-based business, here are five suggestions for […]
I’m taking a break from The VISA Series to talk about some alternatives to jobs that we typically see here on the JobMonkey Blog when we are talking about working and volunteering abroad. Teaching, non-profit and volunteer work are all popular reasons to leave home and work in a foreign country, but what about traveling for high-paying healthcare jobs abroad?
We all get those emails: Earn $500 or more per hour from home! Get rich quick without lifting a finger! High paying jobs for work-at-home moms! The problem? When you actually follow the link in the email, you’re taken to a pyramid scheme, a job where $500 per hours is possible but $2 an hour […]
Not every location in the United States is experiencing the same high unemployment rates. Recently, CNN published the results of a study showing places across the country that have actually seen a growth in job availability from 2000 to 2009. If you’re job hunting and don’t mind moving, the following areas might be able to […]
We’ve talked about the more basic kinds of visas – tourist and temporary – which are (relatively) painless to apply for and obtain. The permanent residency visa for working abroad is an entirely different kettle of fish. It is nearly impossible to be exhaustive about what it takes to obtain a permanent residency visa abroad for any one country, let alone all of them – there is so much information, I am bound to leave something out. Instead, I will try to give you the basics so that when you are ready to apply, you know what to have, what to know, and what to ask.
In today’s job market, even the most qualified employees are getting laid off, since companies have to cut costs. Job security is a major issue, and something you should take into consideration when looking for a new job. You don’t want to leave your current job for a better job only to be laid off […]
I love hearing from our readers, and today I got a quick email from a regular reading asking: Is now a good time to become a real estate agent? I’ve wanted to for a while, and I hear that the housing market is coming back. What do you think? Thanks for your question! It’s true […]
Yesterday, Forbes posted an interesting study by the author of Best Jobs for the 21st Century, Laurence Shatkin. The career expert analyzed Bureau of Labor Statistics reports to find the fastest-growing jobs for female workers. These are all fields where 70 percent or more of the workforce is comprised of women. What topped his list? […]
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