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The women’s 5-step guide to get noticed at work
April 08, 2013 by William Frierson
Women working together on a business project. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock.
We’ve all heard the old chestnut: Part of the reason why women don’t earn as much as men is that they simply don’t ask for raises as often. As it turns out, that’s just not true. New research by nonprofit business group Catalyst has found that women ask for raises just as much as men. Continue Reading
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Top Three Reasons Why You Should Be a Medical Assistant
April 01, 2013 by William Frierson
Medical assistant on the phone at a desk, with doctor in the background. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock.
Anyone who wants a secure career in a field that’s rapidly growing could find that a medical assistant degree provides a fast track to a promising career. Besides having a short path to employment, working as a medical assistant provides job satisfaction by helping others and can lay the groundwork for advancement in a career in medicine. Continue Reading
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4 Proactive Ways Job Seekers Should Use Twitter
March 25, 2013 by William FriersonHow can Twitter benefit job seekers? The following post offers four ways the social media site can help those looking for a new position.
If you’re a job seeker, don’t use Twitter to retweet a Kardashian or favorite something equally criminal. Twitter offers much more than snarky trends and celebrity gossip. The platform is actually full of thousands of job posts, rich learning resources, top-notch professionals in your field and much more. With such a smorgasbord
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12 Ways to Advance Your Career in 5 Minutes or Less
February 01, 2013 by William Frierson
Dawn Dugan, Salary.com contributing writer
A proactive approach to long-term goals is necessary for career advancement. And, while it’s important to focus on the big steps that will help you climb the corporate ladder, don’t forget that small actions can have a big impact too.
This article explores 12 things you can do in five minutes or less to advance your career. Continue Reading
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Top 8 Reasons Why Many Veterans aren’t Getting the Job
December 24, 2012 by William Frierson
After a little while searching for jobs, military veterans probably wonder why they can’t get hired. In the following post, learn eight reasons keeping them from landing new positions in the civilian workforce.Today we welcome a guest blog post from Todd Hecht, a Recruiter at Orion International and Navy veteran.
There is no doubt in my mind that the job market is tough overall and even tougher for newly transitioning veterans. You would be hard pressed not to find blog after blog and LinkedIn post after post that identifies the reasons why the market is so tough for our Nation’s Heroes. There is no shortage of people identifying what the Government can do or what companies can do to help our veterans.
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G.I. Jobs Releases List of 2013 Top 100 Military-Friendly Employers
December 11, 2012 by William FriersonAttention, transitioning military veterans searching for new jobs! The following post lists some employers who may be interested in hiring you.G.I. Jobs released its official list of the Top 100 Military-Friendly Employers(MFE) on Thursday, November 8. And the list runs the gamut from CSX, a major railroad company headquartered in Jacksonville, FL, whose trains you may see riding the rails in your town to Hormel, a major food manufacturer based in Minnesota that supports Fisher House Foundation and Wounded Warrior Project.
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G.I. Jobs Releases List of 2013 Top 100 Military-Friendly Employers
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Boost Your Career: Do What The Popular Kids Did In High School
by William FriersonEven if you were not one of the most popular students in high school, you can learn lessons from those who were and apply them to your career. Learn more in the following post.Those cheerleaders, class presidents and smiling sports stars were so popular in high school, and they’re more successful in their careers, too.
They earn more than the rest of us even 35 years after high school is over, according to new research from the National Bureau of Economic Affairs.
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Boost Your Career: Do What The Popular Kids Did In High School
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Did You Add Value to Your Career Today?
December 07, 2012 by William FriersonAs a job seeker or an employee, it can benefit you to enhance and/or add to your skill set. The following post has tips to advance your career by adding value.In order to advance in your career or show improvements on your resume, you need to make sure that you are constantly trying to better yourself and your skills. Employers want to see that you will make their company a more profitable place. Whether by awarding you with a promotion or giving you the job in the first place, you need to show employers the value you offer by doing something to enhance your career on a daily basis. You will be surprised how simple it can be to improve and develop skills, which may in turn lead them to give you the job or the promotion.
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7 Benefits of Getting an MBA
September 25, 2012 by William FriersonIs it really worth your time and your money to get a Master of Business Administration? MBAs are one of the most revered postgraduate degrees on the planet. But the sky-rocketing cost of tuition, along with well-publicized success stories of young entrepreneurs who do not hold MBAs, has inspired a great deal of debate regarding the value of an MBA. Taking into account the time and financial commitment getting an MBA requires, as well as the unpredictability of the 21st century job market, there are still several solid benefits to having an MBA. Here are seven to consider. Continue Reading
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Workers Want Direction in their Career Paths
August 10, 2012 by William FriersonEmployees seem to want more guidance on how to take their careers to the next levels.
For workers, “show me the way” can be just as important as “show me the money,” new research from Accountemps suggests. In the survey, more than half (54 percent) of workers interviewed said knowing their career path is very important to their overall job satisfaction. Nearly one-third (31 percent) of respondents feel this feedback is at least somewhat important. Continue Reading
