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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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Getting Your First Job at a Legal Firm
March 27, 2013 by William FriersonThe following post shares tips on landing your first legal job.
“Employment of lawyers is expected to grow 10% from 2010 to 2020, about as fast as the average of all occupations.” As anyone who has tried it knows, becoming a lawyer is a long arduous process. After excelling in high school, getting into a quality undergraduate program, working to get to the
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Don’t Quit Your Job Just Because You Want To
March 25, 2013 by William FriersonWhile you may want to just walk away from your current job, that may not be the best idea at the moment. The following post has some things you should think about before quitting your job.
Are you fed up with your job? Dreaming of quitting? I’ve been there. I quit my first full-time job two short months after my start date. I’m pretty sure my parents felt this the way one would feel an impending apocalypse. I quit because I didn’t like the job. I was bored. There weren’t any windows. I
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How do you make your references stand out from the job-seeking crowd?
March 18, 2013 by William Frierson
Carole Martin, The Interview Coach
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How do you make your references stand out from the job-seeking crowd?
5 Steps to make your references a powerful asset on your behalf.
Detroit (Oct 16, 2012) – It’s no secret that in today’s challenging job market, you’ll likely need some less-than-traditional tools in your arsenal. Too many applicants simply use their previous references as a listing to be offered upon request by prospective employers, say the reference checking experts at Allison & Taylor. Continue Reading
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What do Google, the CIA, United Health Group, IBM, and Bloomberg have in common? They hire Computational Linguists.
March 11, 2013 by William Frierson
Sharon Jones of Career Thought Leaders
Do you know more languages than you can count on a single hand? Do you read wikipedia articles for fun in your spare time…we need outstanding people to help solve the following problem: How to organize ALL of the world’s data.
Data Specialist, Factual
Do you dream in MapReduce? Can you imagine ways to predict the downfall of civilizations or the next American Idol winner from internet traffic? Can you herd yellow elephants to solve Big Data problems?
Senior Big Data Developer, Dell
If you have a unique combination of language and computer science or mathematics skills, computational linguistics (sometimes called human language technology or natural language processing) may be the perfect degree—and career—for you. Continue Reading
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Volunteering Your Way to Steady Employment: How to Gain Experience Without Having a Job
January 11, 2013 by harpermac11@gmail.com
Young man carrying a box with food donations. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock.
One of the main attributes employers look for when reviewing potential candidates for a job is experience in the field. Unfortunately, there’s a catch-22 with this because job-seekers can’t exactly gain experience for the job when employers only hire those with experience. Although this fact might make the situation seem hopeless, one viable solution for gaining experience is by taking advantage of volunteering opportunities relevant to your industry. If you’ve been struggling to gain experience and/or find a job in your field, consider the following advice for finding the right volunteer work for you. Continue Reading
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Should You Be Looking for Jobs or Interviews?
December 21, 2012 by William Frierson
While a college graduate’s ultimate goal is to land a new job, getting the chance to interview for one is an important step in that direction. The following post shares some tips that can produce more of these opportunities.You’re counting down the months to graduation. But instead of doing a happy dance, you’re doing the limbo. You know those awkward months where it’s too early to apply for full-time jobs while biding time for your coveted diploma. It’s a challenging position.
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How To Find A High-Paying Job Without A College Degree
December 19, 2012 by William FriersonThere is no question that getting a college degree can help you get a job. However, if you don’t have one, that doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t get a good job. Learn more in the following post.The following is a guest post by Career Step. According to FinAid, students are graduating with an average student loan debt of $23,186. The average student loan debt for borrowers aged less than 30, as of the end of March 2012, has risen 56 percent since the beginning of 2005 to a record $20,835, according to data released by the Federal Reserve Bank
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Strengthening the American Workforce through Innovation
December 07, 2012 by William FriersonThe following post explains a new initiative for career development to create a better prepared workforce in the U.S. for employment opportunities.St. Petersburg (Fla.) College engineering and technology student Tungo Harris has a plan: “I want to get gainfully employed — and I figure I will be after this — with a decent salary,” Harris told the Tampa Bay Times. Thanks to a new $15 million grant announced last month by U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis at St. Petersburg, Harris, a Navy veteran who is recovering from a brain tumor, can now get help in fulfilling his plan.
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Think Like An Interviewer: Reminders For Recent College Graduates
November 30, 2012 by William FriersonAre you a recent college graduate who has just earned a job interview? You may think you’re ready to ace the interview, but there are some tips you don’t want to forget when preparing for the big day.The following is a guest post by Patricia Garza. No matter how extroverted and confident in your abilities you are, interviews probably still make you feel uneasy. Most recent college graduates (and job seekers in general) dread going to interviews. Having to wow an interviewer is undeniably nerve-wracking. One interview mistake can often, but not always, cost you the
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