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Recently I read the 2006 Star Chef Salary report and ran across some disturbing information. The survey itself is a discussion of salaries for employees of the culinary industry, but the thing that struck me came at the end of the report and was in reference to culinary school.
The Probe Comes After Monica Goodling's Admission That She Asked Applicants About Their Political Beliefs
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On Wednesday, the Justice Department announced it is expanding its probe to include the departments hiring practices. The statement comes one week after Monica Goodling, an former aide to Attorney General Alberto, admitted to Congress that she asked job applicants questions about their politics.
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Social networks are fast becoming an everyday activity for a lot of young people, mostly those who have been quite taken with the digital lifestyle. You might be familiar with the more famous ones like MySpace, Friendster and Live Journal.
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Students may be hesitant to enroll in a culinary school because they (or their friends and family!) are worried about where a culinary degree can lead. While most people assume that a culinary student would be headed towards a career as a restaurant chef, there are tons of different options for that culinary degree
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Recently I was invited to a Career Expo in the Long Beach area. By "Invited" I mean that I saw an ad in the newspaper, and decided to give it a look. It's not that being a Content Provider isn't satisfying enough, but I had two good reasons to go: (1) I was bored and (2) I was running out of pens with corporate logos.
They were holding this thing in the ballroom of a hotel.
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Getting a job in retail may be one of the first jobs a young person can get. There are a myriad of stores out there all looking to hire the right person to stand by the entrance and welcome people into the store.
Your Guide to Entering the Computer Forensics Field
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Over the last year there has been a dramatic increase in both the demand and salaries of computer forensics workers. In a recent UK study, the average minimum salary had increased 17% in one year. Because of the increase of demand for these industry professionals, getting a job in computer forensics has become an attractive option for both graduates and people who are looking to diversify in the IT industry.
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Thinking of entering the real estate world as an appraiser? Not sure how to land your first job or how to go about getting an interview? I've been there and am writing this to help advise you.
Getting an appraisal job can be tough.
How to Treat School like a Job and Love It
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Studying can be an especially daunting task, even for the most worthy and disciplined students. Semesters pile up, tests pile up, essays pile up, and it can get pretty unmanageable, which is where it becomes easy to fall behind a little.
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The physical remnants of ancient civilizations tell us a story about cultures that preceded us. Through a systematic study of the relics we can understand how communities developed, and flourished over the ages.
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How to Become an RX Tech
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They wear a white lab coat. They count pills. The hand out medicine.
Sounds like a pharmacist, right? Wrong. Well, of course that does describe a pharmacist. But, it also describes the pharmacy technician, a crucial part of the pharmacy team.
OVERVIEW OF PHARMACY TECHNICIAN CAREERSThe healthcare field is the one of the most rapidly growing fields of employment.
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Engineers are required to sustain the strength and integrity of nearly everything we use and abuse. We need mechanical engineers to take care of our cars, and civil engineers to take care of the roads on which we travel, as well as the buildings and houses that surround us.
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There are plenty of people looking for work-at-home jobs, but it seems that there are comparatively few opportunities. After you weed out the scams and turn down the ones that average $5 per hour, you're left with precious few attractive openings.
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When you think about home based business opportunities, you might forget about some of the obvious businesses such as a career in data entry, writing, proofreading and transcription. These home business opportunities offer you a flexible schedule where you work as much or as little as you want.
A College Degree Isn't Enough
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As a recent college graduate, I have been searching for an entry-level position using not one, but two degrees. I assumed, as most individuals do while in college, that finding a job would be easy, no big deal.
Many College Majors Will Benefit from Seeking a Career Based on the Current Job Market
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Many college students enter college clueless on what they want to do with their lives. Unfortunately for them, their colleagues and co-students have already decided on a career that will basically guarantee a high paying job.
Keeping Everyone Healthy and You a Little Wealthy
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Graduates with a degree in nutrition definitely selected the right career area at the right time. Never before have Americans been more interested in or fastidious about how they eat, meaning that the professional advice of graduates with a degree in nutrition has become a much sought after commodity. Graduates with a degree in nutrition will find careers at every step of the food production and distribution chain. Certainly graduates with a degree in nutrition know they have stepped into a career area that appears to be growing by the minute.
Hospital Careers One of the first places that graduates with a degree in nutrition are likely to look for career opportunities is in area hospitals. This makes good sense and often results in a successful job search for graduates who can produce a degree in nutrition when they interview. Hospitals of all sizes are reliant upon the services of nutritionists to make certain that those patients who are hospitalized over time are receiving meals that are matched appropriately with their dietary and nutritional needs. Cooks are responsible for preparing food but they are not responsible for building a menu that addresses patient needs and acknowledges patient limitations. It is the job of the nutritionist to help direct the flow of information about the patient's condition into a manageable list of possible dietary choices.
Patient's who will be staying in the hospital for a week or more or likely to receive a visit from the hospital nutritionist who will talk to them about their body's needs and make suggestions for healthy and helpful eating off the hospital menu for the duration of the hospital stay. When patients are preparing for discharge after a medical stay that includes heart, stomach, diabetes,blood pressure, allergy and other major illnesses or conditions a hospital nutritionist is likely to stop by the patient's room with an eating plan or a nutritional manual that will help patients and their families to take up the task of healthy eating when the patient is no longer under hospital supervision.
When patients leave the hospital today it is often with a laundry list of medications. Nutritionists can also assist patients in making certain that the foods they eat will enhance and not defeat the purposes of the medication.
Increase Your Chance of Landing the Job
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I've been a recruiter off and on for over 10 years. When I tell people this, they invariably ask one of two questions: a) can you find me a job; or b) can you find a job for my _____ (fill in the blank).
Following are two things you can do to effectively work with a recruiter and increase your chance of landing the job.
RE The Job Search: Contrary to popular belief, recruiters don't find jobs for people.
Gather Your Strengths and Pick an Approach, Altruistic or Corporate
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You're just sick and tired of the United States. Or you've always wanted to see - just see - what it would be like to live in another country. But how do you get a job outside the United States?
Ask yourself what you want to get out of working and living abroad.
Two Resources for College Students Seek to Find Meaningful Ways to Spend College Breaks and Explore Diversity,
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Penn State, University of Notre Dame, University of Kentucky and Pacific Lutheran University participated in a recent study, which shows employers find value in Study Abroad when evaluating candidates.
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So imagine this: you are young, college educated, ambitious and ready to dive into the working world. You put time and effort into a great cover letter, and you beef up the resume to highlight all of your various experiences
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I read the article, "Overqualified and Underage: Recent College Graduates Face Working World Realities", and agree that it is hard for young graduates to find employment commensurate with their skills without work experience in that field.
Become a Civil Engineer
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Are you curious about how things work and how to make them better? Do you enjoy solving problems and putting your ideas into action? If so, you may want to consider a career in civil engineering. Civil engineering is ideal if you're socially aware and interested in working with people to solve problems and meet challenges.
The Swirling Vortex that is the Mind of a College Student
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Making decisions; often times it is easier said than done! Especially for a person enrolled in a university.
So how hard is making a decision in college? Well, from experience, I'd say it's pretty darn complex.
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As a college student, I have had some success obtaining internships in my desired field of study which is law. On a college university campus there are a lot of ways of finding out about internships.
Job Alerts Are Key to Success
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If you have ever been out of work and searching for a job, you know the importance of locating the right company at the right time. If you are looking to make a career change, you know that the opportunities are out there and available, but where do you find them?
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First let me assure all the educators out there that these lesson plans are not designed to add more work to an already over worked teacher hectic day. Quite the contrary; I've been teaching long enough to hate those pie-in-the -sky ideas that sound so very grand, but in reality are just an enormous amount of work for the busiest of all.
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Every summer many college students look to get their foot in the door in the corporate world, or various other occupations. Many don't have a robust resume to have companies knocking down their doors to hire them though.
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Jamie Fedorko's book, "The Intern Files", should be your guide to the internship world whether you currently have an internship or are planning to get one in the future. It provides all the information you need to know about searching for your internship, things you need to know while working, and what to do when your internship ends.
Fedorko uses his wisdom and sense of humor throughout the book.
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Whether you write as a freelance professional, write blogs or even write for Associated Content, have you ever thought about writing for television? For many writers, especially those on Associated Content, there is an underlying passion to tell a story.
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Each and every year, millions of people scour the internet for job openings. Using search engines such as Monster, Career Builder and dozens of other popular sites, people hunt for great job opportunities for themselves and send personal information to companies and people that they don't even know without finding out more about them.
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We all have different attributes to our personality, and they apply directly to our ability to conduct a job search. Sure, it would help any job search to be a great networker, a terrific writer, and a deeply intuitive researcher.
But the fact of the matter is that you probably excel at one or two basic job search tactics far better than others.
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Over the last few years, bowling has risen to the ranks as a respected NCAA sport in some parts of the country. Intercollegiate tournaments and championships are even broadcasted on television. This makes one thing clear: college students want to keep bowling.
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College is largely about learning inside the classroom. Retaining information for tests and papers may be the biggest part of your college career, but not to be overlooked is what you are learning outside of class.
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In my experience as a college student you are far better off seeking employment on your campus as a 'budget' student worker or finding a flexible part time job that pays more. The problem with federal work-study programs is that most of them allot a maximum amount you can 'earn' per semester
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A lot of people don't work in their field- there is no shame in graduating with a job outside your field of study, disappointing though that may be.
Sometimes the job outside your field will give you valuable experience that you can apply once you are working in your field
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High school grads, college freshmen and sophomores: It's time to make some choices about your future. It's never too early to start thinking about the things you enjoy and how you can use your knowledge, skills, and abilities in those areas to make a living.
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Finding a job as a college freshmen is not an easy task; it's even harder if you're moving to a new city where you've never lived before. In this article I am going to tell you about 5 ways in which you can find a job though; if all goes wrong you can always start a typing service, where you would type up papers for people, or you can start selling snacks in the dorms, this always works.
- Career Services
Almost all college campuses have a Career Services place that you can go to in order to find a job on campus, off campus, or for after you graduate.
Why Your Email Image Matters
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As a writer and editor, I frequently receive e-mail queries, submissions, and requests for information that go something like this:
"Please send me more info about the freelance position.
Thanks, Sherri.
P.S.
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Young men and women head to college in pursuit of life experience and knowledge but many come home having gained something else as well: a little extra padding around the midsection. Affectionately termed the "freshman fifteen," many college students can expect to gain between ten and twenty pounds their first semester of college if they do not take adequate measures to mitigate the hazards of campus life.
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In today's cut throat world breaking into any industry is a slow, hard process. Whether you're a budding writer or lawyer nobody wants to touch you unless you have experience. And therein lies the catch-22 of finding your first job.
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You've gotten your science degree and want to save the planet but don't want to sort seeds for minimum wage. And why should you? The environmental field is one of the fastest growing career sectors with lots of interesting prospects for job seekers.
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As with law students, future consultants may want to get their feet wet by applying for summer internships with consulting firms. This is a great way to learn the ropes and to determine what you like and dislike about a firm's practices.
This is also a valuable tool for business majors who are unsure which direction they want to head upon graduation.
Golf Scholarships in the African American Community Are Becoming Par for the Course
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Anyone who doubts the increasing popularity of golf among African American youth should study the growing number of scholarships pertaining to the sport afforded by black colleges and universities nationwide.
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So you want to intern in Berlin. Maybe you've been taking German all through college, and want to be able to practice it. And after all, Berlin is an exciting city for students. Maybe you just want to live in a foreign country - and trust me, there are many reasons for wanting to do that, and think the best way to convince your parents to let you is by interning as well.
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Complete a Thorough Job AnalysisWhen you go on a trip to an unknown place, you do not just jump in the car and start driving. First, you research the area, the hotels, the entertainment, and very likely check the road map if you are driving.
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I have been reading a lot about this new phenomenon called the quarter-life crisis both on this site and elsewhere. I don't work in the HR field, but I do help the HR team at my company write their trainings and therefore hear a lot of the latest HR and career trends and issues, etc.
Many young people graduate college and have a hard time finding a good job.
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For many students, getting their first internship with a big law firm, accounting firm or business is a very big deal. In fact, it can be down right nervous and even scary at the thought of sitting side by side at your own computer with grown men and women who have been professionals in their field for half a dozen years or more.
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I know - you're thinking applying for a job is pretty much a no-brainer. But like everything else that is important in life, there is an art to applying for a job. Read on for tips learned through years and years of trial and error, and even some successes.
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The Top Five No-stress Ways to Make Money in School Without
It's no fun to be a poor college student, and often it seems like there's little to be done about it. It's tough to work more than one job - or any job at all - while being a full-time student, so money can be short.
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Now that summer is here, many college students are interested in finding a job. One of the things that you may want to think about doing this summer is an internship. Whether it is a paid summer internship or a non-paying summer internship, there are many benefits that internships in general have to offer to students.
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When you are ready to look for a new job, one of the best things you can do to increase your chances of finding a great job is to use the Internet as a job search tool. There are many different ways to search for a job online, and you may well miss out on finding the job of your dreams if you don't take advantage of this powerful resource.
Post Your Resume on Employer Sites
In today's powerful job market, many employers are taking a proactive approach to finding qualified candidates for available jobs.
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You know, it's funny. I graduated The George Washington University in May of 1998. Since then, I have had countless jobs. I even went back to graduate school.
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In the world of marketing and promotion, opportunities abound for students to win scholarships. Some scholarships are awarded in the form of a contest. A contest requires a sill such as an essay. Some scholarships are simply a sweepstakes which is a random drawing where winners are chosed much like a lottery, except you didn't have to pay for your ticket to enter.
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Internships are becomingly increasingly popular with college students. It's not hard to see why. Not only do they provide students with an opportunity to get hands-on experience in a particular field, they also make them more attractive job candidates (once they're actually out there looking for a job).
Most internships (which tend to be unpaid) are structured so that a student receives supervision not only from an individual on-site at the location of the internship, but also by a faculty member at the student's school. When close collaboration takes place between the two supervisors, a student can benefit immeasurably from the experience. While the on-site supervisor will be primarily concerned with the practical aspects of a student completing specific tasks, the faculty supervisor will be monitoring the experience to see that it relates to the student's academic interests.
Naturally, as students undertake internships, they are in a workplace setting, where they have opportunities to meet practitioners. Through interactions with workers responsible for completing jobs by specific deadlines, under given budget constraints, students will acquire a better appreciation for what it takes to be successful while on the job. Additionally, they have a superb opportunity to demonstrate the abilities, talents, and skills they can bring to a workplace setting.
Not the least among such considerations is how well students are able to work with others. Increasingly, in the global economy, workers who are able to function cooperatively, allowing for differences in cultural values among members of a particular organization's workforce are better-positioned to succeed professionally.
For these reasons, it's no wonder that students are clamoring to do internships these days.
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I got lucky. Writing for Associated Content reminded me of the bug I caught long ago to become a writer. But there was always that little capitalist demon lurking behind the veneer of my lust to be a brilliant writer.
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I have held 13 jobs in the last 5 years. This doesn't even include the half dozen or so jobs that I have accepted and then plain never showed up for. I have a wandering mind, and my ability to stay put and stick something out is always compromised by boring-as-dirt employment.
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In today's competitive job market, you need to rely on more than just a good resume to land the position you want. With the ability to email your application and resume, employers are flooded with information.
Tips to Secure the Job of Your Dreams
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For college seniors entering the job market, competition is going to be tough and quite competitive. Several times a year colleges hold graduations flooding the job market with more competition for the people already looking for work.
Recently, I read about a young woman who decided to make a radical career change from a lawyer to an artist. Some of you might be thinking that is nuts, but for her it was not. She was unhappy as she got dressed for work each day; she felt like a prisoner in her clothes. By ignoring her true feelings, this young lady put herself on a mental roller coaster. So in February 2005, she quit her job as a lawyer to pursue an earlier passion, painting. She now creates heirloom portraits on commission to make a living. At the age of 29, her business is doing well, she's receiving attention in the art field, making progress with her art skills, and most of all, she is much happier. She says, "This is the best feeling in the world."
Radical career moves from the youngest generation of workers, The Millennial generation, may become a new trend with their different thoughts and values about happiness and career development being brought to the table. Not all radical career shifts come from happiness, neither are they limited to just Millennials. One career expert says this generation and people of all ages are embracing the idea of work to live, not live to work.
After 25 years as a manager in the executive search industry, one gentleman now looks for more of a challenge in the restaurant business. He recently quit his job and bought a restaurant. He believed doing the same thing for so long took away some of the challenge out of it. The former manager has a passion for fine food and wine, and loves to cook. At 53, he admits making a radical career change is scary, but exciting and rewarding because everything is on the line, and there's more pressure to be successful.
The new restaurant owner feels he made a good decision to buy an established business with a good reputation, an experienced chef, and a trained staff. The restaurant employs 21 people. This gentleman does not plan on making a fortune but just hopes for a challenge, a profit, and a lot of satisfaction. He says everyone should follow their dreams and their passion.
There are no regrets for the young lady I previously mentioned who went from a lawyer to an artist. She did not expect to become an unprofitable artist; she did her own research on what other artists charged for their original portraits and thought she could make a living in this field. It was not possible for her to make a gradual shift from law into art because she was too tired physically and emotionally to paint at the end of the day. Her story grabs people's attention thanks to her law degree, but ultimately she wants recognition as an artist. Let me point out that her mother supported and encouraged her daughter's radical career change. She says to parents, "encourage your childeren to explore what they love doing."
Three Tips When Thinking About Making a Radical Career Change
(from career expert)
1. Braid Your Career- Try to join together your professional interests, your personal life, and what you think you would like to do in the future into a "braided career".
2. Volunteer- You can find out what it is like to work in a specific industry.
3. Tell a Story- When you tell people about your career change, make it part of the bigger narrative about your life. Let people know what led you to make a radical career change, and why the change makes sense. It will help you appear more confident than you might actually be feeling.
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Go Early
Job, or Career fairs are typically open to the public from early morning until late afternoon, to allow for the most flexibility for job seekers. It is important, though, to be sure to arrive at the career fair early.
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What you wear to a job interview and how well you put yourself together can make or brake a job interview. You want to look as professional as possible. This is even important when attending a job fair.
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If you're like many college students, you're probably overwhelmed by the wealth of career options there are just in your state. And if you're like a few unique high schoolers, you probably want bite of what the work world has to offer.
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Yep, it's the old Catch-22. The one where the soon-to-be/fresh college graduate slugs through resumes, cover letters, and interviews to discover he or she has "many good qualities" but will not be hired because of the e-word.
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If you are starting to think about your career, you are probably considering internships. An internship is a good way for you to earn college credit while deciding if a particular field is right for you.
Below are questions about your interests. Please post your answers or comments to any of the following questions. If you have other questions you would like to see answered by other bloggers, feel free to create a new post:
1. Tell us about your dream job.
2. Who was your most influential professor and what did they teach you?
5. What blogs are you reading at facebook.com?
4. If you could choose, what city would you most like to live/work in? Why?
Has anyone ever thought their resume was as interesting as a day old newspaper? Well, according to one writer, this seems to be the case. He says we only have about three seconds to capture the attention of an employer with our resumes, and we should not waste time with unoriginal sentences. Instead, we need to use a bold objective, which may land an interview and the job we are looking for. In case you did not know, leaving out your resume objective is a big mistake; it should be placed at the top of your resume. Here is an example the writer uses:
Objective: Communications Trainer
Seeking to interview for the position of Communications Trainer where my ability to increase and open communication between management and employees will transform interpersonal relations, resulting in a boost in the bottom line and in company morale.
He says the more specific and direct we are in getting out our intention, the more interesting we will seem to a potential employer. Being clear about what we want can make him or her clear about meeting us. When you have a strong resume objective, it can jump off the page to an employer.
After reading this article, I looked back at my resume objective. While I believe it is good, I do believe it could be more clear. Today, one e-mail sent me information on a job that in part relates to my current objective. Still, I can do better.
