The fancy name is “encore career” but for the ranks of older workers who suddenly find themselves jobless, the thought of starting on a new career path can be downright terrifying. However, according to a new study career options are opening up for people who bring real experience to the table.
“Many of today’s new [...]

Oh, those Recession Blues! High unemployment and an increasingly competitive job market. Rising expenses and lower expectations. So where is the light at the end of this tunnel? It might be a whole lot closer than you think!
The U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that literally hundreds of thousands of new, [...]

If you’re considering a career in the healthcare industry, there is some good news coming out of Washington. The Obama administration just announced that nearly $1 billion in Recovery Act funds have been allocated for healthcare information technology (IT) and job training in the healthcare field.
The awards were announced in a joint statement [...]

Great jobs with terrific earning potential and benefits are out there – and many don’t need an advanced degree. Nope, this isn’t a fairy tale. These careers pay $40+ per hour and you don’t have to rack up a zillion dollars in college loans to qualify. Online degree programs offer excellent educational [...]

The latest employment figures have just been released, and applications for unemployment are up, the number of new hires is down. While some economists say the worst of the recession is behind us, if you’re in the ranks of the unemployed, this is hardly comforting news. But to paraphrase an old saying, when [...]

If you are a college graduate who is in need of work, you might want to consider heading back to the school from which you graduated. In fact, a growing number of alumni are returning to the career counseling centers of their former schools to get assistance with searching for a job.

In the past, career [...]

Mirror, mirror on the wall – where are the job prospects for us all?
As 2010 approaches, thoughts turn to fresh starts and new possibilities — and a growing number of Americans are wondering what this new decade will mean in terms of career opportunities. Even with the infusion of economic stimulus funds that helped [...]

With the rise of technology in most different aspects of the career world, more and more markets have opened up to students who have gone through some sort of computer science education. Those with passion in medicine or even art—thought to have almost nothing to do with computers—can even find some use in learning how [...]