Hot Career Sectors

A recent post focused on how you should follow your natural skills and interests to land your next job. But even though you shouldn’t choose your job based on money, it is interesting to see which industries are doing well (and paying well!) in this still-grim economy – especially relevant during this holiday season. Many [...]

Is College Worth It?

The Pew Research Center recently conducted two surveys to determine whether college is worth it. One was a telephone survey taken among a nationally representative sample of 2,142 adults ages 18 and older. The other was an online survey, done in association with the Chronicle of Higher Education, among the presidents of 1,055 two-year and [...]

Don’t Try to Find Yourself; Lose Yourself

David Brooks wrote a column for the New York Times recently titled “It’s Not About You.” It is a rebuttal to commencement-season addresses that urge young people to follow their passion, pursue their dreams, and, above all, do what makes them happy. “This is the litany of expressive individualism,” Brooks warns, and “this mantra misleads on [...]

No Slacking Between College and that First Job

You’ve just graduated from college but couldn’t find a job or internship in advance — so you are moving back in with your parents. Can you take some time off before restarting your job search? No, says Eilene Zimmerman, in the “Career Couch” column for the New York Times.   Taking time off will be hard [...]

Advice to Graduates: “Lean In” to your Careers

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg gave the commencement address this year at Barnard College.  Sandberg’s address inspired a blog post by Andrew McAfee for the Harvard Business Review. Predictably, he says, she took up the topic of female underrepresentation at the top ranks of government and business: “Of 190 heads of state, nine are women. Of all the [...]

Turning your Internship into a Job

An internship is a great way to start down a career path.  It also can be a good way to get a full-time job. If you are fortunate enough to find an internship, how do you lead that internship to a full-time offer?  Here are some techniques, suggested by Quintessential Careers, for turning that internship [...]

How Parents can Help Their Kids Job Search

This blog is usually addressed to the jobseeker him/herself, but today we’re going to make a little change and address it to the parents of jobseekers.  Parents, you’re probably wondering how you can help your children find a job in this crazy economy.  Especially if your child is a recent graduate, they may find it [...]