Parents, educators and legislators want to give students the highest-quality educational foundation possible and today’s career and technical education programs can play a key role in assuring educational excellence for many students.

Career and technical courses give students the...

Once you’ve accepted the offer with your new employer and set the start date, obviously the next step is to let your current employer know you’ll be leaving. Write a brief letter of resignation (the operative word there is “brief”).

If you feel a need out of...

The New Generation Of Young Women Leaders Study Defines Skills Needed To Fulfill High Aspirations

How do today’s young women see themselves and their futures? A recent student-designed survey from an innovative high school came up with some intriguing revelations.

Compared...

The Most Important Piece of Paper in Your Job Search

Whats the most important piece of paper in your job search? If you said its your resume or your cover letter, youd be wrong. Its your job application.

Over 90% of companies run some type of background check on job applicants...

In spite of the somewhat sluggish economy, in specific fields job opportunities are truly abundant and simply waiting to be tapped by qualified applicants. As a result of new technology and techniques, new skill sets are required but because the required skills have changed faster than the...

There’s no shortage of nursing schools offering course-work for those who aspire to become a part of the ever-growing healthcare industry. These certified nursing schools will not only train you to become a professional nurse but many offer post graduate courses as well, to better help you...

Writing resume thank you letters is becoming more of a necessity in todays ever competitive world. These days, you need to find a way to set yourself apart from the rest of the pack. It can be difficult to do so for a very sought after job. One way to give youself an edge is to simply do the...

The Key to a Happy Life: Striking a Balance at Work and at Home

In a culture obsessed with high tech gadgetry, cellphones, credit cards, fast cars, large houses, and job titles — it should be no surprise that most people experience stress and anxiety. The strain of striving after...

Telecommuting can be explained as working from home, instead of working in the office with the aid of the computer and connectivity is made possible through communication devices like the telephone, fax or Internet. Gone are the days spending hours traveling from home to the work place, taking...

If I were to pattern myself after a famous character in a book, I’d pick a heroine that was gorgeous, brilliant and amazingly successful.

I wouldn’t pick Barbara Ehrenreich as she presented herself in “Bait and Switch, the Futile Pursuit of the American Dream.”...

You just spent 30 years making reports, fielding phone calls, filing papers, and pacifying your boss at the office. At the end of each day, you find your energy gradually waning as you reach that point wherein you wanted to declare the last part of your work retirement.

Retirement is...

The questions you ask are usually used by the interviewer to evaluate your fitness for the job. You should research enough to be able to ask questions that are not found in obvious places such as the organization’s annual report. Find out about the job and the company when it’s your...