Tag Archives: career advice

2017 Law Career Advice

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The career path for lawyers can, as it is in any other profession, be fraught with minefields, frustrations and compromises. Managing the process takes planning along with a variety of other skills and instincts. And then, even if handled perfectly, there is still no inherent guarantee of success. From an excellent blog named The Lawyer Whisperer, […]

Study: Are Millennials Actually Lazy?

Are millennials lazy

As someone who entered the workforce in 1980, a time when economic conditions in the United States were, to say the least, soft…  I can to a certain extent commiserate with today’s millennial workers who may be dealing with an economy and career search environment that’s in a somewhat similar condition. That said, is there actually a […]

If You Want To Earn An Upper Middle Class Income*, Become A Pharmacist! (Video)

According to The Economist, the safest route to the upper middle class is studying to become a pharmacist! Based on data from The Economist’s first-ever study of the best institutions of higher learning, becoming a pharmacist at one of the three specialty colleges mentioned below (colleges that were excluded from the final report for reasons that will be […]

Advice For College Grads: 16 Tips If You Get A Job And 8 If You Don’t!

With the college graduation season fast approaching these two lists provide some great life lessons for soon-to-be entrants into the working world! And for everyone else who might not fit into these two specific categories, there may be one or two (or even more) suggestions that strike a chord. Courtesy of Mike Shedlock at Global […]

Changing Jobs In 2015? Can You Articulate Your Personal Brand? (Video)

As 2014 comes to a close there will undoubtedly be employee’s who, for one reason or another, will be heading for the exits at some point in 2015! I can recall an earlier time in my career as a Wall Street analyst when the announcing of the bonuses was followed by an exodus of people […]

Is it time to quit your job?

A question some people likely ask themselves every day although it can be a frightening prospect and potentially risky career move! Perhaps you’re bored or feel that you’re being under-appreciated and underpaid. Maybe you’re getting a vibe that the powers-that-be are planning a reorganization in which you and your job are going to be casualties. […]