“6 Unusual High-Paying Careers” by Yahoo.com

“American job titles and responsibilities are constantly morphing to suit the economic and cultural transitions of our madcap age. Euphemisms are often the way recruiters dress up old job titles to narrow the field to specialists. A “hash slinger” is now termed a “culinary resource professional.” Kidding aside, today’s workers are often forced by marketplace realities to undergo at least one rapid job change over their adult lives. Many enroll at online colleges and trade…”

Article @ http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-6_unusual_high_paying_careers-600

Young Professional Interview – Career Challenge: Finding The Perfect Job

Thank you Sam, for a great interview!

 

Finding the perfect job, well I should say the ideal job, is a challenge. It is even more difficult when you are making the transition from student to young professional.

 

I talked to Samantha V. who did an internship at ONEin3 Boston.

 

Hi Sam! What are you studying and at what stage of your academic life are you?

I just graduated last May from the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at NYU with a BA in Urban Anthropology and Latin American Studies.

 

You came to Boston from New York for a summer internship. Why did you choose Boston?

I knew I didn’t want to stay in New York.  I had been there for four years, and I needed a break.  I’m from Foxboro, so Boston is close to home for me.

 

How do you picture your professional life? What would be the perfect job? Where would you like to work and why?

Having just finished college, I am still trying to figure out how to picture my professional life.  Until my senior year, when I realized I had to start looking for a job, I never thought about how to apply my interests to an employment opportunity.  I have had some great opportunities and advantages, and so I think that the perfect job would be somewhere that would allow me to give back in some sense.  I don’t want my job to be just a paycheck; I want to feel gratified in what I do. 

 

You will be a ‘full time’ young professional (YP) soon! What tools and resources do you think would make the transition (from student to YP) easier?

Talking to established professionals is a great resource; understanding how someone else got to where I would like to be has been a great way to figure out my different options.   I have found that talking to people even just a few years ahead of me to be encouraging and helpful as well.  It can be extremely frustrating trying to find your way, especially job hunting with today’s economy, but realizing that many people go through that same struggle tells you that ‘you are not alone’.

 

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Here is something that might help you find your ideal job:

 

Try this out:  Job Assessor by USNews.com at

http://usnews.salary.com/jobassessor/layoutscripts/joel_start.asp

 

They ask questions about your type of work environment, how important location, salary and other characteristics are to you.

 

“10 Highly Profitable Two-Year Degrees” by Yahoo.com

“Think a bachelor’s or master’s degree is the only way to advance your career? Think again.

Whether you’re looking for a fresh start in a new, more lucrative field or enrolling in college for the first time, a two-year associate’s degree from a community college is one of the quickest routes to bringing home more bacon each week.

“Associate’s degrees are much cheaper, and the entry requirements are not as onerous as they are for getting into a bachelor’s program,” says Dr. Laurence Shatkin, author of more than a dozen books for job hunters, including “150 Best Recession-Proof Jobs.”

Not only that, associate’s degrees are incredibly convenient. Besides being right in your neighborhood, many two-year programs offer part-time, evening, weekend and online classes — good news for those already holding down a job and caring for a family.

So which two-year degrees offer the …”

Article @ http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-10_highly_profitable_two_year_degrees-608

“Where the jobs are: Industries with hiring potential” by CNNMoney

“The economy continues to recede, leaving massive job losses in its wake. But while layoffs are widespread, they are not across the board. Some industries are thriving — and hiring.

On Friday the Labor Department reported that 533,000 jobs were lost in November, which puts the year-to-date layoff total at a whopping 1.9 million. And with the unemployment rate now at 6.7%, job seekers…”

Article at: http://biz.yahoo.com/cnnm/081208/120808_strong_industries.html?.v=4&.pf=career-work

“11 Best-Kept-Secret Careers” by USNews.com

“In a competitive environment, it’s worth taking a look at these little-known jobs”

Check it out at: http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/best-careers/2008/12/11/11-best-kept-secret-careers.html

Internet vs Sex By Cafferty Files CNN.com

Some of the comments are hillarious!

check it out at: http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/12/16/internet-dependency/

Abstract:  “Internet better than sex?

FROM CNN’s Jack Cafferty:

There’s no denying that the internet has changed our lives. Information is just a click away and people get less sleep because they are logged on.

In fact, the internet is so popular that a lot of people prefer it to sex. Say what?

More than 2,000 adults were questioned in a survey by Harris Interactive. 46 percent of women said they’d rather give up sex for two weeks than give up internet access. Men, apparently, prefer sex a little more, only 30 percent were willing to practice abstinence versus losing their internet access.

But it’s not just about sex — although without that hook we probably wouldn’t have done this story. TV is loosing ground too… respondents said they’d be willing to give up two weeks of TV over one week of Internet use.

The survey was commissioned by microchip maker Intel to gauge America’s reliance on the Internet. 87 percent of those questioned said the Internet saves them money — which could make the world wide web even more popular since we’re in the midst of a recession and everyone is looking to save money any way they can.

Here’s my question to you: Which would you be willing to give up for two weeks: sex or the Internet?”

“The 30 Best Careers for 2009″ by USNews

” If you’ve recently been laid off, you’ve probably had someone tap you on the shoulder and tell you something like: “Out of crisis comes opportunity,” or “When one door closes, another opens.” It probably feels a little pat, but the truth is that many workers will use the downturn to switch out of a slow-growth career—and into work with a much more promising future.

The financial crisis and economic recession have made quick work of an expected gradual evolution in our economy. In the next few years, it could look very different—a shrunken Wall Street will force bankers to find jobs in other industries, a massive green-energy effort could create jobs that are barely on the map today, and an expanding healthcare sector could offer new opportunities for a broad swath of workers. So whether you’re out of work or you’re gainfully employed, you should …”

Article at: http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/best-careers/2008/12/11/the-30-best-careers-for-2009.html

“Graybeard Entrepreneurs” Forbes.com

We can all learn something!

“William Miller has clocked 200,000 airline miles so far this year. Miller is on the management squads of three start-ups, all focused on breakthroughs in nanotechnology, and teaches at Stanford University. Next spring, he will fly to Seoul, South Korea, when Konkuk University will cut the ribbon on the William F. Miller School of Management and Technology.

Still spry at age 82, Miller has seen a few economic downturns in his time. “My usual message is ‘Don’t panic, we’ve been here before,’” he says. “But I don’t think we’ve been here before.” Then again, he adds: “Some of the best companies we see now were started in the downturn. To get there, you “

Article at: http://www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/boostyourbusiness/2008/11/12/recession-graybeard-entrepreneurs-ent-manage-cx_mf_1112graybeardentrepreneurs.html

“5 tips for keeping your job” by CNNMoney

“The numbers just keep getting scarier. Sun Microsystems is laying off up to 6,000. For Pepsi Bottling it’s 3,150. And that Citigroup figure still…”

Article at: http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/fortune/0812/gallery.kowitt_jobs.fortune/index.html

“All your money at a glance” by CNNMoney

” Four free Web sites give you an instant big picture on your saving, spending and retirement portfolio. But only one is the best.

You know you should be running the numbers on your finances regularly, but digging up the account passwords for half a dozen mutual …”

Article at:

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/pf/0811/gallery.web_sites.moneymag/index.html