Telephone Interview Tips - Land Your Dream Job
by Ck Tan
Telephone interview tips can help you land your dream job. How? The amount of telephone job interviews conducted by employers has dramatically risen over the past five years and the trend shows no signs of slowing. This is mainly due to the fact that employers are searching for ideal candidates who live out of town, not just those who live locally. Chances are that you may have to "attend" a telephone interview. When you do, these tips will help you out. Keep in mind that an interview c...
Time Management: The Key to a Successful, Stress-Free Life
by Kelli Smith
It's one of those mornings when you hit snooze too many times and as a result wake up late. Since you're running late, on a whim you decide to skip breakfast, grab a quick shower, hastily dress, and run out your door hungry, irritable, and somewhat ready for another day of work. On your drive to work, you realize that you left your cell phone at home along with your daily vitamin. In this frustration, you decide to reflect on last night when you sat in rush-hour traffic on your way home, finishe...
Advice for Young Career Seekers: How to Network With Family and Friends
by Hallie Crawford
by Hallie Crawford, MA, CPCCEver seriously considered talking to friends and relatives about career matters? Believe it or not, it can be one of the first big career moves you make. You'll most likely gain some great insights and maybe even an opportunity or two - try it out. Granted, networking with your nearest and dearest may feel uncomfortable at first. But since you don't yet have a professional network, you almost have to start with people in your immediate circle. Actua...
Student Loan Controversy Heats Up
by Shay Rosen
The Student Loan Sunshine Act is the latest response by the House of Representatives over the recent student loan controversy brought to light through a recent nationwide investigation by New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo. The act requires lenders to disclose all financial kickbacks and deals made with educational institutions and prohibits certain types of gifts and incentives deemed "questionable". While some analysts claim that the bill will have minimal ef...
Solutions for the Current Nursing Shortage
by Stephanie Larkin
Categories: Nursing, Economy, Job Market, Nursing School, Healthcare, Medical Careers, Nursing Shortage The nursing shortage in the United States is estimated between 340,000 to over a million nurses. Many of the nurses that are leaving the field are management and faculty nurses needed by nursing schools for training the new crop of nursing graduates. Many of these upper level administrative nurses are nearing retirement age, just at the time that demand for nursing care is increasing as the B...