• Careers as a Franchisee; Due Diligence is a Must

    By: Lance Winslow
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    Many people choose not to work in corporate America but rather to find a career path, which has to do with owning their own company. There are many ways to own your own business. You can start your own business, you can buy an existing business, you can become the sweat equity in someone else's business and own part of it as a partner or you can buy a franchise.Read more…

  • Careers Case Study; The Woman Executive

    By: Lance Winslow
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    Most women executives understand they work in what has historically been a man’s business world. Most of these hard charging kick butt women have no problem with such a scenario and understand the facts and reality. Indeed they choose to find their own way into that world and function in it they say.Read more…

  • Careers in the Fashion Industry

    By: Melissa Steele
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    Interest in the fashion industry is on the rise, and so are the opportunities – and the competition. It is relatively easy to earn a degree in fashion design, merchandising, or fashion marketing. Each of these segments focuses on a different aspect of the fashion industry.Read more…

  • Mortgage Broker Careers

    By: Jimmy Sturo
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    If you are tired of being confined to your office cubicle eight hours a day for at least five days a week, it’s time for you to search for an alternative career- one that can let you manage time at your own pace, allow you to be flexible and even experimental with your approaches, and allow you dictate your own success growth. One of the alternative careers you should consider is the mortgage brokerage business.If going solo still scares you a little and if the thought of letting go of your present company’s benefits is a big consideration, you can choose to have a career as a mortgage broker in established banks and loan facilities.Read more…

  • Careers in Songwriting

    By: Tony Jacowski
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    Songwriting- a musical career! It’s a powerful profession that requires creativity, dedication, enthusiasm and a clear understanding of human emotions. Songwriting allows the writer to capture the essence of life in lyrics.Read more…

  • Careers In Sound Engineering

    By: Tony Jacowski
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    Sound Engineering, which is also often referred as Audio Engineering, is a branch of audio science. Characteristically, sound engineering refers to the recording, copying, editing, mixing, and reproduction of sound by means of electronic and mechanical devices. Sound engineers employ a variety of recording devices such as high-tech microphones that are required to record even the slightest sound variations.Read more…

  • Dangerous Careers May Call for More Life Insurance

    By: Elizabeth Newberry
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    Not many people like to think about death; actually, most people probably prefer to avoid the topic altogether. Sometimes death comes with old age. Grandparents are usually quite old when they pass on, and because of their age, it’s no real shock when they do.Read more…

  • About Pharmaceutical Sales Careers and other Positions

    By: Clint Cora
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    A pharmaceutical sales career is a very rewarding one. Not many other careers offer the same types of perks and benefits along with a fairly high paying job as pharmaceutical sales position. The role of helping well educated health professionals treat their patients better is special indeed.Read more…

  • Technology Careers in 21st Century

    By: Rajeev Nair
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    The field of technology is always characterized by change. In the era of technology and computers, even basic architecture are rendered obsolete in a matter of months. Over a last few decades, we have gone through several evolutions of computing models from large mainframe computers to the personal computers and the client server based models and now to Internet computing.Read more…

  • Careers in Finance: Insurance vs Corporate

    By: Jonathon Hardcastle
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    It has been eight years since my friends and I graduated from business school, eight long years since we studied all about the law of supply and demand and dreamed about our future careers in the exciting and rewarding field of finance.There are six of us in our group and we have all managed to stay in touch with each other despite our hectic schedules. Who am I kidding?Read more…

  • Math Careers for Aspiring Mathematicians

    By: Pamela Stevens
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    Young mathematicians can enjoy almost unlimited opportunities in their futures, since career fields that require math abilities are growing. People that are math savvy work in career fields such as all areas of Research and Development, Engineering and Construction, Pharmacology and Medicine, Planning and Surveying, Finance and Insurance and in all Science Fields.Most math related careers, unless it is in academics, usually involve math skills and another subject, such as math ability and geography for Planning and Land Use.Read more…

  • Careers in Childcare

    By: Shannon Columbo
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    If you love children, and are looking for a job, here are a few things to consider before sending out your resume. You can also find out about opportunities that you get in the childcare field.Is a job in the childcare field suited to you?Read more…

  • Careers In Finance

    By: Jonathon Hardcastle
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    If you have a knack for numbers, particularly if you are good in understanding and interpreting figures, then a career in the finance industry may be just right for you. Certainly, working in finance is not for everybody. It takes a person with an analytical mind and a certain discipline to make it in this business.Read more…

  • IT Focus - Careers and Redundancy

    By: Duane Hennessy
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    Once you have become an IT professional your life becomes consumed with IT. Long hours of programming, support or planning and irate spouses become your life.There seems to be no way out of the IT circuit and the rule is diversify or die.Read more…

  • Teens & Tech Careers

    By: Sramana Mitra
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    The iPod generation of kids and teens are by far the most tech savvy thus far.During my teenage, through the mid-eighties in India, we hardly had access to computers. I took a computer class in 1987, at which the instructor used to give us “demos” on a real machine about once a week, and we never actually programmed on a PC.Read more…

  • Dental Careers Outlook Something to Smile About

    By: Nourisha Wells
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    Americans' obsession with their pearly whites has created a tremendous demand for professionally trained dental assistants and dental hygienists.The U.S.Read more…

  • Careers After Art School

    By: Jason Gluckman
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    There is a common perception that there is no money in art. This is mainly because of the popularity of some anecdotes on how artists only gain prestige and earn money when they die, the most famous of which is the story of Vincent Van Gogh. However, these kinds of stories are not applicable to other professions that involve art.Read more…

  • Do You Have Interview Cancer?

    By: Raymond Sahley
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    I have a friend named Owen, who I recently worked with to find him a new career in the restaurant industry. I am a restaurant management recruiter, but more importantly, a career coach and a developer of interviewing talent. I worked with him in my past life as a restaurant manager, so I knew what his accomplishments and strengths were and how he could improve a team. I also knew that he was going to be one of the most challenging candidates I would ever work with!Read more…

  • Get Hired Faster Using A Recruiter

    By: Raymond Sahley
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    There are many reasons to use a professional recruiter in your career search. Recruiters in a specific field have many connections that are not public knowledge, so they can give you access to jobs that aren’t available otherwise. They already have a relationship established with the hiring manager of many companies and this speeds the process along. And the best part is that their services are FREE to the candidates. Read more…

  • What Makes A Great Manager Great?

    By: Raymond Sahley
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    A great manager is someone who can provide direction for a team in a results oriented environment and due so with ease. There are many managers in positions of authority who are terrible managers and certainly not great managers. Because of this the truly great managers are always in high demand and can expect to earn more than their peers.Read more…

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