We hear a lot about industries that are the most likely to grow in the coming years. But which professions — in particular, which high-paying ones — will most benefit from these trends? Here are nine specific careers that we …
Career Strategies
More Americans Calling it Quits: Another Sign the Job Market May be Better Than it Looks
With 14 million people unable to find work and job prospects seemingly bleak, why are more employees calling it quits?
Vast Majority of Middle Class Expects to Work Well Beyond Retirement Age
America’s middle class has had a rough go of things in recent years, and few in the middle anticipate life getting easier as they get older. In a new survey, three-quarters of American middle-class workers say they expect to keep working past the normal retirement age (65), and one-quarter think they’ll have to work at least until they’re 80.
Study: Bad Skin Can Kill Your Chances of Landing a Job
Are people with facial blemishes discriminated against in the job market? A new study says yes. In mock job interview settings, interviewers were distracted and recalled less information when speaking to candidates with prominent …
How to Stand Out Among 800 Million Facebook Users
It seems like everyone uses social media these days to help grow their business or personal brand. An ironic by-product of the success of social media, however, is that it’s become extremely hard to stand out amid all that …
An Ivy League Education: Money Wasted or Money Well Spent?
You’ve heard the advice ad nauseum: An education is an investment in your future. But as we all should know, some investments pay off better than others.
How to Retire in a Bear Market
A lot of folks in and near retirement are finding out the hard way what studies have long shown: Market declines are especially damaging in the years just before or after you quit work for good.
The Best Place in the World to Work
No, seriously, the entire world. The Great Place to Work Institute (we didn’t know it existed either) just ranked the best multinational company workplaces around the globe. And the winner is …
Why the ‘Joey Quits’ Video Is A Seriously Bad Career Move
With over 2.4 million views on YouTube, over 500 comments and nearly 20,000 likes, “Joey Quits” has become a viral sensation. The video features Joey DeFrancesco, a disgruntled employee of the Renaissance Hotel in Providence, …
How to Work at Home: 4 Ways to Convince Your Boss
There is no question that working from home makes sense in many cases. If you’d like to give it a try, but your employer has reservations, here are four ways to win over the boss:
More Makeup Equals … More Competence on the Job?
Makeup’s most obvious purpose is to boost the attractiveness of women. A new study also shows that people perceive women to be more trustworthy and competent when they wear more makeup.
Unemployed Cry for Help (and Work) on Craigslist
There’s no shortage of grim employment statistics floating out there. For example, only 63.5% of men ages 21 to 54 had jobs in July, and one or more people have lost jobs in nearly half of American households since 2008. While the numbers tell one part of the story, free ads posted on Craigslist by people who are out of work and …