In tough financial times, after selling all of your used items and exhausting every other possibility, you may consider getting a second job for some extra income.  It sounds like a relatively easy solution to help your finances, even temporarily, but you should explore all of the angles before you start filling out applications.  Here’s [...]

Job loss has become an unfortunate reality for many people today as we encounter the worst recession in years.  It can be tough to survive without a job.  You wonder where money will come from, how your bills will get paid, what you’ll do for food, how to keep your credit score alive and avoid [...]

Work can be a stressful place.  If you find yourself excessively tired and easily irritable, it could be due to stress at work.  Perhaps it’s draining you to the point where you can’t even enjoy your time after work because you’re too exhausted to do the things you want to do.  Here are a few [...]

Whether you’re looking for a new job or hoping to get ahead in your current one, networking can be a helpful asset.  It’s true that despite your talent or lack thereof, many times it’s who you know that can help you get where you want to be.  Making contact with as many people in your [...]

Rule number one of negotiating a higher salary: If you don’t ask, you will not receive. Of course, the opposite of that is not always true, especially in the current economy. Your employer has most likely been forced to make cutbacks, and you are feeling the direct effects of that. Your workload has probably increased [...]

Searching for a job can be time-consuming and difficult. Trying to search for a job without your boss knowing turns it into a tricky game. Whatever your reason for searching, most people experience the same problem–there’s just not enough time to conduct your search after work. And you’re probably thinking about it the entire time [...]

In a job interview, you prepare yourself to answer all the difficult questions that the interviewer might ask, but have you thought about interview questions that you should ask?  You might have the perfect answers for your interviewer, but you can really impress him or her by being ready with questions of your own.  This [...]

If you’re a writer, you’re probably looking up jobs for writers.  Depending on where you live, the job offerings in that field may appear sparse.  Maybe you’re like me, and you even have a Starving Artist degree in writing, and you’re wondering how you can make that career path pay off.  If you consider job [...]

Despite the grim economy, there are still some high in demand jobs available.  Certain professions are fairly immune to an economic downturn, and even better, they pay well.  Below you’ll see a list of some of these in demand jobs.  They do each require previous education, experience, and possible certifications, but if you’re looking for [...]

You’re one of the unfortunate people left without a job in the current economy, and you’ve heard that there are a lot of jobs in government right now as part of Obama’s stimulus package.  These jobs have quite a few advantages, but before you apply, make sure you’re getting into it for the right reasons. [...]