Today, across the United States, conscientious Americans are lining up at the polls to cast votes in the mid-term elections. As you fill out the ballot, you may feel like some of the open offices have no good candidate options available. Have you ever considered running for public office yourself? For some people, holding government […]
Weekend Work at Fall Festivals
This weekend is one of the busiest for many farmers, as agri-tainment locations are selling the rest of their pumpkins, hosting corn mazes, setting up haunted hay rides, and more. Even in cities, fall festivals will be in high gear this coming weekend! And best of all, it’s not to late to find a job […]
Arts Jobs with Non Profit Organizations
You don’t have to be an amazing dancer, artist, or musician to work in the arts. If you love the arts, a job with a non profit arts organization allows you to be involved in this industry without being a performer. Non-profits like the New York Philharmonic are often looking for talented workers to support […]
Is Your CV Ready for Foreign Employers?
As someone who’s attention is nearly completely on U.S. jobs and employers, something interesting was brought to my attention: Employers in other countries expect different things from applicants. A good friend of mine, Graham Tappenden, recently sent me his book, How to Write a German CV to review for my personal website, but I wanted […]
Become a Business Owner with Your Own Yoga Studio
If you love yoga, you have career options in this field that you can pursue. Finding a yoga instructor job is definitely possible, but you can also go a step further and actually open your own yoga studio! Just because yoga is a very relaxing activity doesn’t mean that opening a yoga studio is relaxing! […]
How To Make More Money
Not all job hunters are unemployed or even unhappy in their chosen professions. Some, and you might be one of them, are simply interested in finding a more lucrative position. Maybe your job today doesn’t allow you to easily make ends meet. Maybe you’d like to save up for important expenses, like college educations for […]
Making the Most of Industry Events
No matter what industry interests you, there are professional events scheduled to help workers connect and learn more about their field. In less than a week, I’ll be heading to BlogWorld, which is one of the largest conferences in my field (jobs for freelance writers and bloggers), but it isn’t just bloggers and other Internet […]
From Hobby to Job – Getting a “Jobbie”
Have you heard the term “jobbie” in your job-hunting travels? Basically, a jobbie is a hobby that you’ve turned into a job. The thought behind this is that you’ll not only enjoy going to work every morning if you get a jobbie, but you’ll also do a better job, since you’ll be more passionate about […]