Do you know what a gap year is? A gap year is a constructive time period that a person takes off between high school and college or between years in college. Thousands of students will opt to delay university for an academic year to take a gap year. Will you? Due to the uncertainties of […]
Do you plan to retire someday? Everyone dreams of eventually being able to quit their job and live the good life without any financial stresses. If you work hard now and save appropriately, you’ll hopefully be able to retire someday. What will you do when you retire? Some people kick back and relax. Others tick […]
Many people overlook the fantastic opportunities offered by nonprofit organizations during their job search. Make sure that you include nonprofits on your job search radar – they offer some incredible opportunities for jobs, internships, and volunteers. Nonprofits, or NPOs, operate like any normal business. The only exception is that they have to qualify for a […]
Everyone wants to retire someday. Retirement means you can turn life back a notch or two, sit back and relax, and enjoy the good life. At least that’s what you should do during your golden years, but the stats show an interesting trend. According to MarketWatch.com, 72% of adults over 50 want to continue to work […]
Whether it’s because of the economy or just because you are looking for new challenges, reentering the work force after several months or years at home with your children can present a lot of challenges. How do you appeal to employers who want candidates with up-to-date skills and fresh experience? Can you compete with other […]
MSNBC is reporting that an army of 19,000 contract workers (and some 5,000 volunteers) have swarmed the Gulf Coast to help with clean-up efforts from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. It would seem that pitching in to help clean up America’s worst disaster is on the minds and hearts of many […]
Whether you are a student, teacher, or a seasonal worker with some free time this summer, you can take advantage of great opportunities to do something meaningful and fun this summer. While we are already into June, plenty of organizations are still looking for eager volunteers to work for anywhere from two weeks to three months on all types of projects – from building eco-lodges to teaching school children the basics. If you have ever through about taking a trip abroad to volunteer but weren’t sure if you had the time, the time is now for these overseas volunteer opportunities:
Have you seen JobMonkey’s newest cool jobs section about becoming an archeologist? Seriously, that is a COOL job. About a million years ago (okay, so maybe it was just 20), I was an archeologist for the summer. Well, for 3 weeks out of the summer. And I wasn’t exactly an archeologist. More like a glorified […]
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