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Sometimes the key to remaining gainfully employed is by choosing a job that can easily weather the ups and downs of the economy. (Easier said than done, I know.)
I caught this list of “Five Careers That Sail Through a Bad Economy” and one thing that really caught my attention was the inclusion of education information. Even if you didn’t start out in one of these careers, it is possible to get the schooling you need in a fairly short time in order to make a move.
However, in my opinion you should never …read more

Recently we ran a giveaway for the book Bulletproof Your Job by Stephen Viscusi. As part of the giveaway, I asked for comments related to finding work, the economy, keeping work, or whatever your concerns may be for the upcoming year.
Many of you responded with fears for your own job, your children’s future, and questions about the economy. Several of you were self-employed, and concerned about what the new year will bring. Kathy S. said:
“I have a bookkeeping business that I run from home. I have 5 clients two of which are construction. My business has declined …read more

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We talk a lot about telecommuting jobs here, but how do you GET them? If you’ve ever applied for telecommute jobs, you know that the competition is TOUGH. It’s tougher than non-telecommuting jobs. Why? Because a lot more people will apply to a telecommuting than they will an office job.
To get a telecommuting job, you have to make yourself stand out. If you were to interview for an office job, you’d put on your best suit or outfit and prepare a portfolio. But for a telecommuting job, the way you …read more

I was recently given a copy of the book Stop Self-Sabotage by Pat Pearson, and it’s one I think the readers of Career and Kids will enjoy. The book has several real-life examples about athletes and celebrities that have engaged in self-sabotage, which I personally enjoyed. Why is it so easy to see self-sabotage in someone else? So much more than in ourselves?
Stop Self-Sabotage has several quizzes, tips, and advice on how to stop behaviors that hold you back from getting you want. And haven’t we all been in a situation where we wondered, “Why does …read more

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I loved this article about “10 Things Never to Ask on a Job Interview,” and the this point really caught my attention. Never ask: “What does your company do?”
At first I thought, that’s a GREAT question to ask! But as the article pointed out with today’s technologies, if you don’t look up whether the company is on the web or on Twitter, then you haven’t properly prepared for the interview.
Now here’s the flip side of that. I remember interviewing for a job a while back. I looked up the company on …read more

Congratulations to Joanne Schultz! Joanne is the winner of the book Bulletproof Your Job from Stephen Viscusi!
Thanks to everyone who left responses for the contest. I’ll be sharing some of those with all of you very soon.

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Recently I commented on an article about a stay at home dad. I appreciate his take on things, especially because his tales of trying to talk on the phone while the baby cried mercilessly were classic and exactly the types of things that work at home moms go through.
Afterward, I received quite a few emails and comments about the post. I got the impression we had a lot of stay at home dads that wanted to share their stories. I think we can all learn from each other in these new changing work …read more

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Many people today are looking for telecommuting jobs. I know more people that telecommute in one capacity or another now than ever before. But can you make good money doing it?
In some cases, yes. I took a salary hit when I started telecommuting but then I also went into writing full-time which doesn’t pay as much as my other career in marketing. (At least not until you get really well established.)
It isn’t just writers that can telecommute, however. Here are a list of “seven surprising stay-home salaries.” Perhaps the best …read more

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Think the rich and famous have it easy when it comes to balancing their lives? Well… YES…. but there are a few who seem to have their feet on the ground at least! One of those is Brad Pitt. He’s got a bajillion kids right now (actually, only six) but he’s already thinking of the future and even retirement from acting.
He said, “I like the balance of it all right now, but probably at some point in the next few decades, I’ll be gone from the world of acting.”
Pitt says he wants to …read more