In what’s sure to become a controversial article, James Altucher, wrote in a recent article that there are seven reasons parents should not send their kids to college. The reasons make sense, to a degree, says A. Harrison Barnes, career coach and EmploymentCrossing.com founder, but there are still many reasons a college degree is the […]

Posted on August 13th, 2010 by davidsinclair
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There’s only one thing as stressful as finding yourself without a job and that’s finding yourself with a job – a new job, that is. It can be both exciting and disconcerting at the same time, says A. Harrison Barnes, career coach and EmploymentCrossing.com founder. That doesn’t mean your blood pressure has to rise and […]

Posted on August 13th, 2010 by davidsinclair
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Each of us have some degree of creativity, some just happen to have a broader streak than others. The beauty is when a creative soul finds a career that allows him to make the best of his strongest abilities. Graphic artists, writers and fashion designers come to mind. But what are some of the other […]

Posted on August 3rd, 2010 by davidsinclair
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There’s a certain sense of satisfaction in knowing more than one company is vying for you and your talent. It’s like balance has been restored in the universe and the power struggle is finally righted. That is, until you realize you have to make a choice. How do you choose between two really great positions? […]

Posted on August 3rd, 2010 by davidsinclair
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If there’s been one common denominator in the past few years that links us all, odds are, it’s the lack of job security. We’ve seen managers fall who we knew would be in their positions long after we were gone and with each tumble, it raised the alarm for others to wonder, “Who’s next?” So […]

Posted on August 3rd, 2010 by davidsinclair
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