Career Advancement continued

If you can't market yourself as unique, then you're just another commodity. You will have to accept a salary that is a fraction of what you would be worth by re-positioning yourself.... keep reading

If you are salaried, someone else controls your career -- someonew who is self-interested. You had better get out of this vulnerable position.... keep reading

You might wait until you get the bad news officially. I wouldn't.... keep reading

A bachelor's degree in the humanities or social sciences? Not if you want a good job with fringe benefits. As for those who start a business, here is where you want to be. Say the secret word.... keep reading

The lure of becoming a physician, which was basic to Judaism since at least the days of Maimonides (13th century), is weakening. Something strange is going on.... keep reading

For any single person under age 25, here is the opportunity of a lifetime. For a retired person, I see the same, though only for a couple of years: an adventure of a lifetime. Here are the details on how you can actually do this.... keep reading

"Go West, young man." So said Horace Greeley 150 years ago. This Canadian did. Greeley was right.... keep reading

What I learned from Akio Morita, the man who made Sony. If you follow his lead, you will maintain a major advantage in your career.... keep reading

In 2005, Yale University's overall expenses climbed to $40,000 a year. This will increase. What do students get for their parents' enormous sacrifice? In earning power, nothing beyond what any college degree would bring. Here are the facts . . . and a discount solution.... keep reading

Why a college degree counts: employers are stupid. Fortunately, there are ways to beat the system . . . cheap. Here's one way.... keep reading

I wish this principle were not true, but it is. Don't ignore it.... keep reading

"What difference will I make?" That's the crucial question in "It's a Wonderful Life." It is the story of a man with thwarted goals that deserved to be thwarted. He did better by failing to achieve them. But it's best to have the right goals and then achieve them.... keep reading

Mick Jagger can make several million dollars anytime the Rolling Stones do a concert tour. They did this in 2002. They are doing it again in 2005. Go and do thou likewise.... keep reading

The American personal savings rate has been close to zero for a decade. Younger Americans do not save. Capital investing remains close to 20%, but foreigners are the investors: buying up capital. This is why you should keep working after age 65.... keep reading

An effective job application resumé has these two parts: the cover letter and the list of your previous accomplishments. But this must be part of a wider job application strategy. A stand-alone resumé will almost never work. Here is what does work.... keep reading

In The Millionaire Next Door, we learn how 80% of America's millionaires became millionaires: a family business. This is the way to wealth. Start here.... keep reading