Career Advancement continued

Here is a better way to look at your career opportunities.... keep reading

It is amazing to me that people forget this, but they do. In boom times, it doesn't matter much. But when recession hits, this could be your life saver. Your competitors won't know about this.... keep reading

You must make your resumé stand out. One way to to provide a short link to a video presentation. Every employer probably wants to get into on-line with video, or thinks he should, but he doesn't know where to start. Your video will say, "I know where to start."... keep reading

Most people have no clue as to how to get a new job. Here are the basics.... keep reading

In boom times and bust times, someone is auctioning off an estate or business inventory or a farm. Hardly anything thinks about this as a career. This man has.... keep reading

This is the demographic segment with a lot of money. They set the trends. Here are ways to monitor what they are doing and buying.... keep reading

As fuel costs rise, and as home prices keep young people as renters in cities, the out-migration is beginning. This is why home prices in the bubble areas have peaked. There is employment at home.... keep reading

This is the all-purpose career. The barrier to entry is its invisibility. No one notices it. The training is hard to get. It has no prestige, which reduces competition. There is no college degree required. I wish my sons would get into it.... keep reading

If you are over 50, this advice may be too late. If you are under 30, you would be wise to pay close attention. If you are about 40, you face a major career decision.... keep reading

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