In order to move up in the business world, most offices will require employees to hold Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) degrees. In order to achieve an MBA, one must first hold a bachelor’s degree. With an additional two years of full-time study, a student can obtain a master’s degree. A graduate student will study the broad field of business in addition to specific disciplines such as accounting, human resources, and marketing. Some students pursue an accelerate curriculum while others will take just one course at a time. Many students …

Top 10 Interview Blunders
Successful interviewing takes skill and knowledge.  When you interview for a position you do need to do your research about the company, plan for questions that may be asked, and practice.  There are ten basic blunders that often happen in an interview that can keep you from being employed.

Poor preparation. Interviewers will always ask “what do you know about this company?” With that question, interviewers want to know if you really want to work for their company.  Go to the prospective company’s website and learn the basic …

Searching for a job in an economic downturn can feel demoralizing. Whether you’re unemployed or underemployed, when there are multiple candidates for every open position you find, it’s easy to feel defeated. But just because the job market is a little soft doesn’t mean you can’t find a good fit in the work force. It just means you’re going to have to work harder to make it happen. And working harder means you’re going to have to work smarter.
Use Social Media Wisely
Social media is an integral part of job hunting. …

Not all jobs need movies about them. A salesman in a kiosk peddling prepaid cell phones might not make the best protagonist for a film, but it depends on the treatment. There’s a lot of movies about people working hard to build their careers, but not all of them are fun to watch while also being epic portrayals of the humans fighting for gainful employment. The following films are important depictions of the American worker:
5. Falling Down
The classic tale of a worker with a crisis of conscious going berserk, Michael …

As other industries suffer the effects of the economic downturn, the health care industry continues to grow and thrive. Health care employers will create and fill approximately 3.2 million jobs by 2018, growing the field by an astounding 22 percent.
Professionals across the health care spectrum will become more in-demand as the current generation has children and baby boomers grow older. There is a particular need for qualified health care professionals in the metropolitan areas of Texas, Tennessee, Florida and New York. Here’s a peek at the top 10 high-demand careers in …

The geographic expanse of the United States has historically always provided a way for those living in economically depressed communities to uproot and relocate somewhere else. During the Great Depression for example, thousands of Oklahomans headed West toward California after the Dust Bowl reduced their farming fields to deserts. These days, those unable to find work in a specific area must consider the same thing. While it’s true that there exists no part of the country where economic strife has not hit, doing your research and finding which spots in …

For many individuals the most obvious way of advancing down a career path is through pro-actively applying for jobs that seem appealing. When more senior positions become available, either inside or outside their current place of work, individuals will send in their CVs and applications for these positions. However, high achievers may well find themselves the subject of interest from headhunters. More often than not headhunters will make their interest known to individuals via unannounced phone calls and, as such, being contacted by one can represent a highly daunting experience. …

Demand for healthcare workers is expected to continue over the next several years as the population ages and access to health care is expanded under federal reform measures. Nurses can expect to find many career opportunities and continue to earn competitive salaries. Those interested in becoming a nurse can choose from several specialties and practice settings. Training and education will vary depending on those choices, but there is a basic path that all nurses must begin:
Degree Program
All nurses must receive a basic education and earn a degree from an accredited …

My re-read Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Eat, Pray, Love” and again it gave me some gave me some unexpected spiritual insight. If you follow my blog, you know I’ve reviewed books on spirituality.  The list includes “Silence on Fire,” “The Power of Now” and “A New Earth“.  They all work at explaining and enlightening me on spirituality, but they aren’t the easiest books to read.  Click here for a list of my book reviews.
“Eat, Pray, Love” takes a crack at explaining the spiritual by putting us on a journey inside author  Elizabeth …

Sites such as Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com are favorites for those wanting to be able to quickly scan through a large list of jobs, they aren’t always the best option for those wanting a position in a specialized field. If you have a specialized degree such as those below, consider using career specific job searches to find the career that fits you best:
Engineering
Whether you are looking for chemical engineering jobs or for electrical engineering jobs, getting on a general career site it never a good option. Several state and federal organizations …

Job hunting is can be rough, especially if it drags out for weeks or months. But if you’re glued to your computer the whole time—going cross-eyed looking at job postings and reviewing your resume—chances are that you’ve gained weight and lost some of your initial focus, confidence, and momentum—some of your most important tools for landing a job.
The best tip for combating the job hunt blues? Exercise.
Everyone knows the health benefits of taking your bike for a spin or digging up weeds in the garden (improved blood flow, …

So you’ve spent time working in a specific career pathway, and suddenly you’re faced with a momentous decision. Another job offering has come your way, or you’ve decided to switch career paths, or you are laid off and the job market within your current career is dead.
What do you do? You have a lot of experience in one career, but you’re not quite sure how you’d adjust to another professional life.
If you’re in a situation like this, then you should give a thought to following these few steps, as they …

The economy is bad and, even as NPR reported this week, the unemployment figures crept back up slightly above nine percent. This comes after months of economists and officials saying that the worst is over. Millions of Americans are looking for jobs where there simply aren’t enough. You may be trying as hard as you can but sometimes your approach could be derailing your efforts. Giving people encouraging advice is good but sometimes-self criticism can be a very constructive tool. There are several common mistakes that people make during their …

The folks at Bacholor’s Degree Online published “The 50 Best Books for the Unemployed.”  The list contains a number of books I have reviewed on CareerJockey.org.  It’s a real good set of references.
If you are looking for work or even if you are employed and you are interested in good career development, motivational and inspirational books, this list is worth reviewing.

So you’re looking for a job and wondering how well you stack up. You ask yourself the obvious questions: Do I have the right experience? Am I showing a high enough level of education? Am Italented enough for the job?
But you may be focusing on the wrong questions.
Think about it. How many employers really expect the person they hire to show up on the first day of work and perform as seamlessly as a person who has been doing the job for years? Not many. Employers are realists. They know there will always …

As more hiring managers turn to the phone interview as an efficient and cost-effective method of reducing candidate search expenses, job seekers have to adapt to this change by figuring out ways to take advantage of the benefits of the phone interview while also adjusting their own conversational style to mask the weaknesses.
While the phone interview used to be a second or third step in the interview process, it has now become an initial filtering tool. It’s important that candidates prepare now more than ever to ace the phone interview …

The unemployment rate in America is still hovering just shy of the 9 percent mark, which is better than it was, but the economy is promising a slow comeback. This is due in part to a lagging housing industry where many people were forced to either foreclose on their homes or be content with remaining in their current home. It’s hard to find a job when you’re dependent on someone else to provide employment opportunities and this has prompted many individuals to seek many different avenues of self-employment. There are …

St. Patrick’s Days is fast approaching.
What better time to learn from one Irish job hunter, who was so resourceful, he found work in only 7 days — despite having no permanent address.
Read on to learn how you can get hired faster by taking the “Irish” approach, courtesy of Curt Bolan, a career counselor in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
“It was Spring 2009 when Pat first e-mailed me, from Ireland,” says Bolan.”He and his young family were interested in opportunities in Saskatchewan,where he wanted to work as a heavy equipment mechanic.”
In June 2009, Pat flew to Saskatoon. …

Maybe you’ve heard the “golden voice” of YouTube sensation, Ted Williams ..
He’s the formerly homeless, formerly unemployed man who was hired — literally off the street — by the Cleveland Cavaliers for his dream job as an announcer. Other job offers are still pouring in from around the country.
If you’re unemployed, you can learn a lot from Ted Williams’ Guerrilla Job Search.
Here’s why …
No social worker on earth would say to a homeless person, “You know what you need to do? Go stand in traffic with a sign and talk …

Losing a good employee can be disruptive to a business. No matter what has prompted you to leave a company, make a professional transition from one job to another – it’s important for your career in the long run. The damage you can cause by going on a tirade when you quit easily outweighs the short-term satisfaction. Here are some tips for properly leaving your job and maintaining good relationships with former bosses and co-workers:

Even if you don’t like your boss, don’t say anything negative before leaving. Prospective employers might …