CAREER SELF-HELP
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“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” — C. S. Lewis
What To Do if You Fail the MCAT
Often considered as one of the toughest pre-med admission exams, many candidates who're not serious enough tend to fail the first time around in their MCAT exam. Though it's difficult, the exam can be more manageable by preparing properly with time and diligence. But by chance, if you fail the first time around, there are things [...]
Rethinking Mentorship: 6 Do’s and Don’ts
This is a guest post by Areva Martin, Esq. Not long ago, a friend of mine was applying for a leadership position with a nonprofit. On paper, she looked overqualified for the job. But she had put a lot of thought into it and really wanted the position. I knew the CEO of the organization but [...]
5 Reasons You May Decide On Switching Career Paths
Some people get lucky enough to figure out what they want to do for money very early in life. They might have a shining ideal of what job they want and the path they can take to get there. This doesn’t happen for everyone, though. Others spend many years trying to figure out what they want [...]
How To Launch a Freelance Web Design Business
I admire your entrepreneurialism. Really, I do. After all, you're launching a freelance web design business, regardless of the plethora of available code-free themes and content management platforms. And the estimated 30,253 plus freelance web design developers already working in the USA! So, I'm guessing you've done your homework, found a lucrative gap in the market, [...]
Why Are Young Workers Shunning a Career in Sales? Start With These 5 Misguided Myths
This is a guest post by Alex Dripchak “The pay is high and jobs are plentiful, but few want to go into sales,” revealed a recent report in The Wall Street Journal. A recent Wall Street Journal article (“Sales Can Be a Hard Sell to Young Job Seekers”) reported on a new struggle for recruiters: convincing [...]
This Is How to Change Careers the Right Way
Growing up, we're told to college and earn a degree for a job that we will hold for the rest of our working lives. Or so they say. However, reality paints a different picture. The truth is, only 27% of college graduates actually have jobs related to their degree. While we're not trying to disparage college, [...]