Category Archives: Career

8 Things You Should Ask Your Interviewer

When going on an interview, it’s always best to prepare ahead of time. You want to make sure you’re wearing the proper clothing, that you have reliable transportation, your resume is printed, and that you prepare for questions ahead of time, including what’s your strength and weakness, why you’re a great fit for the company,…

7 Other Careers Terrell Owens Should Consider

If you’re a football fan, or even if you’re not, you know exactly who Terrell Owens is. The 37 year old former Cincinnati Bengals’ wide receiver has been rehabilitating his left knee after an injury that resulted in surgery. He has not been picked up by any NFL teams this season, and chances became even…

Is it Legal for Your Company to Spy on You?

Big brother may be watching you more than you think. In the past four years, the active and admitted monitoring of workers has jumped from 35 percent to almost 80 percent, mainly due to more businesses using 21st century systems like cloud computing, web based voice mail, and other internet applications. With company margins stretched…

Income Levels Unchanged Since 1967: Here’s how to Change That

It’s the 21st century way of casting blame. When something goes wrong, we say that it’s a result of the global economic slowdown but we can’t blame everything on that. For most households, their income level has remained unchanged for the past 22 years and the trend is pointing towards earning less for the next…

What You Need to Start a Small Professional Office

In my last post, I discussed the fear of failure that comes with recently quitting my job to fulfill a life-long dream of opening my own business.  I’m not going to bore you with the nature of my career, but I will say that I am a “professional”–whatever that means–and that I live and work…