Welcome to the 7th edition of the carnival of careers! The carnival highlights the best and brightest articles and blog posts from some of the most talented career
and small business blog authors. This week, the articles cover a broad range of subjects from career development to military incomes. The carnival of careers is […]

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If you haven’t noticed yet, I author a fast growing personal finance blog called Money Crashers. I’ve been writing about personal finance for two years now, and I’ve developed a strong opinion about the FICO score, most commonly referred to as your “credit score”. My opinion is that I hate it. It’s […]

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Career coach, J.T. O’Donnell, asked me this question a comment she posted on the site.
What are your thoughts/suggestions on ways for college students to narrow down the endless possibilities in order to focus on a career path so they can network and land a job?

Write down a list of what you are most passionate about. […]

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Graduating from high school or college is a scary thing. You have relatives and friends constantly asking about your future plans, job offers, job leads, and anything else you don’t want to talk about in small conversation. I’ve mentioned before on this site that formal education doesn’t teach us how or where to […]

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I thought that it would be good to explain my tagline, “Earn What Your Are Worth”. I don’t think that people in America value themselves as much as they should. You are valuable to an employer, as much as they may treat you like a number or just another disposable asset, but the […]

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If you’re coming straight out of college, or you’ve never had a “grown-up” job, then you may have never had to negotiate your salary or commission package. You simply just accepted what the hourly rate was, because the company had a timetable for raises and performance bonuses. But, in the “real world”, there […]

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During an interview, your body language probably talks more than the actual words that are coming out of your mouth. The interviewer already knows about your academic credentials, and they already know how much you want the job. What they are looking for is who YOU are. They want to know what […]

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