Are there certain career paths outside of research where the PhD dramatically helps your career advancement? Im a third-year grad student planning on leaving the bench (to do what, Im not sure) but I feel like Im half way there so if getting the letters is important I could tough it out.

MM, grad student

Dear MM,

There are many alternative paths where a PhD would enhance your career advancement (see Q&A column below on administrative positions). Other careers include patent law, science writing, and regulatory jobs (e.g.

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By Deanna C. White

Let’s face it – summer brings out the competitive side in most of us – whether we’re trying to “slide” into third on the company softball team, grill the perfect T-bone, or win our own personal battle in the ever-elusive quest to be “swimsuit ready” by June.   But the CPA community in Rochester, New York, is channeling its naturally competitive spirit into a much more selfless cause this summer, as they engage in a little good-natured competition for the best of intentions.    They’re trying to see who can raise the most money to break ground on a local Flower City Habitat for Humanity home.   This Jan Read full article…

So when we look at what needs to be done to change careers these are usually the 5 key steps.

1. Get to Know Yourself

Why is this important? When we change careers we end up trying to sell ourselves to employers just like any product or service that might be on sale to us as consumers. It’s al

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Wrong. Sometimes less is not more. And, interviews offer an opportunity to strategically slide in a value-add here and there, depending upon the course the conversation takes.

Then, print off five to 10 copies of your resume from a quality printer using good, 24 lb. pap

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MILWAUKEE – ManpowerGroup , the world leader in innovative workforce solutions, advises manufacturers to commit to private-public sector task forces for developing market-specific solutions to address the skills shortage impacting the U.S. manufacturing industry, as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today reported the overall jobless rate ticked down to a four-year low of 7.5 percent. A total of 165,000 jobs were added with employment in manufacturing jobs holding steady in April.

“Innovative manufacturing and prototyping enterprises are growing in the U.S., but hiring in manufacturing is not as robust as we’d like to see,” said Jonas Prising, ManpowerGroup President. “Contempora

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Last week I mentioned, “Due to popular demand, and the growing desire to learn WordPress, LearnWebDevelopment.com, has announced that they’ll host one of their hugely popular WordPress Bootcamps in May.”

The only catch is that it’s starting soon and, because of that, early-bird pricing is also ending soon: Thursday, May 2, 2013 at midnight. After midnight Thursday, the offer is over.

If youd like to quickly become an in-demand WordPress website designer, sign up here now.

Remember, all of LearnWebDevelopment.com’s WordPress Bootcamps come with a risk-free lifetime money-back guarantee. Get the d

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Woody Allen once quipped that the best thing about being bisexual is that it instantly doubles your chances of a date on a Saturday night. Unfortunately, the reality is far from a utopian vision of free love and sexual liberation. In the workplace, life for many bisexuals is one of isolation and a daily struggle to be understood.

We spoke to bisexuals Emma, Richard and Milena to bust some of the most popular myths.

Coming out as gay or lesbian at work isn’t always easy.

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Does that phrase make you cringe, or is it exciting?

There is a lot of talk and hype about personal branding.  Some people treat it like its the missing key to professional success.

Let me share one concept that Ive learned the hard way over the years:

If you want people to know and understand you, and talk about you to others, you need to FEED THEM with information.

As a business owner (which is very similar to being a job seeker), I can go weeks and months without anything new and during those weeks and months no one is spreading the word about my news.

Because I didnt have news.

But when I create news (thats an important phrase), people talk about that news.

Recently I announced a huge change in pricing on JibberJobber, where we are moving most of the premium features to the free side.

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As difficult as it has become to locate top performers, keeping them on board is proving to be an even greater worry for employers, a recent Robert Half survey shows. Nearly four in ten chief financial officers interviewed said retaining valuable employees is their biggest staffing concern for the next twelve months. Twenty-seven percent of respondents said their top focus will be maintaining employee productivity.

CFOs were asked, “Which one of the following is your greatest staffing concern in the next twelve months?” Their responses: “Though general unemployment levels remain high, professionals with specialized skills have more opportunities available to them, which has led to talent shortages in some areas and made replacing valuable employees even more difficult,” said Paul McDonald, Robert Half senior executive director. Read full article…

How we react to them is a strong indicator of who we are.

How we overcome them is also a strong indicator of who we are.

How do you respond to obstacles?

• Ignore them
• Take them personally
• Remain calm and deal with them head on
• Panic and Fear
• Procrastinate
• Hope they’ll somehow go away

Each of these may be a perfectly acceptable response depending upon the situation

If its something as simple as an interruption to your normal routine perhaps an accident on the road or an unexpected delay in a project. Whe

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Contacts: Sunny Ackerman – 720-479-7408 or Keith Markham – 972-977-5654

March 12, 2013 – Employers in Wyoming expect to hire at a respectable pace during the second quarter of 2013, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

From April to June, 14% of the companies interviewed plan to hire more employees, while 6% expect to reduce their payrolls. Another 77% expect to maintain their current staff levels and 3% are not certain of their hiring plans. This yields a Net Employment Outlook* of 8%.

“Employers’ hiring expectations for the second quarter of 2013 are declining compared to Quarter 1 2013 when the Net Employment Outlook was 17%,” said Manpower spokesperson Sunny Ackerman. “Compared t

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Sample career objectives

Writing a resignation letter

Determining your career objective

Goal setting

Career fundamentals

How many cover letters do you have?

About your resume

Getting a job offer

Organizing your job search

Career issues

Favoritism in the workplace

Declining a job offer

Accepting a job offer

Reference check questions

Know Where To Look For Help

Can’t find your dream career?

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Rather than plunging right into the deep end, take however long you need to think about and research the career change. By carefully planning out the road ahead, you have a greater opportunity to foresee and avoid those common pitfalls, recognise the responsibilities and risks and have a strong start to your contracting career.

Make your move in 5 steps

1) Recognise your strengths – think about your marketable skills so you have a clear understanding of the expertise you can offer.

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Employers can sometimes give the impression that they consider anyone who has been away from the workplace for a number of years to be an inconvenience when they return due to the need for re-training and readajusting. This negative attitude has meant that many people view a return to work as daunting, and in some cases, near-impossible.

The majority of returning employees are women who have taken a break from their career to have a family.

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