Education | A Lifelong Endeavor

Woman studying outside on computer

Maybe you have been going to school and will be graduating next month. Or perhaps you recently completed a program to earn a certification. It’s so tempting to think, “I’m (almost) done!” Except it doesn’t really work like that. Consider the following words of management expert Peter Drucker: “We now accept the fact that learning [...]

Looking for a Job While Needing a Work Visa

Irene Wren

A reader asks: “I am presently in the process of obtaining a spousal immigrant visa from Canada to the U.S. My next step in the process is my immigration interview at the US Consulate early next Spring 2011. My goal is to have a letter of employment that I may present at the time of [...]

Thoughts on the Perceived Need for a Degree

Glasses atop open book

This post is one that has been slowly forming ever since Karen Burns wrote a post on the Working Girl blog entitled Is College Worth It? I love her post in that it doesn’t blindly accept that college is THE only route to success. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Michael Dell are commonly referred to [...]

Why Don’t You?

Change Your Life

On the Please Feed the Animals blog, there was a post about gaining the confidence to pursue your dreams. It reminded me of how my husband made the segue into supervising… When he and I started dating so many moons ago, he was a welder. One night when we were talking about our respective careers, [...]

Guest Post on "Working Girl"

Hey, everyone! Head on over to Working Girl’s blog to read a guest post written by yours truly on four ways that hitting the books can help your job search. Enjoy!

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