Freelancing can be an awesome source of side- or full-time income, or it can be a total time and energy drain. Since I was in college, I have freelanced and worked on the side in a variety of ways. I have been plaid for freelance social media, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), writing, and just last […]
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The following is a guest post. If you are interested in guest posting, please contact us for details. As I’m writing on my escritoire, I think to myself what can I say to help you make more money next year? In a blink of an eye, the year 2012 has vanished with some of us […]
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I do not have to work on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, but there are many jobs that require working on Christmas. The closest I have come to working on Christmas was at Pizza Hut when I had to work on Christmas Eve until about 9pm. It really wasn’t that bad, and I still had […]
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Let’s be honest: there is almost always going to be a few things you don’t like about your job. But at what point should you start looking for a new one? Here are five signs that you may need to start considering looking for a new job: 1) Your Work Drains You Almost every job […]
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I’m sure you have heard the phrase “it isn’t what you know, but who you know.” While having a relevant skill set is obviously a necessity in today’s economic environment, it’s also important to know the right people. Networking can help you hear about potential job opportunities, get an “in” at a company you want […]
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My junior year of high school I worked at Pizza Hut. There was good things and bad things about the job. I worked at minimum wage, but I worked with a few friends of mine so it took off some of the sting of having to work evenings and weekends when I would rather be […]
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Moving abroad for work is one thing, but Brandy Green didn’t just move abroad for work. She traveled to over forty countries while working as a paranormal investigator on the show Ghost Hunters International. I first met Brandy on Twitter. One thing I like to point out about Brandy is that she has done a […]
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It’s that time of year again. Unfortunately I’m not talking about Christmas. What I am talking about is yearly review time, that once-a-year opportunity to sit down with your manager and discuss your performance the past year. Some companies have formal yearly reviews that are very structured and have little surprises. Other companies may have […]
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Many people switch careers because they are miserable in their current one. In some cases, though, people are happy in their current job but have an opportunity to do something they like even more. Such an opportunity came along for Ken Jeong, best known as Leslie Chow in the movie The Hangover and Ben Chang […]
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In the past I have mentioned how I have spent and continue to spend a lot of time improving my Excel skills. Developing these skills has helped me take on more at work (and spend less time doing it), improve processes, and generally be capable of doing things in Excel that others are not able […]
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