23 September 2006
Top 10 Most Popular College Majors
If you’re currently pondering what to settle on as your major–or even if you’re just curious what tomorrow’s job applicants are majoring in today–here’s a top 10 list for you. A word of warning: The popularity of majors often has little to do with actual demand for related fields in the workplace. The career fields with the most opportunities do not always appeal to the student masses. And the majors that sound most exciting to students don’t always lead to equally snazzy-sounding jobs.
19 September 2006
Quit work for a year: 7 steps to do it right
Taking a break may be just the thing to spark your spirits. But keep in mind these seven points to ensure that your mini-retirement doesn’t produce maxi-regret. It’s time for a break. It’s something everyone thinks about on occasion, but now an increasing number of people are taking mid-career sabbaticals as a way to refresh their creativity, or to do things they’ve always wanted to do.
20 August 2006
The 10 best U.S. cities to find a job
College grads often flock to New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago to start their careers. But they’d be far better off in Washington D.C., Phoenix and Las Vegas. Cabot, Vt., is a bad location if you want to work in politics but ideal if you’re interested in cheese. West Yellowstone, Mont., doesn’t have a huge finance sector, but i
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