Just Saying: Help Your Kids with Career Choices

Parents help their kids find good grade schools, land their first summer jobs and get into college. So why shouldn’t we help them find a career? One of the best things parents can do is to talk about career choices when the kids are young and then keep the conversation going through college, says L.M Sixel.
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Newsroom: More Women Breadwinners

As women have become better educated, more entrepreneurial and more experienced, their earning power has risen. Today, nearly 4 in 10 working wives earn more than their husbands, an increase of more than 50 percent from 20 years ago, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic figures. And, if present trends continue, the next generation of families will be supported by more women than men.

Five Questions: Professor Quentin Schultze

For thirty years, communication professor Quentin J. Schultze has taught the secrets of persuasive résumé writing to scores of students. His new book Résumé 101 delivers effective strategies to showcase your skills, knowledge, and traits. We talked to him.

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Just Saying: Staying Motivated Against All Odds

We’ve all faced challenges and triumphed over adversity – some of us better than others. The key to facing rejection, says writer Alexis Sclamberg, is to keep moving, deal with the pain and move on.  She also suggests embracing the steps along the way and taking pride in small victories.

Newsroom: Loose Lips Sink Ships

Now that the economy has begun to thaw, it might be time to look around for a new job. There are ways to do and ways to definitely not do it. For starters, keep quiet about it, manage your search outside your current office and focus on the job you really want.

Newsroom: Hiring Up For College Grads

Employers expect to hire 10.2% more new college graduates from the Class of 2012 than they did from the Class of 2011, according to a study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

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