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Stories by Candice Reed
For the last eight months, Jan Browning, 54 of San Diego, searched the Internet, networked diligently, and used all the social networking tools available to find a job. After 347 applications and 45 interviews she …
The theory going around is that working mothers can’t have it all, meaning if you’re a mom, you supposedly can’t work a full-time job and spend quality time with your children. Magazines and news reports …
While it can get very frustrating at times, the worst thing you can do is quit the job search.
In this economy it’s not easy to find a job, but starting your own business could be even tougher — unless you receive advice. Oh sure, you can take advice from your Uncle Mort on …
If you are returning home as a former soldier or Marine, you might be fighting for a job with the other 12.5 million people out of work. But hold on, Mickey’s got your back! That’s …
Are you a teacher who can’t find a class to teach? Are you a gardener or builder without a job? Are you employed but hate your job selling widgets to the masses? Well the Peace …
Do you ever dream of opening your own bakery while you’re processing insurance claims at work? Do you feel you should be doing something more fulfilling in your life than taking orders for cheeseburgers and …
Despite the fact that traditional, conventional farming is on a slight decline, there are still plenty of opportunities for you to grow your bank account with a career as a farmer. San Diego County has …
If you’ve been spending more time on the golf course than looking for a new career it might be time for you to take a Mulligan and try to score a golf gig. But not …
Martin Lesky of Los Angeles lost his well-paying job at mortgage broker last year and owed the Internal Revenue Service thousands of dollars as well. One year later he had paid his debt and secured …
Do you perk up when you hear that there will be another presidential debate on TV? Do you think you might be able to make a difference in the world? Do you aspire to run …
Do you spend half of your day job hunting and the other half posting on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites? Do you feel guilty every time you post a photo of your dog …
If you like to help other people score lots of money while you make some cash as well, you might try your hand at grant writing. You have to really like research, and really, really …
If you’ve spent most of 2011 looking for a job and come up short, you might want to think of taking desperate measures. No, not that desperate! But close. Psst, have you thought of becoming …
Green is the new black. Green is cool, it’s fashionable, and it’s profitable. For those who don’t believe in global warming, that’s fine. But, hopefully if you’re out of work you will at least consider …
Since you lost your job you’ve been bombarded by advice from TV pundits, your friends, your mom and even certain newspaper columnists, but so far, what have you done with all these wise words? By …
Were you fired because you always had your nose in your co-workers business? Maybe you should put your inner-snoop to work. If you think Sherlock Holmes is cool, or if you want to grow a …
You might not consider taking a temp job because it seems like a risky move. Other than a paycheck what would you get out of it? No health insurance or 401(k) plan, no vacation or …
If you’re too lazy to put on a suit and drive to a job fair to pass out a couple hundred copies of your résumé, check out a virtual job fair where you can get …
You might know the job description of a police, fire, and ambulance dispatcher by another name, the 911 operator. You know, the 911 operator is who you call when your house is on fire or …
So ladies, are you tired of everyone telling you should go into teaching or nursing because, well, you know, you’re a girl? And pretty? Well those professions are perfectly wonderful careers. But if you want …
So you’re spending a lot of time trying to figure out why no one is calling you for an interview. Well, have you checked out your résumé lately? Seriously, if the last time you updated …
We all know about networking, right? Well, it might be wise in this economy to stop doing it — at least in the way you’ve been probably been doing it. And why, in this terrible …
If you come home from a miserable day at a job that you hate, spend the night watching Futurama on TV, and wish you worked at a cool place like Planet Express, dream no more …
Do you kick butt at video games that involve guns and knives and other weapons of destruction? Are you still having paintball birthday parties a few years out of college? Do you wear the same …
Face it; there are a lot of desperate job seekers out there. Are you one as well? If you mass-mail your résumé, apply for positions you aren’t qualified for, apply to every position listed and …
Seriously Gen Y, applying for jobs via texting is not going to get you hired. Laughed at — probably, but landing a paycheck? Not going to happen! In fact, employers are already fed up with …
There is no hangover in the booze industry as far as jobs go. A recent report that was published on businessweek.com shows that sales of alcohol over the last year are up. The report says …
Dream about sipping espressos in Rome, or walking along the Blue Danube in Vienna? Do you feel the need to ride a camel to work, or eat Indian food in India? If you have the …
Look &mdash it’s not so much that there are no jobs out there; the real issue is that jobs are changing. Sure, there’s a lot of protesting going on these days about unions and jobs …
Here’s a prescription for the unemployment blues: Look into a career in the healthcare field. Before you dismiss the idea as too expensive or time consuming or icky, check out this factoid; jobs in healthcare …
Eliza Doolittle had Professor Henry Higgins, Gilligan had the Skipper, and Lil Kim had Biggie Smalls. To find that perfect career you’ve been searching for, go out and nab yourself a mentor who will offer …
So, you’re hanging around Southern California, the sun is shining, good-looking people are walking down the boardwalk, palm trees are swaying, and you can wear shorts in winter. But you don’t have a job. You …
If you watched the movie, Along Came Polly, you might have discovered a career that you had never heard of- unless you were staring at Jennifer Aniston the whole time and then maybe you missed …
So maybe 2010 wasn’t the best year for you and the other 15.1 million people looking for a job. You’ll probably be spending New Year’s Eve alone and shouting, “Good Riddance,” when the clock strikes …
So maybe you were outsourced over the past few years, lost your job and you’re still trying to figure out how to get your old gig as an office administrator back without moving to India. …
Three years ago Jonathon Hale, now 30, was working in a tiny cubicle in Sorrento Valley. He was miserable. His girlfriend had left him months earlier to work on a cruise ship, and his college …
You’ve had creative urges all your life. You’re an aspiring musician, composer, writer, artist, dancer, actor, comedian, or filmmaker. And you were fired from your damn day job. AGAIN! Only this time being downsized in …
If your idea of searching for a new job is posting your résumé on Monster.com and then plopping down on the couch to watch The View, the odds of finding your perfect career are pretty …
Are you so desperate for work that you would risk your life for a paycheck? Well do I have a job for you! No, it’s not a stint in the military or a job at …
Have you been kicked to the curb by corporate America? Handed your walking papers by Wall Street? Given the boot by your boss? Well, if your dream is to work for yourself, now is the …
The adults of Generation Y are expected to earn upward of $3 trillion by 2017, even with a rocky economy messing up two or three of those years. These 70 million adults born between 1979 …
Remember back when you had a job? Did you used to gaze out the window on company time and dream of running off to live and work in a foreign country? Maybe you’re having a …
Here’s some great news for everyone, whether you’re female, male, or somewhere in between: this may be the first time in history that you can benefit from an increasing number of women in a workforce …
Are there holes in your life where your skills and experiences don’t connect with your passions and dreams? Try this bridging exercise to brainstorm and explore possible jobs that connect your skill (what comes naturally …
Being out of work can make you feel lost and disconnected, especially if you’re job hunting purely to survive unemployment. To regain a sense of control, shift your viewpoint to purposeful drifting. Now is the …
You might have been fired from a job you loved. You might have once known what your goals and passions were, and what you were good at, but over time the excitement faded. In a …
The baby boomer generation makes up more than one-third of the U.S. population. They represent a total income estimated to be well over 900 billion dollars — give or take a billion or two after …
Green is the new black. Green is cool, it’s fashionable, and it’s profitable. For those who don’t believe in global warming, that’s fine. But, hopefully if you’re out of work you will at least consider …