Best Careers For Women Over 40
Do you crave more meaning in your career?  Is it time you had more control over your schedule?  Want to work in a growing industry?  You are not alone. According to a recent article in More magazine's November Issue, 98% of women over 40 surveyed wanted to feel as if they were contributing positively through their careers.  73% wanted a flexible schedule and 89% wanted to work in an industry with a bright future. If you're not happy, perhaps its time you considered a career change.  Sta

Job Action Day: New Economy Job Search Advice
  I'm honored to be a part of Quintessential Careers 2nd Annual Job Action Day, the goal of which is to encourage workers and job seekers to be positive and proactive.  As painful as the economic challenges have been, I am positive. People are focusing more on what truly makes them happy and fulfilled.  Going through the motions in a job is really leaving us in this new economy.  Rather than just landing another job, people now need to focus on the right job for t

Understand Your Work Values & Land Your Dream Job
On my radio show Making a Living, I'm always interested in the questions and comments of my listeners.  On this week's show about work life , a caller brought up the idea of work values.  (Click on my radio page for a free trial of SIRIUS and tune in for the replay this Sunday.)  Work values are the rewards we get from our work. For example, if you value creative expression, you might really enjoy a career that involves design and seeing your finished product on store shelves. 

Career Success Radio: Career Advice from Down Under
Keith Keller and Annemarie Cross have decided to take career success into their own hands.  The two have a weekly radio show on Blog Talk Radio that focuses on positive, inspirational messages for people who are out of work or unhappy in their careers.  Their show can be heard across the globe including such far reaching countries as India and China.  They have also garnered a following here in the States and one of their US success stories was recently profiled by a Chinese television show (story starts about 1 minute into video and is in English).    I was honored to be a guest

Useful Resources for Job Hunting
This morning, I was live on SIRIUS XM taking career questions on job hunting strategy.  I hit on several key resources for those looking for work in case you missed it: RESUME & INTERVIEW RESOURCES: --ResumesDoneWrite.com - For those looking for a professional resume writer, Debra Wheatman can help.  Deb and I worked together at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia where she was a recruiter.  From Deb I've learned that every well-written resume has a summary section (a compelling statement about who you are and what you do) and a cor