A question that gets asked often by students trying to decide on a technical career is would programming be a good career choice. Many recent articles and comments from readers of these articles indicate that it's not a good career choice. This art

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Kids love Lego's because they conveniently fit together without too much work. Careers might be a lot like Lego's. You can string then together end on end, one on top of the other, easily, often without much effort. You can build great works of ar

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Well, if you are busy, young, or a professional from the middle class, poverty comes to mind usually when a community activity has been conducted in the slums, or when it is reported on TV - along the squatters’ areas, or in a far off barrio in the

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If you are a bloggingzoom member for more then one week, you came across those problems more then once. It happens at least once a week. You think you have to live with it and do nothing about it. It is time to make a list of all those problems to blow bloggingzoom. Truth has to come out loud. Blogger shouldn’t be scare to join the movement a

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Actually the title of this post should be ‘Uncle Sam needs Gen Y’. As we all know, corporate America is facing an impending labor shortage, the same holds true in the government sector. From the IRS to the FBI our Uncle Sammy is hiring.

Some would say that Gen Y and government go together like Hilary Clinton and NASCAR, but hold on a momen

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I’m sure you are picturing an adult Tiger Woods swinging golf club, but in this post you’ll see a rare video (credit goes to YouTube) of a Nike commercial featuring a *very young* Tiger. I also used the clip to describe how he can inspire bloggers to help others generate traffic. Watch the clip and read the rest of the post to see what I mean

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In the past, people often worked for the same company all their lives. Now some employees change jobs and even careers with the same frequency that they switch cell phone services.

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We’re not fortunate enough to have marketing departments that can get you some consistent PR let alone decent search engine rankings.

We’re in the same boat.

But, I’m able to get my articles published, receive consistent publicity, and I enjoy the ever elusive top search engine rankings.

You can do the same – and it’s really not that

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If you’re as old as I am, you may recall the episode of the Brady Bunch where Peter’s voice begins changing. The kids are working on one of their legendary musical numbers and Peter starts croaking when he should be singing. I swear I never heard anyone’s voice do that in the real world. Anyway, what does this have to do with career developme

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How many of you would like to take a year off to travel or just spend more time doing what you love? Yeah, me too. However, taking a year off isn’t in the cards for most of us. Besides not having the finances to put our careers on hold for a year, taking a year off usually isn’t a great career move.

Yesterday, I read a great piece on MSNBC

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Ok, that was cheese, but these two definately aren’t. The light and airy sound of Soulfire is reminiscent of Jack Johnson, Ben Harper and others who play lightly on the strings.rnrnFrom their page: “Soulfire was formed around a fire in the mountains of South Africa’s Cedarberg region. Both Dave and Duncan have had successful solo careers

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So who among us would admit to being overpaid. Not many I'm guessing, certainly not me. I'm a fairly compensated IT professional. :-) Here's a look at the top 10 most overpaid professions according to the Career Journal. From dockworkers to orthodontists, we'll look at them all. My comments, as always, are included.

So what abo

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These days it's not unusual for couples to start a family in their forties. They may not have the energy of 25-year-olds, but they do have something that may be even more valuable - life experience. In particular, they can use the skills they have learned in managing their careers to make an equal success of the parenting proc

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Bofa D's is known for funny guides like the Ten Signs it is Time to Break Up With Your Girlfriend. But until now, we have not been known as a hard hitting investigative site. That is why we decided to travel America in search of The Worst Jobs In America:Condom Tester, Animal Inseminator, Diarrhea Relief Quality Control, Commercial Voiceover

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31 of the Best Careers for 2008rnrnGood article in US News & World Report.rnrnGood article in US News & World Report.rnrnIt also lists:rnrn-Ahead of the Curve: cutting edge careersrn-Most Overrated careersrn-Get the Scoop on Salary and Morern-Follow These Steps Toward a Second Careerrn-Jobs Sites Boom for the 50-Plus S

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