Once you choose a college, many people will tell you to choose the "right major." This can be challenging for some students because they are still not sure what their ideal job is during college years. Some jobs don't require a specific degree, and we're seeing more and more that the experience outweighs your degree anyway. Here are a few jobs you could likely get no matter what you decided to major in: Human Resources Specialist. Each company has their own job ...

A mentor is someone you can trust to guide you through school or your career by lending advice, help, and time. Although there are many reasons why you should have a mentor, here are just a few: Support. A mentor is there to listen to the issue you're having and try to help you solve it. They're a great person to come to when you're feeling frustrated. They are also someone you can trust -- sometimes co-workers and supervisors cannot provide ...

Throughout school and college courses, you needed to speak in front of the class at some point. Once you're part of the workforce, you'll likely have to do some form of public speaking, too. Everyone gets nervous in their own way when they learn they need to speak in front of their peers or co-workers -- whether it's a small crowd or a large one. Here are just a few situations where you may need to speak in front of people: Presentations Signing a ...

I volunteer at a jobs networking group every Monday morning. It's a group of people of all ages who are looking for work in various industries and job functions. Each week, the members of the group update each other on their job search results and try to keep each other positive.  Typically, there is a group discussion on job market trends.  This week's topic centered around the "new normal" in the job market. We agreed that the old "rules" of job ...

Today's graduating college seniors seem to be more optimistic about their job prospects than the class of 2009 was.  According to a recent survey conducted by Monster.com (www.Monster.com), the class of 2010 expects to spend less time looking for a job (9 hours each week), are less willing to take a job outside their field (49% for 2010 vs. 58% in 2009) and more expect to have a job in hand at graduation (39% vs 29% for 2009). Hopefully, that speaks ...