Archive for the 'Careers & Employment Information' Category

Hiring the Perfect Fit Through ELance.com

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Outsourcing has moved upward in the most-improved columns of efficiency and respectability through eLance.com. This website offers time-saving access to high-quality expertise that enables you to offload projects for quick completion, while maximizing your budget and letting you focus on those items not easily delegated. If the project you have in mind falls into one [...]

How You Can Find Opportunities For Foreign Language Proof Reading Work

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

For those who are fluent in another language, foreign language (ie non-English) proof reading can be a great source of income. It is a difficult area for those who are not fluent to get into though. That is because, in order to be a proofreader, you must be able to do several things. It is [...]

How Much Can You Earn Working As A Proofreader?

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Thinking of a career as a proofreader? Then you will most likely want to know about salaries. Are you hoping to hear that you will make thousands and thousands of dollars a month in this field? It is very possible that you will barely make a few hundred when you are first starting out. There [...]

Retiring in Paradise

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

I have to admit that I’m starting to slow down a bit. I am definitely in my final career - and quite comfortable working a 40 hour schedule. I even take a day off here and there to golf/ bike/ ski, although I’m thinking of selling my windsurfing equipment .
For the past two years I [...]

A Look At Some Out of the Ordinary Jobs

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

What do you want to be when you grow up? Chances are if you ask that question in any third grade class, your answers will include at least one fireman, one policeman, one cowboy and an assortment of other jobs that are glamorized on television and books.
But there are far more jobs than those that [...]

Make em READ Your Cover Letter Using This Killer Secret!

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Got your attention? Great. That was my intention. Who wouldn’t want to read on when the title promises a ‘killer secret.’
If I hadn’t nabbed you in the first three seconds, however, I’d have lost you. People read and decide just like that. A job interviewer does the same thing. Read and toss.
Read and toss. But [...]

Resumes, Networking, Headhunters - Useless Without Marketing Sweet Spot

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

A career transition is no longer about getting your hands on a list of contacts, networking with headhunters, or going online to look for work. It’s better than that.
Want to neutralize most of your rivalry? Hot-swap the traditional means of securing a job with these new tactics and you’ll warp-speed your search:
? Stop looking [...]

Applying for a Job in Another Country? International Resumes

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Is an International Resume still a Resume? This is a very common question among those looking for work overseas for the first time. When you contact companies about applying for a job with them you will not often be asked for a resume, you will be asked to send along your CV. I remember the [...]

Hospital Staff at Great Risk of Attack and Injury Whilst at Work

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

There are millions of people working extremely hard every day in the UK to ensure that the public are healthy and recover from illness or accidents. Countless medical staff around the country study hard to become doctors and nurses and then work long hours and endure stressful situations in order to save the lives of [...]

How to Become a Successful Freelance Translator

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

After completing their translation training programmes at higher professional education or university level, many students can’t wait to set up as a freelance translator. However, gaining a foothold as a freelancer in a very competitive translation market may turn out to be a pretty complicated business. Translation agencies are not usually keen on contracting inexperienced [...]