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Archive for the ‘Career Planning’ Category

May 11th, 2008

Are You Taking Chances With Your Career?

When is the last time you took a professional risk? When did you last step our of your comfort zone? Are you floating along on a river of complacency, or are you challenging yourself to grow as a person and as a businesswoman?
I’m in the midst of a big professional overhaul, precipitated by the realization […]

By Kristen King -- 5 comments

April 24th, 2008

Blogging For a Living? Imagine That

This article by Yahoo! lists 10 careers that are burgeoning and they speculate that we’ve probably never heard of. Careers like a Nurse Informatic (it’s not misspelled), and Experience Designer (sounds pretty cool) and a Blogger are all on the list. Whilst the Internet is full of bloggers going online everyday with both personal and […]

By Bridget Wright -- 20 comments

April 10th, 2008

Throwback Thursday: Is Higher Education Manadatory to Be Successful in Life?

I might not be a great person to answer this question definitively since I have both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree and thus can’t speak from personal experience, but I would argue that no, post-high school education is not a necessity to lead a productive and fulfilling life. HOWEVER, whether you’ll be successful […]

By Kristen King -- 6 comments

April 10th, 2008

Contest: What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

As a timely follow-up to yesterday’s post about my identity crisis, I’d like to invite you to participate in the Business Channel’s April Contest: What Do/Did You Want to Be When You Grow Up? All you have to do is leave a comment on this post telling about what you wanted to be when you […]

By Kristen King -- 20 comments

April 4th, 2008

Women in Business Balancing Family and Career

There is something interesting about women who are in business, whether it’s for themselves or whether it’s in Corporate America.
They are all trying to balance both a career and family.
Whether they have four children, a dog and two cats, or whether it was just them and a parakeet, women have always had the challenge […]

By Bridget Wright -- 0 comments

February 10th, 2008

Guest Article: Restless Brain Syndrome, or Breaking Up With My Freelance Career

by CJ
In college, I was more interested in boys and partying than in preparing myself for a career, so it should have been no surprise when, on graduation day, I hadn’t a clue what to do next. I floundered for a couple of months (and yes, I moved back home with my parents) and then […]

By Kristen King -- 0 comments

January 14th, 2008

Starting A Business - The First Thing To Do

I took a look at this insightful post that Kristen made a few weeks ago that is so true. While my wonderful co-blogger and I will be writing and offering information on business and career planning, did you know the most important thing in any successful buisness is a good business plan? Yes, it’s true. […]

By Bridget Wright -- 4 comments

January 5th, 2008

Must-Have Info for Starting Your Own Business

If you’ve decided to start your own business in 2008, these are must-reads to help you along your way:

New Business Idea Database - Springwise scans the globe for the most promising business ventures, ideas and concepts ready for regional or international adaptation, expansion, partnering, investments or cooperation. Ferociously tracking more than 400 global offline and […]

By Kristen King -- 1 comment

January 3rd, 2008

Your Internet Image: Smoothing the Rough Spots and Creating a Positive Online Persona

When is the last time you Googled yourself? It sounds a little silly, but try it. Google your name. I’ll wait here.
Okay, I can see that you’re back now. What did you find? Are you listed at previous places of employment? Do you see activities and affliations from college? Maybe a few professional organizations? These […]

By Kristen King -- 4 comments

January 2nd, 2008

Where Do I Start When I Decide To Open My Own Business?

Starting your own business can be a daunting task. Not only does it take a lot of courage, but it also requires quite a bit of business sense and resources. Thankfully, the Internet has opened up a wide assortment of references to go to when considering whether or not to open for business. But, where […]

By Bridget Wright -- 0 comments

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