Posts with tag CareerChange
Filed under: Work Life Balance
Posted Sep 2nd 2009 2:56PM
CareerBuilder.com
There comes a time in every professional's career when it is best to make a change. Being able to recognize burnout and know when to leave a company can keep you from finding yourself at a dead end later in your career. But how do you know when it's time to move on? The following quiz, developed with findings from CareerBuilder.com's "Life at Work 2004" survey, will help you evaluate your position and answer this important question: Should I stay or should I go?
Continue Reading Job Burnout: Signs You Need a Change
Filed under: Career Advice, Employment Trends, Top Industries, Career Change
Posted Apr 2nd 2009 10:40AM
By Libby Quaid, Associated Press
SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Plenty of people dream of leaving their jobs to become teachers. Today, more people are actually doing it.
Peter Vos ran an Internet start-up. Now he teaches computer science to middle school kids in Maryland.
Jaime McLaughlin used to do people's taxes. Now he teaches math to sixth graders in Chicago.
Alisa Salvans was a makeup artist at Saks department store. Now she teaches high school chemistry in suburban Dallas.
These teachers, with real-life experience and often with deep knowledge of their subjects, are answering a call to service that is part of a strategy to dramatically boost the size and quality of the teaching workforce.
Continue Reading Dream of Teaching? More Career Switchers Become Educators
Filed under: Success Stories, Career Change
Posted Mar 18th 2009 11:13AM
By Jessica Dickler, CNNMoney.com staff writer
NEW YORK -- With job openings few and far between, skilled professionals are trading their business suits for aprons - with mixed success.
Ramy Sukarieh, 32, worked in Credit Suisse's multi-asset class solution group in New York until he was laid off in October. He has tried to find a part-time position waiting tables, but he's been turned away from many restaurants and coffee shops in his upscale Brooklyn neighborhood, he said.
Continue Reading From Broker to Bartender
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Posted Dec 22nd 2008 5:31PM
By MARY LORENZ, CAREERBUILDER.COM WRITER
Posted: 2008-10-06 13:13:59
Let's face it, life is messy and unpredictable. It doesn't always allow us to work the traditional 40-hour, Monday through Friday, 9-to-5 schedule. You may need to be home at times to take care of a child or parent. You might have chosen a career that never has a set schedule. (Retail, anyone?) It could be you need to work around a class or internship. Or, you might be one of the 7.5 million Americans who works more than one job. Perhaps you just prefer working an alternate schedule.
Continue Reading 10 Jobs With Flexibility
Filed under: Job Search, Highest Paying Jobs, No Degree Required
Posted Dec 10th 2008 11:25AM
By Laura Morsch, Careerbuilder.com Writer
Higher education and higher income often go hand in hand, but a college diploma certainly isn't the only ticket to the gravy train. Just ask Microsoft co-founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen. These two college dropouts are now among the wealthiest people in the United States, with an estimated combined net worth of $72 billion.
Continue Reading 10 High-Paying Jobs ... No Degree Required