Dream Jobs

By Susan Ricker In a memorable episode of "Star Trek," Gandalf said, "Use the force, Harry." Whether or not you're a nerd, you most likely know that four separate movies and TV shows contribute to that joke. "Nerd" used to be a negative social label, but now it can be used to describe anybody with an ...

By Susan Ricker If you're reading this, there's a good chance you feel something's missing from your career. Perhaps the jobs you've had before were chosen for the paycheck; maybe you got into your current role through family pressure; or you're simply not sure what career path you're interested in. No matter ...

For children, it's up there with picking out a dollhouse and stuffed animals -- answering the question, what do you want to be when you grow up? ...

By Geoff Roth When most students look for a job while in school or during the summer, they feel lucky these days if they land anything, even if it slinging fries at the local fast food joint. But, there are some student jobs out there that are dreams-come-true for the lucky students who can land them. ...

It isn't too surprising that many people share the same fantasy about a job. After all, if everyone could be an actor, musician, author or travel writer (the most popular responses we got when hundreds of people weighed in with their fantasy career), who would do all the other more mundane jobs in the world? But ...

The other day, I was trying to come up with an interesting topic for this blog but my brain-power was completely sapped by the release of A Nightmare on Elm Street. Not only for the reason you might think (I did see the movie), but three of the horror and sci-fi outlets I work for needed articles, reviews and red ...