Something different for Freebie Friday: Part-time Research Assistant Job in GA

GEORGIA ARCHIVES The Georgia Archives, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, invites applications for a part-time Administrative Research Assistant for an NEH grant. SUMMARY The Administrative Research Assistant will be a member of a team working on a National Endowment for the Humanities grant-funded project to identify GeorgiaContinue reading “Something different for Freebie Friday: Part-time Research Assistant Job in GA”

No college education? No problem with some jobs that pay over $100K

The headline on this blog is one that goes against everything in my typical college professor-based advice to my mentees who are seeking high paying and fulfilling career employment. In short, I tell them to stay in school and get their college degrees because it will result in big paydays. For the college graduates, IContinue reading “No college education? No problem with some jobs that pay over $100K”

Open letter to parents, advisors and ‘first time in college’ students: Your career begins with your college choice

Begin with the end in mind. Who wishes for her/his prospective college or university student to enroll in academic programs that produce results on the road to nowhere? I don’t. That is why I have spent a few decades helping to educate parents, academic advisors and on-their-own students about thinking through their decisions on whichContinue reading “Open letter to parents, advisors and ‘first time in college’ students: Your career begins with your college choice”

Need a job? Try the low-hanging “fruit.” Job seekers apply here …

Here’s a well-known secret: The best jobs are found on the websites of professional associations. If you are still looking for work, check out the professional associations in the field(s) of your intended career. It’s the low-hanging fruit for your labors. For example, if your major was journalism, communications, graphic communication, publishing, documentary or digitalContinue reading “Need a job? Try the low-hanging “fruit.” Job seekers apply here …”