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Then and Now - CEOs

Posted in Blog, Education, Motivation, Jobs, Management, leadership, Goals, Career, Salary, Career Life, Entry Level on Jan 6th, 2007 No Comments »

Everybody starts their career somewhere,even CEOs. Below are some interesting profiles of CEOs and how they broke into the business world:

Gary Kelly
CEO, Southwest Airlines
THEN

First job after college:CPA for Arthur Young & Co. in Dallas
Responsibilities: staff auditor,CPA
Annual pay (2006 dollars): $47,996
College: University of Texas,Austin
Degree:BBA, accounting
Year of graduation: 1977

NOW

Started with Southwest: 1986
First […]

5 Career Posts from Lifehack.org

Posted in Internet, Blog, Social Networking, Performance, Jobs, Value, Career Life, Entry Level on Nov 21st, 2006 No Comments »

Lifehack.org is a “daily digest and pointers on productivity, getting things done and lifehacks.”
Here are 5 career posts from Lifehack.org:
Seven Career Killers.
 9 Tips for Career Starters
Move Sideways.
Professional Volunteering: the Killer App!
Secrets of Satisfying Careers.
Lifehack.org.
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Career Hacker * www.careerhacker.com * By Bill Inman * www.billinman.com

The Highest Paying Jobs in the U.S.

Posted in Research, Motivation, Jobs, Statistics, Value, Goals, Compensation, Salary, Negotiating, Entry Level on Nov 20th, 2006 2 Comments »

Department of Labor information shows that 8 of the 10 highest paying jobs, in the U.S., are in the medical field:
The Highest Paying Jobs in the United States
(Non-medical salaries in bold)

Surgeon — $181,850
Anesthesiologist — $174,610
OB/GYN — $174,610
Oral and maxillofacial surgeon — $169,600
Internist — $156,790
Prosthodontist — $156,710
Orthodontist — $153,240
Psychiatrist — $151,380
Chief Executive Officer — $140,880
Engineering Manager […]

Search 12,000 Job Descriptions

Posted in Internet, Research, Education, Companies, Jobs, Newspaper Ads, Job Boards, Entry Level on Nov 11th, 2006 No Comments »

From ‘Able Seaman’ to ‘Zoologist’, CareerPlanner.com has over 12,000 job descriptions you can search for free. Why is this valuable to you? You might use this information to:

 Enhance your resume by adding some of the skills mentioned in CareerPlanner.com job descriptions to the previous or current position(s) listed on your resume.
Understand better what it will skills […]

Best Places to Launch a Career - Business Week

Posted in Companies, Entry Level on Oct 16th, 2006 No Comments »

Launching (or re-launching) your career? Business week published a McGraw-Hill Study that ranks the top 55 companies, provides the number of entry level hires for 2005, lists the top degree for entry level hires and the most desireable trait each company looks for. The top 5:

Walt Disney
Lockheed Martin
Deloitte & Touche
Goldman, Sachs, & Co.
Enterprise Rent-a-Car

Best Places […]