Careerhacker

DNL Global
provides a short online test to asses your ability to thrive in a ‘global’ career:

DNL Global, Inc. invites you to evaluate your global readiness using the
following free self-assessment test. The questions below represent a sampling
of our “Global Ready” assessment process. This evaluation utilizes the results
of the […]

A recent article in SIReview revealed some startling statistics on workers spending and savings means and habits. Here are some statistics:
* 40% of workers live paycheck to paycheck.
* 55% say they would need to earn more than $500 per paycheck to live comfortably.
* 21% do not set aside any money for savings.
* 37% of workers […]

CAREER HACK: If you are in an area where Security Clearance positions are in demand consider applying for these positions and gaining clearance. If you are able to receive Security Clearance it can boost your salary by 25% on average while providing stronger job security.
Would getting a security clearance be better than getting an MBA […]

According to Siobhan O’Mahony, Asst. Professor of Neotiations, Organizations, and Markets at the Harvard Business School, if you are a contractor or temp you need “stretchwork” to bridge the gap to a more rewarding position and enable them to manage and advance their careers in the less predictable world of contract labor. Stretchwork is work […]

Most employers “anticipate a less-than-4-percent base pay increase” for the vast majority of their workers in 2007, according to Sibson Consulting. “For someone earning $40,000 a year, a pay hike of 3 to 4 percent works out to as little as $100 per month before taxes, which is not exactly a reason to break out […]

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) the following jobs have above average pay and projected number of openings through 2012.
Above-average paying jobs with openings

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Career Hacker * www.careerhacker.com * By Bill Inman * www.billinman.com

The more education one receives the more money they are likely to earn. The following chart shows how average weekly earnings are effected by educational milestones.

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Career Hacker * www.careerhacker.com * By Bill Inman * www.billinman.com

ECONOMICS
Jessica Vassellaro, of the Wall Street Journal Online writes, “according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, economics majors in their first job earn an average of nearly $43,000 a year — not as much as for computer-science majors and engineering majors, who can earn in excess of $50,000 a year. But those computer […]

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 […]

To accelerate your rise to the top of your profession consider job hopping from company to company asking for more responsibility and money at each leap. “Companies are looking for people who have broad experiences and people who can capture knowledge, absorb it quickly and advance into other positions,” writes Curtis Crawford author of “Corporate […]