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Rewarding Careers in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Guest blogger Jean Stone The pharmaceutical industry is constantly expanding, presenting a number of job opportunities for both students and experienced professionals. When we think of careers related to the field, we often think of pharmacists and pharmaceutical salespersons, but the sector actually branches out into many different avenues. In fact, the pharmaceutical industry is expected [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Rewarding Careers in the Pharmaceutical Industry", url: "http://careerwaymark.com/2008/11/10/rewarding-careers-in-the-pharmaceutical-industry/" }); ... |
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I’m Proud to be an American
Last night, like many American’s I sat glued to my TV and watched history unfold. In the course of a single evening, we as a country took a big step towards fulfilling Martin Luther King Jr’s dream. In one night we showed that we will measure a man not by the color of his skin, [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "I'm Proud to be an American", url: "http://careerwaymark.com/2008/11/05/im-proud-to-be-an-american/" }); |
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Tips For Grads Pt II -Casting your net
Last week we discussed Amybeth Hale’s tips for college grads, which were great. Amybeth was kind enough to point me to another great post in this area, that I consider a must read. It’s a post written by recent grad and recently employed Jessica Lomelin. It’s a great first hand account of how to manage [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Tips For Grads Pt II -Casting your net", url: "http://careerwaymark.com/2008/11/03/tips-for-grads-pt-ii-casting-your-net/" }); |
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Casual Dress Friday: How Much to Check the Cheetah?
Since it’s Friday and Halloween, I couldn’t resist this story. A Delta baggage worker got a little Halloween fright today when she opened a jet’s cargo door and found a cheetah running loose amid the luggage. You read that right a cheetah, not to be confused with one of the Cheetah Girls. Having one of [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Casual Dress Friday: How Much to Check the Cheetah?", url: "http://careerwaymark.com/2008/10/31/casual-dress-friday-how-much-to-check-the-cheetah/" }); ... |
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Layoffs Are in the Air
As I posted last week, with the economy in a tailspin, layoffs are usually quick to follow. I’m not sure if I’m psychic or not, but within days of that post several large corporations announced massive layoffs. Chysler, Yahoo, and Xerox all announced layoffs last week and just yesterday American Express announced it was laying [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Layoffs Are in the Air", url: "http://careerwaymark.com/2008/10/30/layoffs-are-in-the-air/" }); |
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Tips for the New Grad
One of my favorite recruiting bloggers is Amybeth Hale, who blogs at Research Goddess. Amybeth’s posts are usually spot on and frequently leave me wishing I’d blogged it first. Today she released her tips for new grads and I wanted to be sure to pass them along. If you’re a recent grad or if graduation [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Tips for the New Grad", url: "http://careerwaymark.com/2008/10/28/tips-for-the-new-grad/" }); |
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It’s President Obama According to Job Seekers
With just more than a week until the presidential election, more and more polls seem to be indicating that Barack Obama will likely be moving into the White House come January. This trend is reinforced among job seekers according to a recent Beyond.com poll. The poll, comprised of over 38,000 job seekers/registered voters shows Sen [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "It's President Obama According to Job Seekers", url: "http://careerwaymark.com/2008/10/27/its-president-obama-according-to-job-seekers/" }); ... |
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Why? a completely off topic rant
Why does the world make no sense? Why do I have two healthy children and other’s do not? Why do the people most deserving of happiness not seem to find it? Why does my dog stink like an old man? Why do we spend millions of dollars fighting a war in a country where we’re [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Why? a completely off topic rant", url: "http://careerwaymark.com/2008/10/21/why-a-completely-off-topic-rant/" }); |
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Take Ownership of Your Career, No One Else Will
Webster’s dictionary defines ownership as: the state, relation, or fact of being an owner; also : the rights or interests of an owner. I like the last part; ‘the rights or interests of an owner’. Whether it’s your house or car or golf clubs, something that’s yours means that you have an interest, but it [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Take Ownership of Your Career, No One Else Will", url: "http://careerwaymark.com/2008/10/20/take-ownership-of-your-career-no-one-else-will/" }); ... |
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Who Do You Want To Be?
When we were kids, we all used to talk about what we wanted to be when we grew up. Doctor, Lawyer, Firemen, quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys (yeah, that was mine, but at 43 it may not happen) all those grown up jobs seemed so cool. What we never thought about was ‘who’ we wanted [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Who Do You Want To Be?", url: "http://careerwaymark.com/2008/10/15/who-do-you-want-to-be/" }); |
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Book Review: 7 Things I Wish I Knew before I Graduated
Earlier this week I posted an interview with Justin Driscoll author of the book ‘7 Things I Wish I Knew before I Graduated’. Today is part two, the review of Justin’s book itself. One of the unique things that struck me in reading Justin’s book was his perspective. Justin confides early on in his book that [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Book Review: 7 Things I Wish I Knew before I Graduated", url: "http://careerwaymark.com/2008/10/09/book-review-7-things-i-wish-i-knew-before-i-graduated/" }); ... |
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Find a New Job With the Scobleizer
So the economy blows, inflation is threatening to run away with our money, home values are falling faster than Britney’s panties and now on top of that you may need a new job. Ugh! I’ve written scores of posts on do’s and don’ts, published a resume writing tool and reviewed any number of books on [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Find a New Job With the Scobleizer", url: "http://careerwaymark.com/2008/10/08/find-a-new-job-with-the-scobleizer/" }); |
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Interview with Justin Driscoll
I’ve posted quite a bit of information and advice for seasoned professionals, but haven’t posted as much on the ‘how to’s’ for new or soon to be grads. Recently I had the chance to read Justin Driscoll’s book titled ‘7 Things I Wish I Knew before I Graduated’. As someone early in his career Justin [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Interview with Justin Driscoll", url: "http://careerwaymark.com/2008/10/06/interview-with-justin-driscoll/" }); ... |
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Employers Not Helping Alleviate the High Cost of Commuting
It’s been said that you’re either part of the solution or you’re part of the problem. According to the latest survey at Beyond.com, 72% of employers are choosing to be part of the problem when it comes to easing the cost of commuting for their employees. The survey was based on response to the following [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Employers Not Helping Alleviate the High Cost of Commuting", url: "http://careerwaymark.com/2008/10/01/employers-not-helping-alleviate-the-high-cost-of-commuting/" }); ... |
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Because I said so; Not Always Enough
As a father of two, I’ve uttered the words ‘because I said so’ more than a few times. Usually after some amount of discussion and/or negotiations or at the point where I’ve just had enough and want something done. It’s not always popular and is usually only used as a last resort. Last week President Bush [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Because I said so; Not Always Enough", url: "http://careerwaymark.com/2008/09/30/because-i-said-so-not-always-enough/" }); ... |
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Employers Will Disqualify You Based On Your Facebook Content
In today’s world of social networking, job seekers are just as likely to have an account on Facebook as they are on Monster and more employers are reviewing these accounts as part of the hiring process. According to Seth Rothberg at College Recruiter, up to 75% of employers now search Facebook and other social network [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Employers Will Disqualify You Based On Your Facebook Content", url: "http://careerwaymark.com/2008/09/29/employers-will-disqualify-you-based-on-your-facebook-content/" }); ... |
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Casual Dress Friday: What Are You Watching?
As fall is now upon us, that can only mean one thing; the return of our favorite TV shows and the debut of new shows for the fall season. Oh yeah, and if you’re lucky enough not to live in Arizona, cool fall weather, leaves changing, etc. Here in AZ it was 105 yesterday; don’t [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Casual Dress Friday: What Are You Watching?", url: "http://careerwaymark.com/2008/09/26/casual-dress-friday-what-are-you-watching/" }); |
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Best/Worst Cities for Salary Growth
It’s commonly thought that living and working in large metropolitan areas equate to larger salaries, and living in smaller markets equate to smaller salaries. While that may be true in terms of starting salary, a recent study by Career Builder would indicate that when it comes to annual growth, it’s a different story. The Bureau of [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Best/Worst Cities for Salary Growth", url: "http://careerwaymark.com/2008/09/23/bestworst-cities-for-salary-growth/" }); ... |
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Help, I’ve Become a Morning Person!
All my life I’ve despised, but secretly admired morning people. They’re always so chipper and happy in the morning and they’re always so proud of what they get done before the rest of us get started. Living in the desert, mornings are the one time of day when it’s not 110, but they always start [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Help, I've Become a Morning Person!", url: "http://careerwaymark.com/2008/09/22/help-ive-become-a-morning-person/" }); |
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Casual Dress Friday: Revolutionary Road
With the goal of expanding our world here at Career Waymark, today I thought I’d treat you all to a little sneak peak of a movie coming out this Christmas that’s going to be a shoe-in for Oscar nominations, but also looks really freaking good. The film is called Revolutionary Road. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Casual Dress Friday: Revolutionary Road", url: "http://careerwaymark.com/2008/09/19/casual-dress-friday-revolutionary-road/" }); |