Browsed by
Category: Career Advice

Best Career Advice Quotes

Best Career Advice Quotes

5 of my favorite quotes on work and career. From Walt Disney… and Sheryl Sandberg… I love this one For the writers and dreamers and for the sport fans and those who want to achieve… SHARE THIS with YOUR BEST FRIEND

I’m $50,000 in Debt and Reconsidering the Value of Higher Education

I’m $50,000 in Debt and Reconsidering the Value of Higher Education

After I graduated from college, I stumbled, tripped, and smacked my face on a painful $50,000 debt bill. I went from being a young adult to a full-fledged debt payer in a matter of months.  Living paycheck-to-paycheck in the hospitality industry is a whirlwind you feel like you’ll never get ahead of, especially when you have two degrees.  I worked full-time at one restaurant and picked up another job to pay off my monthly loan payments. I had enough and…

Read More Read More

How One Game Changed My Career and Life

How One Game Changed My Career and Life

Editor’s Note: While it was not unemployment that pushed Vinod Balan to change careers, I felt the key ideas of how and why he changed careers could help anyone looking for a job.  Here is his story. The Misconception I had worked in software development for about five years. The first few years were good.  But, after a certain point in time, I realized that this is not what I want to do in my life. I was always passionate…

Read More Read More

Inspirational Quotes for Job Loss

Inspirational Quotes for Job Loss

Looking for Inspirational Quotes About Job Loss? Here’s a collection of ten, from people in wide variety of careers. Inspirational Job Loss Quote #1 Inspirational Job Loss Quote #2   Inspirational Job Loss Quote #3 Steve Jobs described his feelings of loss and abandonment in his 2005 commencement speech at Stanford: “We had just released our finest creation — the Macintosh — a year earlier, and I had just turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get…

Read More Read More

Letter (and Hope) to the Out-of-Work during this Crisis

Letter (and Hope) to the Out-of-Work during this Crisis

Hi, I’ve thought about you a lot since I heard you lost your job, but hesitated to send advice, worried that I might come across as a know-it-all. And yet… having run Unemploymentville for over 5 years now, I do have some ideas that might help you. Know that these suggestions are my ‘two cents’, take them or leave them, and we’re still friends either way. First, about mindset: Some people are thinking it’s futile to look for a job…

Read More Read More