Great Jobs for Foodies
Are you one of those people who ogle the fresh produce in farmers markets in your spare time, whip up a new recipe in the kitchen or intrepidly try out…
Take the Leap: Q&A with Career Expert Kerry Hannon
Author and New York Times columnist Kerry Hannon specializes in facing life transitions with resilience. She’s authored several books about career success—including Love Your Job: The New Rules for Career…
Great Jobs in Health Care
You don’t have to be a doctor or nurse to reap the rewards of the expanding job openings in health care. There’s a wide-ranging roster of health-related jobs that don’t…
Advice for Working Women
Although everyone takes a different career path, there’s usually a common spine of the underlying moves that makes success feasible. Just ask Joann S. Lublin, a Pulitzer Prize winner, management…
It’s Smart to Hire Older Workers
Want an employee who will show up on time, with a smile, and do the job without a lot of supervision? Consider hiring an older worker. “Older Americans want to…
Give Yourself a Career Break
When she was three, Alma Deutscher picked up her first violin. At six, she wrote her first piano sonata and, at seven, her first opera. Now she’s taking her first…
How This Dog-Lover Built A Dream Into a Career
When Ilene Wellner was 11, her Yorkshire Terrier, Pucci, died while the family was away on a ski trip. “I loved her so much, and, when she died, I was…
Finding Her Passion By Thinking Outside the (Jewelry) Box
Laura Tanner Swinand enjoys designing delicate, distinctive jewelry. But she also has to sell it. And that means the sweaty work of schlepping boxes and display materials through showroom floors.…
Crummy Airplane Coffee Inspired This Java Dream Business
Years of scarfing down cups of lousy airplane coffee, laced with milk to make it palatable, propelled former airline pilot Mike Foster’s venture, FosterHobbs Coffee Roasters, an artisan provider of…
Passion Play: Finding the Right Caregiver, eHarmony Style
Sherwin Sheik finds caregivers to help the ill and elderly in their homes. The reason he founded his business, CareLinx, is purely personal. He knows first-hand how difficult it is…
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