Monthly Archives: January 2012

The Ladders Careers –

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The Ladders career site has three levels of membership that range in cost from free to $2495.  The Ladders has job openings listed for finance, marketing, and sales.  In addition, the Ladders provides a wide range of career advice articles.  Marc Cenedella is the … Continue reading →

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Start Up Hire –

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Start Up Hire has a job search engine that is focused on positions at start-up companies.  The StartUpHire search engine has thousands of jobs at emerging growth companies.  The positions can be searched by location, job function, industry, or investor.  In addition, … Continue reading →

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College Oriented College Majors –

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Yahoo! Education has an article on the best career oriented college majors.  The article discusses the employment prospects and real world applications of each major.  A few of the majors are nursing, education, and business administration. To read the Yahoo! Education article, … Continue reading →

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National Association of Colleges and Employers –

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) provides research and information on the college educated job market.  NACE offers research on salaries, internships, and the job outlook in different fields.  In addition, NACE offers a salary calculator that enables job seekers … Continue reading →

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FINS Finance Careers –

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

FINS Finance provides news and articles on the finance industry.  In addition, FINS Finance offers a job search tool that allows for searches by location and job sector.  There is also a finance career guide for students and graduates. To visit the FINS Finance … Continue reading →

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CLEP Exams –

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

College Level Examination Placement Exams are developed by the College Board and are accepted at 2,900 institutions.  The College Board are also the developers of the SAT and Advanced Placement exams.  There are 33 CLEP exams available in 5 subject areas.  The exams … Continue reading →

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Jumpstart Awards Dinner –

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The Jumpstart Annual Awards Dinner will be held at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington DC on April 18th 2012.   The reception is scheduled to begin at 6:30 pm with Dinner starting at 7:30 pm.  The Jumpstart Coalition for Personal Financial … Continue reading →

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Georgetown Center On Education Study –

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

A recent study from the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce compared college majors with employment rates and salaries.  The study indicates that a students major is a strong factor in determining employment and lifetime career earnings.  Majors that are … Continue reading →

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Health Care Careers –

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

A recent Yahoo! Education article discusses seven health care careers.  For each career the article provides the average salary, the degree or certificate requirements, and the reason that the field is in high demand.  Medical assistant and dental assistant are the top two health … Continue reading →

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2012 Careers –

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

A recent Career Builder article discussed nine careers that have a positive growth outlook for 2012.  The article provides a brief description and average salary for each career.  The top three average salaries are for computer software engineers, biomedical engineers, and management analysts. … Continue reading →

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