College students are asking, “Will there be a job available for me in 2010 when I graduate with a 4 year degree?”
July 2, 2008
Many graduating seniors worry about finding a decent job after graduation. The big question: After four years of higher education, is finding a good job in Kentucky even a possibility?
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Have You Taken Your Vacation This Year? Part 2
May 27, 2008
In my previous blog “Have Your Taken Your Vacation This Year?” reader Marlo responded with her personal problems in the workplace. Marlo states “my workplace feels if you take vacation time then you must actually go some place. Then if they find out you are not going anywhere they try to take your vacation time away from you…saying another person needs to actually go somewhere so you must give up your time for this person”. According to Marlo, the ability of her workplace to take away vacation time and give it to another is discrimination. Since Marlo is a single female in the process of paying off debt instead of spending money traveling during vacation time, she feels she is being discriminated against in favor of those traveling during vacation.
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Finding the Right Job and Company for YOU (Part 5: Finding a Job)
May 21, 2008
It is often said that if you find a job you love you’ll never work a day in your life. The question remains then, how do you do that? Is the job that you love based on what you do or just the company that you are with? Read the rest of this entry »
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Tattoos and Piercings in the Workplace Part 2
May 14, 2008
In 2007, I posted a blog on the topic Tattoos and Piercings in the Workplace. My intentions were to discover employees’ personal opinions and experiences regarding this controversial topic. The heavy response was unanticipated. As expected, many individuals still regard tattoos and piercings as unsuitable for the workplace. Reader Sally Davisson comments about tattoos, “I do associate it with a lack of forward thinking and self-respect. I think a lot of it is done for attention, but realistically anyone who defaces themselves permanently has to understand it won’t all be positive.” Davisson further states, “In any job that involves the public, I firmly believe the employer retains the right to decide the image that will be appropriate for the organization. If you are not a fit in their mind, you have narrowed your employment options.”
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