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Get a Degree in What Interests You

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deciding-on-education-pathAround 2007, I went to interview with a large health insurance company. The position was for a business analyst manager in their technology division, something I already had experience in doing. The interview was going well until the VP looked at my application.

“I noticed you only had high school listed for education. Where did you go to college?”

I used the same line I had used in other interviews, “I didn’t go to college. Instead, I traveled the world–China, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand…” Other interviewers were always so impressed with that much traveling.

“Those sound like interesting places, but do you have plans to go to school?” We then spent the rest of the interview discussing education options, as he would not let the topic go. Worse, he introduced me to the next interviewer as “the guy who didn’t go to college.” I then spent 30 minutes talking to the second interviewer about college options. He even told me how he was able to get his degree at University of Phoenix.

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Finding Satisfaction in Your Work

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While I’m certain there are mundane tasks that must be completed even in a dream job, focusing on the bigger picture is a healthy way to think beyond the tedious task, making it that much easier to complete.

Best Career Advice for 2013

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Assuming you don’t want to be left by the side of yesterday’s road, update your computer-related job search skills. If you’re a little shaky on computer, smartphone, tablet and social media skills, look for catch-up resources, including community colleges, senior centers, job clubs, online tutorials and smart teenagers. The clock is ticking.

Multitasking: The Bane of Your Productivity

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Multitasking is the new Crystal Pepsi of interview buzzwords. It sounded like a great idea at first and everyone started throwing it around like it was a key feature to a perfect candidate but when you really sit down and think about it, multitasking can be the bane of your productivity.

Three Woefully Outdated Bits Of Career Advice

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If you had a nickel for every time you heard one of these three bits of career advice, you’d have a lot of nickels. Unfortunately, you probably wouldn’t have a job. Begin with a specific direction in your career approach, instead of just dreaming about what your perfect career should be.

How to Begin a Career in the Intelligence Community

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By James Green, Jr.

Have you ever wondered how the President and senior policymakers arrive at national security decisions? How our military forces maneuver through the battle spaces and know exactly where enemy forces are? What gives our first responders and other emergency personnel an advantage during natural or man-made disasters?