Getting a B.A. is no B.S.
The July jobs report from the Department of Labor revealed a not so surprising bit of information–education STILL pays! While unemployment has struck folks of all stripes and educational backgrounds, those with a Bachelor’s degree and higher have fared best, ending July with only a 4.7% unemployment rate. Unemployment Rates by Educational Attainment Bachelor’s and [...]
Unemployment Rates in Your Industry
The national unemployment rate is an eye-popping 7.6%. But, unemployment rates vary by industry, and some industries are doing better than others. My goal here is to make sure that we don’t get swept into the doom and gloom completely. I want to make sure you know that there are still industry sectors where jobs [...]
Indian MBA Grads Offered Up to $360,000
While American MBA grads are struggling to wrap their brains around their new, lower-paying reality, grads of Indian MBA programs are raking in the dough–U.S. economic recession be damned. Starting salaries for MBAs from Indian B-schools are up 20% to 22%, while starting salaries for their U.S. counterparts are down 10%-15% from their pre-recession highs. [...]
The Economy Sucks. Should You Go Back to School?
Several of my coaching clients are in the midst of changing their careers and lifestyles as a result of layoffs, cutbacks and other negative economic impacts. The question that keeps coming up is “Should I go back to school?” The answer is a complicated one no matter where you are in your career. It gets [...]
Live From Cal State University: Emerging Trends in the Entertainment Industry
I’m logging in late because I’ve just returned from the California State University (CSU) Westfield location in San Francisco where I attended the “Emerging Trends in the Entertainment Industry”. The day-long conference brought entertainment industry folks together with CSU faculty and staff, and a few students, to engage in a dialogue about the how new [...]
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