Career Planning Jargon: An Explanation
Every trade and profession has a vocabulary that is specific to it. This is known as jargon. People who aren't in that field might have difficulty understanding some of the language. When I was very little, my mom stopped taking me to the pediatrician we had been seeing because she couldn't understand the "medicalese" he used. After all, she wasn't a doctor or nurse.
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The Costa Cruise Ship Disaster from a Career Perspective
Like most people around the world I was horrified when I began to hear reports about the capsized Costa cruise ship. As the events unfolded and it was revealed that the captain, Francesco Schettino literally jumped ship, I was appalled. I've been on a few cruises and each time I believed that the captain and crew would do what he or she could to rescue us if something bad happened. If I didn't believe that, I would have a difficult time putting my safety in the hands of either cruise ship captains or airplane pilots. Both will do what is best for his or her passengers. Right? Isn't that the way it should be?
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Should Your Behavior Outside Work Affect Your Career?
During Thursday night's Republican debate in South Carolina, candidate Newt Gingrich responded angrily when moderator John King asked him about the allegations Gingrich's ex-wife made about him in an interview with ABC News' Nightline. I will not go into what those allegations were, but, if true, they don't put him in a very positive light. Many say that Gingrich's personal life has little to do with his ability to be president of the United States. Others believe differently and think it has everything to do with it. What if Gingrich was a regular "Joe." Let's say his boss found out about something he did outside of work that wasn't so nice. Could he lose his job over it?
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Weekly Career Profile: Medical Scientist
 Medical scientists are researchers who endeavor to find ways to improve human health. They plan and conduct studies; evaluate the effects of drugs, toxins and parasites; and consult with health departments, doctors and industry personnel about the development of public health improvement programs and health safety standards.
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What You Can Learn from Labor Market Info
 I recently read that architecture is the worst career to choose these days, thanks to the housing bust. The truth is if I were graduating with a degree in architecture right now, I'd be worried about finding a job. Would I be worried about ever finding a job? No, not really. While I don't question the architects that report they are struggling, I don't think this is a dead or dying profession, just one that was hit particularly hard in recent years. Those who choose to stay in the field will eventually find employment. Looking at labor market information can help you figure out whether a career is doomed or whether it is just suffering temporarily.
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