Job Journey

How Old is Too Old for a Career Change?

By Job Journey on Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Is it too late to enter a new industry?

Every day we wake up, get out of bed, brush our teeth (hopefully), take a shower, and go to work. That’s our routine, day in and day out.

Each day has a little bit of the same, and that’s great, if you enjoy whatever that “same” is. But what if you wake up and realize you want to do something different? Maybe you’re an administrative assistant and wish to move into sales, or you’ve worked in warehouses all your life and would like to try something in an office building.

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Job Spotlight

Job Spotlight: Accountant/Finance

By Job Journey on Friday, May 3, 2019

Calculate your odds of success with an accounting position!

Despite already having experience with several jobs, many working adults are unable to answer that age-old question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

Our Job Spotlight monthly blog series is designed to help you answer that question. In this series, we review all the basics of specific jobs, from salary and duties to why people do the jobs they do.

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Reader Surveys

Question of the Month: How Often Do You Change Your Work Passwords?

By Job Journey on Tuesday, April 30, 2019

According to Cybersecurity Ventures, a leading cyber economy researcher, “cybercrime damages will cost the world $6 trillion annually by 2021—exponentially more than the damage inflicted from natural disasters in a year, and more profitable than the global trade of all major illegal drugs combined.”

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Reader Surveys

Poll Results: How Much of a Pay Increase Will it Take for You to Stay with Your Current Employer?

By Job Journey on Thursday, April 25, 2019

Here’s what you had to say.

You like working at your current job, but the main reason we work is to make money. So we asked, if another company comes along with a job offer, how much of a pay increase would it take for you to stay with your current company?

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The Job Search

Top Industries Hiring in the Second Quarter of 2019

By Job Journey on Tuesday, April 23, 2019

The first quarter of the year is almost over, and the job market is still doing very well.

Express surveyed business owners, decision makers, and human resource professionals about the overall hiring trends in their markets and how they impact their hiring decisions.

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At Work The Job Search

The Changing Face of Admin

By Job Journey on Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Tomorrow is Administrative Professionals Day. A day to celebrate admins of all types, from front office managers to assistants, data entry professionals to payroll pros, to bookkeepers and more.

And what better way to celebrate than to see how far we’ve come?

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At Work Career Advancement The Job Search

Should You Move Out of State for a Better Job?

By Job Journey on Thursday, April 18, 2019

Is it Worth It?

You like where you live. Maybe you’ve already bought a house and your kids are enrolled in a great school. But you don’t like your job, the people you work with, your boss, or some combination of all three. You could also use a pay raise.

You’ve tried searching for a different job locally, but nothing seems right. But then you hear about a great job opportunity. The problem? It’s in a totally different state.

It can be hard to decide if a new job is worth moving for. Here are a few things to keep in mind before accepting that out-of-state job offer.

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