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 America's Most Promising Jobs 

Systems engineer rated best job, based on pay, growth, quality of life

Oct 11, 09 5:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jobs like beer taster and video game tester are nowhere to be seen on CNNMoney's list of the 50 best jobs in America, ranked by pay, job growth, and quality of life. Systems engineer was rated the best overall job, while anesthesiologist—with a median pay of $292,000—topped... More »

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engineers • job market • career • occupation

 Most Stay-at-Home 
 Moms Aren't 
 'Opting Out': 
 Census 

Contrary to 'opt-out revolution' notion, most stay-at-home moms start that way

Oct 1, 09 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - The so-called opt-out revolution by stay-at-home moms “is not and never has been and will not be a revolution,” says one sociologist—and statistics from the most recent census support that point. The term was coined to describe well-educated women leaving high-powered careers to raise children, but census... More »

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education • motherhood • parenting • mothers • income • working mothers • US Census • Census data • career • mother

(Newser) - Women with higher testosterone levels may be more likely to seek out riskier careers, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Chicago tested the testosterone levels of 500 graduate business students, then tracked their post-graduation career moves. Ultimately 36% of women went into high-risk financial careers, and... More »

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women • study • testosterone • career • risk-taking • women's issues


 In Recession, 
 Teaching, Service 
 Hot Jobs for Grads 

Recession will effect talent flow for years to come

Apr 12, 09 5:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The dream of pulling in big bucks just out of college at a prestigious Wall Street job is fading in the face of the recession, and early signs point to public service, government, science, and education as today's emerging hot industries, reports the New York Times. The economy, combined with... More »

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Barack Obama • Wall Street • recession • teaching • economy • career

Find a New Job,
140 Characters at a Time

Site can be used for targeted, effective networking

Apr 8, 09 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you’re unemployed, the right attention on Twitter could land you your next position. Forbes offers pointers on using the micro-blogging site for networking:
  • Make sure your account name contains something about your profession, so your feed shows up when people search associated topics.
  • Search for industry
... More »

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social networking • blogging • blog • job • career • Twitter • career counseling • microblogging

 Dave Shreds Spacy Joaquin 

Ex-actor awkward, embarrassing on show

Feb 12, 09 9:34 AM CST
(Newser) - A nearly comatose Joaquin Phoenix appeared on The Late Show last night, and his vacant stares and one-word answers forced David Letterman to resort to openly mocking him, Gawker reports. Phoenix—who may or may not be engaging in an elaborate publicity stunt—at one point stuck his gum underneath... More »

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music • late night talk show • David Letterman • rapper • Joaquin Phoenix • actor • career • acting career • celebrity interview

 It May Be Curtains for  
 Squeaky-Clean Brown 

Brown's success built on good-guy image

Feb 10, 09 12:17 PM CST
(AP) - At this point, Chris Brown would have been better off getting caught with a bong. At least then the scandal enveloping his white-hot career could have been dismissed by some as a youthful indiscretion. But Brown's arrest after an alleged assault on Rihanna has potentially devastating implications for the 19-year-old... More »

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pop music • image • arrest • assault • Rihanna • career • Chris Brown

Egg-Freezing a Risky Way to Go

Low success rate makes it a 'gamble' for women wanting to
delay motherhood

Feb 1, 09 4:35 PM CST
(Newser) - British doctors are warning women in their 20s and 30s against freezing their eggs to have children later in life, the Telegraph reports. "The central issue is that it doesn't work very well," one doctor said. "The chance of a baby from a frozen egg with... More »

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fertility • reproduction • women • eggs • career

 The Best  
 (and Worst)  
 Jobs in America 

Findings confirm it's good to be nerdy

Jan 6, 09 2:55 PM CST
(Newser) - How desirable is your daily grind? A new study aims to answer that question with a list ranking the best and worst jobs according to five factors: “environment, income, employment outlook, physical demands, and stress,” the Wall Street Journal reports. In the end, the CareerCast list suggests, nerds... More »

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work • list • worst jobs • logging • job • career • mathematicians

Glossies

 Tough Times Force 
 Gen Y to Buckle Down 

Young talent may have to stay put, but Managers need to keep them engaged

Jan 5, 09 8:05 PM CST
(Newser) - They're just out of school, but Millennials—the Gen Y techies who expect jobs-a-plenty and accommodating bosses—are hitting career walls in a plunging economy, the Economist reports. These Internet-savvy job-hoppers are cringing as managers get tough and autonomy withers. “The recession is creating lower turnover, but also higher... More »

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shrinking workforce • business manager • career • millennials • economic downturn

OPINION

 First Lady's 
 Job Is Real:  
 Let's Pay Her 

Job description, salary would help define difficult role

Dec 26, 08 9:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Michelle Obama is taking flak because she's putting her law career on hold to help her kids adjust to life in Washington. In fact, however, she’s not leaving professional life at all: Her new role as first lady—"the hardest job she will ever hold"— comes with... More »

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Michelle Obama • salary • first lady • job • career

 Making the Best of a Layoff 

Losing a job can open window for 'career makeover'

Dec 6, 08 9:21 PM CST
(Newser) - How to survive a layoff? With more Americans facing that question, Newsweek rounds up some advice from success stories and career counselors. The advice is of the usual sort—take a deep breath to reassess, get some training or more education, and network. But it also notes that community colleges... More »

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layoffs • unemployment • training • job market • job • career

What About Michelle's Career?

Women debate high-powered exec's switch to 'mom-in-chief'

Nov 24, 08 6:33 AM CST
(Newser) - What will Michelle Obama’s stint as first lady mean for her own high-powered career? Political wives, policy experts, and pundits are all weighing in, reports the New York Times. Cherie Blair tells Michelle to get used to the back seat, while more optimistic observers insist that Obama’s tour... More »

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Michelle Obama • women's rights • working mothers • Carla Bruni • first lady • career

 Watch for These Layoff Signs 

Knowing it's coming could help you prepare

Oct 15, 08 6:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - More than 750,000 American jobs vanished this year, and more cuts are likely amid the current crisis. MarketWatch offers red flags that a pink slip is coming:
  • Colleagues get fired: You are not immune, even if your boss says so.
  • Training budgets dwindle: They are "not
... More »

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layoffs • office • job security • career • financial crisis

New 'Top-Dog' Careers
for Out-of-Work Bankers

I-banking may be dead, but opportunities are out there

Oct 9, 08 8:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Now that the investment-banking party is over, what are all those hotshot bankers going to do? Bloomberg's Matthew Lynn takes a look at potential new "top-dog" careers:
  • African development. The pioneers who nurture African nations’ industry and infrastructure will be rewarded by the continent’s mineral resources and
... More »

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Africa • investment bankers • career • bankers • financial crisis

 42% Would Dump Job to Teach 

But schools will have to show them the money

Sep 11, 08 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Almost half—42%—of college-educated adults would consider becoming teachers, the Christian Science Monitor reports.That's good news, since US schools will be on the hunt for 3 million to 5 million teachers by 2020, thanks to rising enrollment and baby boomers who are laying down the chalk. But to... More »

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education • public schools • teacher pay • career • teacher • second career

Opinion

  In Politicizing
 Justice,
 'Appalling'
 Betrayal

By injecting politics into hiring, Gonzales & Co. shatter public's faith

Jul 29, 08 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - New confirmation that the Justice Department used political criteria in hiring for career positions shouldn’t just outrage the maybe-liberals they discriminated against, derailing careers because they were gay, say, or had a wife who was a Democrat, a former Clinton administration official writes in the Washington Post. It’s... More »

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Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • Attorney General • John Ashcroft • career • political appointee • Jamie Gorelick

commentary

 Prof Grapples With
 Fate: Teaching Dolts 

'I am the man who has to lower the hammer,' he admits

May 25, 08 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - An English professor at a small US college admits that half his job is killing students' dreams—dreams that they can write, think, or even form a sentence, he writes anonymously in the Atlantic. Yet more American jobs require college credits, and his role is to force Joyce and Faulkner... More »

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education • college • continuing education • adult education • college tuition • job • career

 Forget the Hype:
 Most Overrated
 Careers 

Being a cop, lawyer or chef might seem glamorous—but don't be fooled

Apr 22, 08 6:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cops might look cool on TV, but they do a lot of paperwork off screen. Most chefs churn out the same dishes nightly in assembly-line fashion. Before hopping onto the latest career fad, see US News & World Report's list of most overrated lines of work: 
  1. A great
... More »

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police • list • chef • doctor • nonprofit • attorney • career • teacher

 Lies We Tell at Work 
 ... But Shouldn't 

Even polite fibbing can hurt you in the daily grind

Apr 22, 08 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lying at work, even to be polite, can hurt you in the long run. CNN suggests we all try cutting out these too-tempting lies:
  1. I'd be happy to. If you've got too much on your plate, speak up before you drown yourself.
  2. No questions. Preface your
... More »

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work • list • business tips • career

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