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Equal work for the disabled
Among persons with disabilities, men are almost twice as likely to have jobs as women. Unemployment rates vary between types of disability, being the highest among those with a mental illness...


Thinking about changing careers...Go for it!
Most persons attend school with the goal of becoming an expert in a particular field or industry, with the hope that the knowledge gained will lead to a long and promising career, often for the rest of their lives.


Looking for work abroad? Beware!
Ten to 15 per cent of migration today involves migration under irregular situations – entering or working in countries without authorization. Irregular migration leads to high levels of exploitation, forced labour, and abuse of human rights...


Becoming an entrepreneur
Before you make the life-changing decision to start your own business, you should carefully weigh the advantages and disadvantages. In addition, you will need to determine whether you have the personality traits that are needed to ensure your success... <


Your career in comedy
In Britain, The Telegraph reports that sales of comedy DVDs have been soaring as Britons try to "laugh off their sorrows". The British Comedy Guide reported in December 2009 that the DVD market in that country is as healthy as ever...


Paying three times for one mistake
Bad hires are not only mentally draining but costly including loss of productivity, recruiting costs, screening, interviewing, testing and training costs as well as disruption of team spirit and other costs...


Vocabulary: Why size matters
What does vocabulary have to do with my job? I’m great at what I do and that’s all that matters.” Well, vocabulary has a lot to with your job – and your pay...


Learn new skills in evening school
Five community colleges and three mutli-disciplinary colleges, with nineteen locations island wide, offer various types and levels of education and training...


This can destroy your career
Do you think it is OK to cheat your boss if you are not being paid what you think you are worth? Do you believe nothing is wrong with making an extra dollar dishonestly in a difficult economy...


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