As the human population continues to balloon worldwide, there is one thing that continues to grow with it: the demand for energy. That demand, coupled with the ever-shrinking availability of non-renewable energy resources, has driven the need for new workers…
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U.S. Companies with Overseas Jobs
Want to work in a foreign country but lack the required work visa? More and more U.S. companies are building branches overseas and helping their employees through the paperwork to send them abroad. Figuring out which companies offer such a…
Posted in Blog, Getting Hired
2017 Trends for the Workplace
Happy New Year! Now that we’ve inaugurated a new President and experienced his first week in office, many are wondering what his potential changes will mean to the day-to-day lives of real people. Jena McGregor of The Washington Post has…
Posted in Liberal Arts, Workplace Trends
The Case for Defying Your Parents and Choosing a Liberal Arts Major
In the age of helicopter parenting, it’s not surprising that new high school graduates are not only feeling the pressure of where to go to school, but what to study. A recent Washington Post article by Steven Pearlstein outlines the…
Posted in Higher Education, Liberal Arts
DESK OR NO DESK? That is the Question…
Whether you’re a number cruncher, a tree hugger, or something in between, you probably have some idea of how much time you want to sit at a desk. Here are a few options for both sides of the equation… …
Posted in Liberal Arts, Workplace Trends
Top 150 Workplaces in the DC area
The Washington Post Magazine released its annual list of Top Workplaces for 2015, and Applied Predictive Technologies became the first company to make the list for a second consecutive year. The magazine interviewed Chief People Officer and Senior Vice President…
Posted in Blog, Career Resources
2014 Graduates in Liberal Arts: Where Are They Now?
It’s hard to believe that the graduates of 2014 have been in the job marketplace for a whole year now. So how have they fared so far? A recent study conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)…
Liberal Arts Salary Report for New Grads
The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) just released the results of their 2014 First-Destination Survey, and the findings for liberal arts graduates are interesting: the top average starting salary among Class of 2014 liberal arts graduates at the…
The Happiest Companies to Work for in 2015
Do you have a solid picture in your head of the ideal location to find a job and build a career? Some people want to stick close to roots and family, while others may require a certain geographic location in…
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Hot Jobs for 2015
It’s almost Valentine’s Day already–can you believe it? Where did January go? While you’re digging out from the gargantuan snowbanks in the Northeast, or swimming through the floods of the West Coast, now’s a good time to consider what the…
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