Facing a setback is always frustrating, especially when it comes to your career. It's easy to let inconveniences get to you, but in the words of Napoleon Bonaparte: “You become...
What can you learn about Twitter’s CEO, Dick Costolo, for building a successful career? If you want to be an effective leader, stop making people like you. Some managers are...
Data collected by the National Science Foundation revealed that a total of 1,941 engineering doctorates were awarded in 2004. Of those, only 32--or 1.7 percent--were conferred...
You don't have to be a comic book fan to know that the “Man of Steel” spends most of his time pretending to be a mild mannered newspaper reporter. Even though he's faster than...
Women engineers are urged to attend MIT's critically important symposium--Leaders in Science and Engineering: The Women of MIT, scheduled for March 28 and 29, 2011 at the...
When most of us think about finding a summer job, we picture teens and college students applying for jobs at the mall or at amusement parks. However, for those who are trying...
What comes to mind when you hear the term ‘war hero?’ Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan? George C. Scott in Patton? How about Denzel Washington in Glory? If you said the...
Whether you work in a traditional cubicle or an open concept office, when you spend the majority of your day at your desk facing a computer screen, it's easy to forget that you...
There are jobs, and there are dream jobs. Jobs will come to you. Dream jobs have to be uncovered. How do you do that? Most experts agree that the best way to find the best...
Working on a team project, whether it's for your job, a college course or a volunteer program, can sometimes be a challenge. Any time you combine a group of people with...
Maybe it is a curse or maybe a blessing, but I sure do think about diversity a lot of the time. This makes me perpetually aware of comments, relationships, and anything that...
During last week's Super Bowl, a thirty-second commercial spot cost an estimated $3.5 million. It sounds outrageous, but every year there is almost as much discussion about the...
A job-specific cover letter is one of the most promising to send because the company is hiring! You know this because the company told you so; possibly, through an online job...
We all know how important networking is to your job search. Finding new ways to make valuable connections can open up many new possibilities, job leads and inside information...
I've watched people struggle through the quicksand of trying to raise funds via promises from venture capitalists, run the hurdles of SBA loan applications, produce mounds of...