Career
MEDICAL BILLING: RECESSION PROOF CAREER CHOICE
According to industry analysts, one of the top ten recession-proof careers in today’s grueling job market is the Medical Insurance Billing Specialist. As you probably already know, careers in the health industry are both rewarding and well paying. A medical billing career can put you in the center of the medical industry, in a very valuable position, and may even allow you to work from home.
Mothers need to be able to go back to work on their own terms
An MBA no use for women?
Not only are MBAs expensive and at risk of losing their gold-standard status as more courses are launched every year, but now researchers have suggested they are also a bit of a waste of time for women. So what is the MBA really good for?
The latest blow to the MBA's reputation has been dealt by academics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Harvard University who studied why female MBA graduates don't tend to do as well as their male counterparts in the jobs' market.
Why Job Boards Don't Work Like They Used To
Why Job Boards Don't Work Like They Used To
By BankingorBust, LLC
Five or ten years ago, you could submit your resume to an internet job board and actually receive responses. Yes, the good old days. Today, if you primarily, or even heavily, rely on job boards for your job search you may receive a rude awakening. Here's why:
1. More internet savvy job seekers
First Lady at Howard University: "There Is No One Right Answer"
Washington Post
Februrary 11, 2009
First Lady Michelle Obama told a gathering at Howard University's School of Business today that working mothers must choose their own paths, balancing work with family.
"The one thing--the one message that I have is for all of you struggling with this issue is just remember there is no right answer. It took me a long time to figure that out. There is no one right way to do any of this. And the choices and the decisions will change, given your circumstances," she told an audience at a panel discussion at the school.
Call for Submissions: Book on Balancing Career and Family
Ivy League women: I am editing a collection of lively personal essays by Ivy League women that explore the ups and downs of balancing (or not) work and family life. If you are interested in writing, or if you have friends/colleagues from other Ivy League institutions who might want to contribute, please contact : sam@walravens.com I will email you more details. Thank you! Samantha Parent Walravens Princeton Class of 1990 sam@walravens.com
What counts as "experience"?
Borg Institute study finds women in tech face greatest barriers at mid-career
Borg Institute study finds women in tech face greatest barriers at mid-career
By Elise Ackerman
Mercury News
Article Launched: 09/30/2008 04:36:50 PM PDT
If you are a woman, a technical career can be bad for your health, tough on your ego and devastating to a desire to raise a family, according to new research from the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology and Stanford University.
Five secrets for success help women climb the ladder
Five secrets for success help women climb the ladder
Harvey Schachter, September 29, 2008 at 7:31 AM EDT
What drives and sustains successful female leaders? McKinsey & Co. management consultants found after interviewing 85 women around the world that five broad and interrelated dimensions are key. In The McKinsey Quarterly, consultants Joanna Barsh, Susie Cranston and Rebecca Craske present their Centred Leadership model:
