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Attaining the Best Education, Careers and Job Advancement

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By Patty Inglish, MS



Your Job is Calling!

Are you looking for a job or a new career? It may be actually calling to you. Enter here to find out how to answer.

Do YOU Have a Calling in Life?

You have arrived at this great site, because you are probably looking for a new job for yourself, or a family member or friend. Unemployment in America or in your particular state may be low at this time, but plenty of Americans are looking for good work that pays well and offers an opportunity for advancement and perhaps education as well. Some fringe benefits would be nice too, such as sick days, vacation time, health insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement accounts, stock options, company discounts, and other choices. Further, most people would like to be recognized for accomplishing good things on a job they like to do.

The US federal minimum wage has risen to $7.25 per hour, more than the previous $5.15 an hour, but still not enough for a single individual to live alone in a suitable dwelling and be able to pay for utilities, food, and clothing; let alone a car, gasoline and car insurance. An entry level position may not pay a lot of money, but it will give you the opportunity to find out what kinds of work you like and do not like to perform.

Work should be enjoyable. It should not be punishment. It should be something you like to do and which is suited to your talents, skills, ability to learn, and work style. You may already know what your calling in life and work is. It is that particular activity that you know you should be doing. If not, there are ways to determine your calling and we can help you.

Consult with Hub Pages for Your Career and Education Needs

We can help you answer your calling through listings of a variety of job and training related resources, interesting articles about creative methods of job search, and a variety of other related topics.

If you have any requests, please do not hesitate to ask.

There will be job listings for specific states in the USA, various cities, and even areas of Canada from time to time and there will definitely be updates about the major job search engines on the Internet and information about new ones. In addition, we will offer suggestions and ideas about ways to get yourSelf noticed on the job in a way that will earn you respect, raises, and promotions along the path to a successful career.

Many individuals, especially in America, work in more than one career during a lifetime. If you are looking to change careers, develop your career into a new spin-off business or job of the future, or learn skills for a totally new career, this is also the place to look for help, information, and ideas.

Perhaps now is even the time to begin your own business. We can suggest ideas and resources for that as well.

There are always possibilities...

Happy Working! Have a Great Life!

Career and Job News

  • Youths in line for stimulus-funded jobs now left withoutThe Record and Herald News13 hours ago

    Paterson’s decision to use federal stimulus money to pay for summer jobs has forced city officials to replace last year’s teen workers with young hires who meet strict poverty guidelines or are otherwise disadvantaged.

  • Youths hired for stimulus-funded jobs now left withoutThe Record and Herald News14 hours ago

    Paterson’s decision to cash in on federal stimulus funds for youth summer jobs has forced officials to deny jobs to almost 200 teens who thought they were hired and led one camp to close. Parents were left scrambling to place children with nowhere to go.

  • Mike Lux: We Need a Jobs Package, Not a Stimulus PackageThe Huffington Post15 hours ago

    All this talk about a second stimulus package is fundamentally besides the point. What we need is a comprehensive policy package that is very simply focused on one thing and one thing only: jobs.

  • White House: Stimulus Plan Has Created Or Saved 150,000 JobsNasdaq19 hours ago

    WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The economic stimulus plan has created or saved 150, 000 jobs since its inception in February, a senior White House Budget Office official said Wednesday.

  • Stimulus Jobs Coming For Teens, Young AdultsKMGH 7 Denver18 hours ago

    Federal stimulus dollars are going to train and hire young people for summer jobs.

  • Stimulus summer jobs almost filledDaily Press34 hours ago

    If you were wondering if there are still stimulus summer jobs out there in Newport News, the short answer is: not really.


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VinceSamios  says:
14 months ago

Another excellent hub - there is a reason you are one of the top hub writers!

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Patty Inglish, MS  says:
14 months ago

I am writing more about education, going state to state....

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