Online Career Tips

By Dan Schwabel, Business2Community.com
Special to Online Career Tips

Many people I speak to feel stuck in their current jobs and the reason is often because it’s simply not the right fit for them. We often talk here about corporate culture and how important it is to match your brand to your employer. Despite a still high national unemployment rate, workers are constantly looking for their next move. 35% of workers are already preparing for their next job after two weeks in, reports CareerBuilder. Staying in the wrong job can be detrimental to your career because you have a bad attitude, are less productive and your unhappiness can negatively impact your social life.

By Joyce Lain Kennedy, ChicagoTribune.comSpecial to Online Career Tips

DEAR JOYCE: I'm a single mom working from home three days a week. I can afford a sitter two days a week. I understand that Yahoo and Best Buy ended their policies of allowing employees to work out of the office. Maybe I'm overreacting, but are we seeing the beginning of the end of job policies that allow employees to work from home at least several days a week? -- L.A.L.

Today more Americans are working from home at least one day a week than ever before: more than 9 percent of U.S. workers, compared with 7 percent in 1997.

And the last I heard, Best Buy non-store employees can still work out of the office, but now they will need a manager's approval.

By Michael Horn, Forbes.com
Special to Online Career Tips

A few weeks back, I had the honor to emcee the closing awards dinner at the Education Innovation Summit in Scottsdale.  The evening took a sour note though as the dinner keynote, which Andy Kessler delivered, stunned and offended the majority of the audience by essentially arguing that as digital learning rises, we won’t need teachers anymore.

The audience took to Twitter to voice vehement disagreement, and my co-emcee and I—we were just as surprised as everyone else—did our best to distance ourselves from the remarks and hit the reset button on the evening.

By Humberto Coronado
Manager, Corporate and Strategic Relationships in Transportation and Logistics at American Public University

Most modern day businesses have IT departments. In the early years of information technology, an IT department would consist of one computer operator storing data on magnetic tape and then boxing it in a basement. Nowadays, IT departments have many employees with a variety of skills that include systems administration, database administration and information technology management. Instead of using magnetic tape, there are now sophisticated computers, servers, database systems and cryptography that help store data. Advanced IT systems have made businesses more competitive around the world, so businesses of all types are trying to stay ahead of one another with their information technology.

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