By Mary White, M.A., SPHR Let me start by saying that these might not be the ten worst answers to job interview questions of all time. They are, however, among the ten worst responses that I have ever heard. That’s right — these are all true. Some of these responses I heard from students in... read more

Tonight, this country will be able to listen to the current President of the United States, one George W. Bush, who will be making his last State of the Union address, an event that has for more than two hundred years been treated as a major political speech, wherein the leader of this country lays out... read more

By Randall Olson, Mobile Technical Institute/MTI Business Solutions Have you reached the limit in terms of your ability to move forward in your career? Do you want to continue moving forward professionally? Have you discovered that the fact that you never completed your undergraduate degree is keeping... read more

By Mary White, MTI Business Solutions 1. Networking - Build a network of other people who are influential in your career field. Professional organizations, chambers of commerce, and networking groups are great resources for meeting people who are leaders in your field and community. As you cultivate... read more

The stock market has had four trading sessions during a week that has seen a big interest rate cut announced by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and a tax cut stimulus package requested by President Bush make major progress in the Congress. Disappointingly, two sessions were up, two were down, just... read more

Politicians might look down on the stock market for ideological, patronage and other reasons, but it does do good things for the country and certain constituent bases by providing jobs and incomes and, best of all for those dependent on the government, income taxes, capital gains taxes and other revenue... read more

The 2008 Race for the Presidency is less than one month old, but it already is fast becoming clear that this is going to be an endurance test rather than a quick sprint to the convention based on the way the vote splits, the candidates act up  and the unsettling controversy that clouds so many national... read more

The Dow finished over 14,000 for the first time on July 29, 2007. It reached its all time high of 14,164.53 on October 9. It is now closer to 12,000, a difference of 14%, officially a correction, but really more of a bumpy ride since investors have begun to lose money. How bad are things? Well, from... read more

Well, it’s not that often I am bemused by a news clip, but something made me sit up and take notice today: Headlines reported “large cat spooks eastern Pittsburgh” Even though I live north and not east, I just had to read about this monsterous attack kitty. It turns out that folks had been reporting... read more

Mitt Romney has won the Republican Michigan primary, following Mike Huckabee’s win in Iowa and John McCain’s first place finish in New Hampshire. That makes three leading Republican candidates, and while there are other contenders in the field who are getting polite notices from the media, complicating... read more