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After Navy service in World War II, I earned a BFA from the Phila. College of Art (now the Univ. of the Arts). I was then recalled to active duty in the Korean War. Following was a 40-year career in public relations, advertising, sales promotion, graphic

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Jobs & Careers > Job Search (Other) Elements of a successful job search: 2 of 31
"Elementary, my dear Watson" said Sherlock Holmes when searching for an answer to a mystery was obvious ... at least to Sherlock. The mystery of a winning job search is also elementary for anyone who wants to take the brainwork, time and effort to do it right. 1. If you're sitting around waiting for a job to come to you, goo... More..
Jobs & Careers > Career Path & Goals When to quit your job: 2 of 30
When to quit your job is determined by many factors. First, an example. In the mid-1960s, we were writers in the advertising department of a large pharmaceutical firm. In the next set of offices was a department that was an innovation for the time, a television remote production team. Their job was to set up TV equipment at ... More..
Jobs & Careers > Stress & Time Management How to avoid anger at work: 1 of 15
You can not avoid anger at work. It is impossible. Daily pressures, rivalries, gossip, laziness, missed deadlines and a thousand other problems conspire to bring your temper to the boiling point and beyond whenever they happen. If you want to keep your job and your sanity, the best you can do is suppress anger. It isn't easy... More..
Jobs & Careers > Getting Ahead Careers: Covering for an incompetent boss: 1 of 15
I worked for an incompetent boss for more than ten years. Well, he wasn't exactly incompetent in his professional skills, just incompetent with the waste of his on-the-job time. Assuming it was his privilege, he sat around every morning reading the newspapers, had a long, often liquid, lunch, and when he felt like it, he wen... More..
Jobs & Careers > Occupations (Other) Should service industry employees earning tips receive the US federal minimum wage?: 2 of 28
Of course, they should. Except for a few exceptions, such as waitresses in the big-spenders' poker room in Las Vegas resorts or caddies who carry bags for millionaire golfers or billionaire oil executives, most service workers can't depend on tips to make a decent living. Additionally, most service workers do more than bring... More..
Jobs & Careers > Jobs & Careers (Other) How to avoid online business scams: 1 of 13
The Golden Rule For Business Start-up Offers: If it looks too good to be true, it is. As an old-timer who has seen businesses flourish and fail over eight decades, I long ago realized that the internet is only new in technology, not in human behavior. People have been gypping vulnerable other people since Eve talked Adam int... More..
Jobs & Careers > Career Path & Goals Tips for exploring career choices: 1 of 12
Making career choices isn't just for the young. A friend of mine hit age 60, and was in a deep funk. With the children grown and on their own, and retired military husband recently deceased, she said all she had to look forward to was living out boring, declining years alone. For a guy who started his best career job at age ... More..
Jobs & Careers > Career Path & Goals Career change success stories: 2 of 22
I believe the secret to my job change success, which was actually the one major one I'll talk about here, is that I never stopped looking for something better. No matter how satisfied I was with a job, I always had an ear and eye open for a better opportunity. Even within the last five years of my career, at age 60, I applie... More..
Jobs & Careers > Health & Sciences Jobs How to decide if nursing is the right job for you: 2 of 21
The first requirement is to ask yourself if you fully understand the profession. If you're in your early teens or younger, It may look glamorous and exciting, because your main exposure to nursing may be seeing it as portrayed on TV and in the movies. Everything is clean, everyone is competent, patients are cooperative, and ... More..
Jobs & Careers > Arts & Entertainment Jobs How to become a comedian as a profession: 1 of 10
Comedy is a profession, and a tough one to master with any kind of success. For every Jay Leno, Ray Romano, Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Cosby and the recently-departed George Carlin, there are thousands of stand-up comedians out there trying to make it from the $25-a-night club gigs in Nowhere City to the multi-million dollar contr... More..