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• Your Brave New Career as a Nurse Consultant

  I just received an e-mail from Pat Viro, a reader who has a job in an interesting new field known as “nurse consulting.” You’ve probably heard of the growing need for health professionals to care for a quickly expanding number of senior citizens. This Read More... Posted Monday, July 21, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 2 Comments Filed under: Cool Careers, Current Affairs, Employment Trends, Work

• Dream Job Spotlight Cont: Chris, Political Speechwriter

  Today, we’re continuing our interview with Chris , who has his dream job as a political speechwriter. Alex: What personality traits do you think it takes to be successful in your job? Chris: First, imagination. You can’t just say the same things over Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Cool Careers, Current Affairs, Discovering Your Passion

• Dream Job Spotlight: Interview with Chris, Political Speechwriter

  Given current events, I thought it would be appropriate for this dream job spotlight to focus on a political career. Today, we’re talking with Chris, 29, a speechwriter who gets paid to put eloquent words in the mouths of our favorite candidates and is Read More... Posted Monday, February 18, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Cool Careers, Current Affairs, Discovering Your Passion, Work

• Encourage Your Kid to Be a Doctor or a Lawyer? Not So Fast.

  When I performed last year’s survey of the coolest jobs, I was a little surprised when no one voted for two of the most traditionally prestigious occupations – lawyer and doctor. And sure enough, this week the New York Times reported that the desirability Read More... Posted Friday, January 11, 2008 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Continuing Education, Cool Careers, Current Affairs, Employment Trends, Work

• The Tale of 52 Jobs in a Year

  Thanks to the folks over at Get That Job for pointing out the story of Sean Aiken , a twenty-something who is figuring out what he wants to do with his life by trying out a new job every week for a year. According to Sean, after finishing college with Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 12, 2007 7:00 AM by AlexandraLevit | 0 Comments Filed under: Cool Careers, Creativity & Innovation, Current Affairs, Discovering Your Passion, Personal Development, Work, Plans, Hopes, Goals

• Dream Jobs for Kids

  The kids are back to school now, and some have pretty wild “What I Did Over My Summer Vacation” stories. This is a result of a recent trend toward creative camps that teach kids to do their dream jobs. Back in the 80s, all we had was NASA Space Camp (and Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 20, 2006 12:08 AM by AlexandraLevit | 3 Comments Filed under: Cool Careers, Current Affairs Attachment(s): http://www.timeout.com/chicago/export_images/71/71.around.opener.jpg