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 demographic shift has been well documented.  For example, according to ...

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 and over, you have to experiment with language and different ...

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 featured in my new book, How’d You Score That Gig?     Alex:  How do you ...

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 of the law and medical professions is at an all time low.    In the days ...

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 a business degree, he made a promise to himself that he wouldn’t settle for a career that he was ...

[ImageAttachment]   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 that cost like a million dollars), but now, kids can ...