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Blue Collar Jobs Can’t be Moved Offshore

By Kevin M

In Jobs and Careers That Aren’t Coming Back we listed and discussed 13 career fields that are in a state of decline and unlikely to recover. Today we’ll cover the very opposite: job fields that are here to stay and likely to expand.

Global off-shoring of jobs and advances in technology are squeezing many [...]

Jobs and Careers That Aren’t Coming Back

By Kevin M

Recently on OutOfYourRut I’ve been writing a series of posts centered on employment alternatives–self-employment, side businesses and soft employment (part-time, temporary or contract work). The purpose in discussing these alternatives is based on my belief that the weak employment environment we now find ourselves in may not be temporary, and longterm changes need [...]

Making Work-At-Home Work For You

By Kevin M

There probably isn’t a soul in the workforce who hasn’t dreamed of or at least contemplated the possibility of working from home. There are many benefits to this arrangement but it’s important to understand the limitations as well.

I’ve spent a good deal of my life working from home and I strongly recommend [...]

Ten Great Tips to Advance Your Career

Guest Post

There can be extreme competition out there these days when it comes to making an impression on the people who matter at work. Finding ways to impress the boss while maintaining your sanity can be difficult to say the least. While you certainly don’t want to have to work 70-hour workweeks just to get [...]

Steady Paycheck VS. Self-Employment; Which is Right For You?

By Kevin M

It often seems that people who work for someone else, who hold traditional jobs, dream of the day when they’ll break out of their cubicle and go it alone, running their own business. But talk to many of the self-employed and you’re likely to hear of a deep desire to pitch it all [...]

Finding Work by Working for Free

Employers are on tight budgets right now and we need to work outside the box just to get noticed. Think of it as though you’re starting a new business and you’re working to build a customer base by giving out free samples.

Staying Motivated When You’re Stuck in Neutral

By Kevin M

Now might not be the best time to make a job or career change, but does that mean you have to sit where you’re at and just tough it out until better times come along and open up the doors of opportunity? Well, don’t go quitting your job, but there’s plenty you [...]

Ten Ways to be More Productive in Business and on the Job

By Kris at CreditCardCompare.com

It seems that in our professional lives, we’re constantly reaching for more and always looking for ways to push ourselves harder and increase output. Our seemingly insatiable need to force just a little more productivity from ourselves and from our employees can backfire though and leave us looking and feeling like tyrannical [...]

Ten Well Paying Jobs Without a College Degree

By Kevin M

One of the driving purposes of OutOfYourRut.com is the identification of career and business opportunities, primarily for people engaged in one line of work but seeking entry into another.

In that vein, a noteworthy article appeared on Yahoo! Finance yesterday, 10 Jobs With High Pay and Minimal Schooling Required! written by Michael [...]

The Skilled Trades Are Well Worth Investigating

Kevin M

With the job market tightening up in so many fields, and many jobs perhaps gone forever, the time has come to look into opportunities in skilled blue collar occupations.

An article appeared this morning on Yahoo HotJobs called America’s Best Paying Blue Collar Jobs discusses the highest paying jobs in the skilled trades.

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