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Dawn's Career Planning Blog January 2004 Archive

By Dawn Rosenberg McKay, About.com Guide to Career Planning since 1997

The Apprentice: Week 4

Friday January 30, 2004
If you had to run a restaurant for one night and show an increase in sales, how would you do it? See what the women of Protege did and why ... Read More

The Apprentice: Schedule Change ... Again

Tuesday January 27, 2004
NBC announced it will now air The Apprentice on Thursday nights at 9 p.m. beginning this week. It had previously been scheduled for Wednesday evenings at 8. Catch Up on What ... Read More

The Apprentice: Week 3

Thursday January 22, 2004
This week Donald Trump taught the candidates, and viewers, about the art of negotiation. Their assignment involved getting the best possible prices on ten items. Find out which team won ... Read More

Jet Blue's Work-At-Home Agents

Tuesday January 20, 2004
When you call to make an airline reservation you probably picture the agent at the other end of the line sitting in cube farm. For many airlines that may be ... Read More

Wife's Career vs. Husband's Aspirations

Monday January 19, 2004
Judith Steinberg, wife of presidential hopeful Howard Dean, has been criticized for not being at her husband's side during the campaign. Steinberg is a physician who has chosen to continue ... Read More

The Apprentice: The Women Win Again

Friday January 16, 2004
In the second episode of the Apprentice the women were once again victorious. With an ad campaign designed to get people ... um ... "pumped up", Protege walked away the ... Read More

The Apprentice: Schedule Change

Tuesday January 13, 2004
The Apprentice, NBC's new work place based reality show, did very well in the ratings last Thursday when it followed Friends. It did so well, in fact, that NBC ... Read More

Helping Your Children Make Career Choices

Monday January 12, 2004
If you are the parent of a pre-teen or young teenager it is likely that your child's career choice is the furthest thing from your mind. While most people would ... Read More

The Apprentice: Score One for the Women

Friday January 9, 2004
The women's team, Protégé Corporation, won the first round of competition on The Apprentice. Find out what they had that the men's team did not. Read More More Resources: Does Sex ... Read More

The Apprentice: Reality TV at Work

Thursday January 8, 2004
In a show one might describe as work place Survivor, The Apprentice has 16 contestants competing for the job of a lifetime. The winner will run a division of ... Read More

Your First Job

Monday January 5, 2004
According to economists the job market is finally seeing some signs of improvement. This could mean that many of you who graduated last Spring may be beginning your first "real" ... Read More
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