(From the archives, first published in 2006.) The world has become fascinated with today’s celebrity chefs who boast top culinary educations and own mega-popular restaurants. Two quieter culinary trends, however, are focusing on just the opposite. A growing number of “underground restaurants” and “wandering supperclubs,” held anywhere from crowded living rooms or two-car garages, to…

Professional media producers understand how to tailor information to meet the needs of a target audience. Viewers of a cable news channel want details about money, politics, and crime updated throughout the day. Readers of a morning newspaper may prefer deeper insight, context, and analysis. Lovers of public radio enjoy soothing, thoughtful interviews. In most…

(From April 2009) Credit card reform tops the agenda at a meeting of banking executives at the White House on Thursday. Treasury officials originally planned the event as a discussion about pending credit card legislation. However, the meeting made front page news when White House officials announced that President Obama will personally address attendees… Read…

Though the summer months offer plenty of leisure activities, career-minded students are using summer sessions at online colleges to prepare for a challenging job market. By popular demand, colleges are making it easier than ever to transfer credits between online schools and traditional institutions. Here are five ways that students can leverage the power of…

Raw talent alone isn’t enough to qualify for most of today’s most in-demand jobs. In a recent survey, one out of every five Americans polled admitted to knowing a qualified job candidate who had been passed over because they hadn’t completed a formal career training program. Government data reveals eleven fast-growing careers that allow job…

Few managers like to discuss salaries and raises outside of annual appraisal season or one on one meetings with employees. Why? Because many employers know that team members doing similar work could have salary gaps as significant as 50%. Yet, as veteran managers can attest, they rarely yield to employees who ask for more money,…

Changing your job doesn’t always have to mean completing a four-year degree. With help from government statisticians, we’ve compiled a list of ten exciting, well-paying jobs that you can start with just a high school diploma and an associate’s degree. Many of these jobs even allow you to start earning money while you train. That…

Recent studies indicate that today’s working professionals desire control of their time even more than a bigger paycheck. Job seekers can often uncover flexible jobs in businesses that serve customers around the clock, and in industries with a backlog of projects to process. Telecommuting offers professionals the ability to eliminate long commutes without cutting connections…

(This article originally ran at the height of the gas crisis a few years ago…) With fuel prices topping four dollars per gallon in some states, many Americans want to keep their paychecks in their pockets and out of their gas tanks. Thanks to cheap Internet access and fast computers, some workers can perform their…

Earning $100,000 in any profession requires a combination of hard work, career training, and personal experience. These ten jobs prove that you can grow your salary to six figures without a law degree or a medical school diploma. In all ten cases, online career training programs can help you learn the skills to pursue a…