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by Derek Loosvelt|January 22, 2015
Today, New York City's Juilliard School, the renowned dance, drama,
and music conservatory, announced that it has received a $5 million
donation to create the Alan D. Marks Center for Career Services and
Entrepreneurship. It will be the school's first official career
services center.
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by Vault Careers|January 22, 2015
Are you bored out of your mind even considering a 9-5 behind the
confines of a desk? Sitting at a desk in a cubicle isn't for
everyone. There are plenty of career options out there that are
interesting and keep you out in the field. Some require extensive
education while others have lower average salaries. But, if
experiencing new things or places is what you want from a career,
then, according to Vault contributor JT Ripton, these seven
positions might just be perfect for you.
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by Vault Careers|January 21, 2015
Since December, Vault has been asking accounting professionals
across the U.S. to tell us what it's like to work for their firms.
So far, we've surveyed about 6,000 accounting professionals, and
one of the questions we've been asking has to do with interviews.
Specifically, we've been asking accountants to tell us the
questions that they were asked during interviews with their firms.
And, to that end, below you'll find 49 common interview questions
that top accounting firms ask.
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by Vault Careers|January 21, 2015
Have you got stories to share about love (or lust!) in the
workplace? Don't be shy … that's what Vault's Office Romance Survey
is for. Vault.com is renowned for its thorough, substantive
research and insights into the vital matters facing today's
workforce. It is in that tradition that we invite you to our latest
survey, which deals with that most pressing subject: Love.
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by Phil Stott|January 21, 2015
"We are a strong, tight-knit family who has made it through some
very hard times." The central theme of the domestic portion of
President Obama's penultimate State of the Union speech last night
was all about the progress the economy has made since the darkest
days of the recession, coupled with a few ideas-most of which are
unlikely to make it through Congress alive-about where to go from
here.
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by Kaitlin Edleman|January 20, 2015
Lawyers exist to serve the needs of their clients. Clients are the
lifeblood of every law firm. Regardless of size or prestige,
without clients, a firm can't survive. Many associates are often
tasked with generating new business, and failure to do so could
mean forfeited annual pay raises, decreased bonus opportunities,
stalled promotion prospects and even job loss.
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by Vault Careers|January 20, 2015
There are lots of different reasons why people choose one career
path over another. While some target careers with good earning
potential, others choose vocations that allow them to help others,
or to work with their hands. One thing everyone has in common,
however, is the desire to know that there will be jobs available
when they complete their training. Here is a look at five careers
where the future looks bright.
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by Vault Careers|January 14, 2015
Follow us @VaultFinance.
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by Kaitlin Edleman|January 14, 2015
Many factors contribute to overall satisfaction with a legal
job-co-workers, commute time, the jerk level of the boss-but the
most important factors may be the subject matter associates are
required to stare at ALL DAY LONG and the type of work related to
that subject matter. Switching practice groups may be the solution
to unhappiness in the workplace-whether that is an available option
is another question.
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by Nicole Weber|January 12, 2015
The vast majority of junior attorneys will agree that when they
graduated from law school and began practicing, they had no idea
what they were doing. Law school prepares you to take exams, fire
back at Socratic-method questioning, and learn how to survive
without doing 50 percent of your assigned reading.
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