San Francisco Employment Reaches A 15 Year High
San Francisco's job market hit a 15 year high in August, and analysts expect that the Bay Area's record-smashing employment rates will continue to rise.
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San Francisco's job market hit a 15 year high in August, and analysts expect that the Bay Area's record-smashing employment rates will continue to rise.
Director of Professional Development, Education Programs at Common Sense Education expanded her career options and found her ideal job.
Matt Hollcraft, Executive Director and Chief Information Security Officer, shares his education path to his master's degree.
Meet Sequoia Taylor, a San Francisco-based entrepreneur-in-residence, who says that your field of study at college is less important to your career than being happy and working hard in your chosen field.
"I can say with complete certainty that every day I put something from my MBA to work in my day-to-day business. The financial return that I have seen is incredible both for me, but also within my company," says Nic Stover.
Federal authorities are investigating allegations that a UC Berkeley custodial contractor underpaid workers who cleaned up after football games and other sporting events at the university.
Mia Monahan has cerebral palsy and has decided to use her personal experience and education to teach others with intellectual disabilities.
San Francisco pediatric nurse details how her education and background as a nurse practitioner have helped to make her career so successful.
The co-founder of drchrono, a fast-growing concept medical platform, discusses how degrees in both psychology and computer science are connected to his current role. Meet Daniel Kivatinos, a Silicon Valley success story.
My education prepared me for this role by learning about mental health and theories behind why people do what they do.
Helen Marlo, Ph.D has multiple careers and finds that touching others emotionally and being touched emotionally is extremely gratifying and rewarding.
"When people ask you if you want to be in education, do not think the only role is to be a teacher. I admire teachers and always say, I never had that courage."
Brian Witlin, entrepreneur and COO of Yummly, gives excellent advice for those wishing to start and be successful with a business.
Ed Rovera, Nursing Pedagogy and Simulation Educator shares the positive aspects of an exciting career in simulation education.
Paul Henderson, Deputy Chief of Staff for Public Safety in the Mayor's Office of San Francisco is passionate and committed to his role in public service.
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Dr. Neil Kobrin is President of the Academy of Mindful Psychology and is also in private practice, he fully credits his education for his successful career.
I was there because it has an unbelievably active and tightly bonded alumni community, and because they tend to have high industry placement.
Nav Athwal, CEO and Founder of RealtyShares continues to grow his company with plans to double over the next 6 months.
Those in the best position to take advantage of the business boom are those with the education to follow their dreams.
"Thus far, the biggest reward (besides having that diploma in hand) was being immediately offered a management level position from an established hospital in Southern California, prior to even graduating," says Madeline Gonyea.
If you are currently teaching, understand that if your master's is a step to an administrative role, your student-classroom contact time will be compromised.
In the Bay Area, San Mateo County had the lowest percent of unemployed residents in July.
"The completion of this degree has reminded me of the fact that we can accomplish great things through hard work and persistence," said Morgan Chappell.
"I pursued a master's degree to figure out what I wanted to do with my life, and open up opportunities that might otherwise be closed. I went to Stanford not only because it was a great school but because of the program focus on entrepreneurship," said David Haase.
