There are so many businesses out there that have hiring at a standstill with hiring and pay raise freezes. However, some industries are coming out as the places to work, where you can find a job and actually do alright.

The industries where jobs can be found include: Accounting, Information Technology, and even food service. This is all according to government data.

There are several surveys out now that are indicating that many companies won’t be hiring anytime soon, but a lot of the companies in the industries listed above will be looking for new recruits and are already out there actively seeking employees.

After shrinking for an entire year, four quarters in a row, the economy is expected to pick up a bit for the July through September quarter; this could lead employers to take away hiring freezes and start hiring people again. However, even with the new unemployment numbers out and showing a decrease in the total number of those who are unemployed, unemployment is expected to increase to 10% by the end of the year. Total job openings stayed steady through June according to the Labor Department.

Of course there are plenty of accounting jobs out there. The college I graduated from often boasts their 100% placement rate for accounting graduates. That number just seems crazy to me. After all, they just took a lot of the same classes I took to get through business school, yet most of them end up working in their field within weeks of getting their diplomas.

I’m sure you’ve all heard or seen a commercial from the website 1800petmeds, but there are actually a lot of pet pharmacies on the internet ready and willing to send you medicines for you beloved pets. I actually have three dogs and only buy my pet medications (this includes flea and tick treatments as well as heart worm prevention) from the vet.

The reason is because, even though places like 1800petmeds and other online pet pharmacies say that their medicines are 100% authentic and are the exact same as the medicines that you would buy from the vet, sometimes they aren’t. I have been told stories of pet owners who have purchased their dogs’ medicines from online pet pharmacies and ended up with the wrong prescription or medicines that were open, expired, or simply not genuine medicines.

Sure, I would buy pet supplies from these places, but never their medicines. The vets know that a lot of people are buying from these online pharmacies and are now matching prices with them to make sure that pet owners are getting genuine medicines for the same prices that they would be getting them for online. All you have to do is ask your vet if he or she will match the prices. My vet actually told us upfront that she would match the prices and we pay exactly what the online pharmacies are charging, except we pay sales tax.

I know that some vets won’t do this and they still enjoy charging outrageous prices for medicines that could easily be found cheaper elsewhere, but sometimes it’s better to call around and get the best price from local vets. I think the best way to measure how much a vet will charge for medications for your pet is to ask about heartworm prevention. You can see the cost at 1800petmeds and compare.

I don’t think medicines for animals or humans is something that people should skimp on. If you want to save money, try to cut it anywhere else first. I just don’t think most people would consider buying their child antibiotics from an online pharmacy, so why would you get your best friend’s medicines from somewhere similar?

And that is an actual picture of my dog when he was a puppy.

PowerPoint has been around for 25 years now, and while it was first geared toward people who had to present in business meetings and salespeople, the program has now become synonymous with anyone who has to give a presentation of any kind; no matter if you’re a salesperson or a 4th grader.

Over the past few years in college, I gave numerous presentations and PowerPoint presentations were not only expected, but required for all of them. However, after reading the expressions on people’s faces while giving presentations over the past few presentations I’ve discovered something: no one cares.

Perhaps it’s just presentations that people don’t want to go to, perhaps it’s the fact that PowerPoint slides often have too much information on a slide. Whatever the reason, I believe that it’s time for people to start coming up with more creative ways of giving presentations.

I think, especially for those in more creative fields, there should be requirements that they have to give presentations that are far more creative than a PowerPoint presentation; and no, I don’t mean passing out candy or throwing t-shirts at the audience. Marketing professionals are expected to be some of the most creative people in the business school and they’re giving the same presentations as accounting majors, something is wrong there.

Another problem I have with PowerPoint presentations is that the audience has become numb to the presentations. They have taught an entire generation how to stop paying attention. They have also taught that same generation how to rely so heavily on one program.

In the corporate world, people often turn something that can be said in two to five minutes into a 20 minute presentation because they feel as if they need to have the visual aid of a PowerPoint presentation. What a waste of time.