6 Ways to Update Your Career Wardrobe for Spring

Well, spring is finally here at last! As spring is often thought of as a time of renewal, now is as good as any to think about updating your career wardrobe a bit.

Where to start though?

#1 - Think Bright

Well, first one should think about colors; after all, the spring wardrobes on runways do favor certain “fresh” looking colors this season. Some of these colors can include light shades of turquoise blue, coral rose, lavender, silver, yellow and yes – even pink.

#2 - Accessorize, accessorize, accessorize!

To update the look of your spring career wardrobe, it is relatively easy to add new accessories to achieve a more fresh spring-like look. For instance, you can add scarves, handbags, belts and shoes in the spring season’s more trendy light colors.

#3 - Think About Fashion Staples

While your jackets and blazers from last spring may be perfectly serviceable, you can think about updating your wardrobe with a more modern look. Of course, you can also consider buying these staples in the new trendy light colors that are so popular this season.

#4 - Update Your Neutrals

Most of you probably already own “tried and true” office attire in various shades of neutral tones such as taupe, gray, navy, black and the like. If you wish to brighten up these neutrals somewhat, you can pare these neutrals with brighter more spring-like colors. For instance, you can add a bright top underneath a neutral blazer and pant suit.

#5 - Consider Adding a Floral Piece

As a more feminine look is popular this season, if it is appropriate at your place of work, you can consider adding a feminine piece such as a floral dress. You can then pair this floral dress with a sophisticated looking cardigan or blazer to make the look a more polished one.

#6 - Change Up Your Make-up

While you may be accustomed to wearing your make-up a certain way everyday to work, think about changing your make-up a bit for spring. Now we are not talking about making drastic changes here – as your look must be workplace appropriate, but you can make some small changes to give your look a quick update. For instance, you can choose a new lipstick color that complements your skin tone.

Now that you have some ideas – what steps are you taking to update your spring career wardrobe?

Larisa Redins is a full time writer and editor with degrees in both Arts and Biological Science. She writes about career issues for PhillyJobsBlog.com and other topics for a variety of international websites and magazines. Please visit her other blogs at PhillyJobsBlog.com and view job posting at Beyond.com.

5 High Paying Jobs With No Future

Some of the jobs that have gone away, may not be coming back. Take a look at the top 5 high paying jobs that have no future.

Finding a great job that brings home a big salary can be a dream come true when you are looking for a job. Of course, finding great, high paying jobs with security is even more important. According to MoneyWatch, there are several high paying jobs that have no future. As times have changed, these jobs have gone away in large number and are starting to be phased out altogether.

So, lets take a look at the top 5 high paying jobs with no futures:

1. Fashion designer – Fashion houses are starting to outsource more of their work and there are fewer and fewer job openings in the world of Fashion. Even though students are still attending fashion school and dreaming of creating their own masterpieces, the projection is that by 2018, only 200 new designers will be able to find work.
   
   
2. Insurance underwriter – The decline in home sales coupled with new software that allows one person to do three times as much work has done away with the need to hire more people into this profession. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics estimates that the field will lose 4% of its jobs by 2018.
   
   
3. Travel Agent – So many people are planning their vacations using online site to find the cheapest fare, that travel agents are really struggling. Sites like Hotwire and Orbitz have made it easy for anyone to plan their own vacation, eliminating the need for an agent. The BLS estimates that by 2018, the industry will lose 1,200 jobs.
   
   
4. Newpaper reporter – According to the BLS, 4,400 jobs will disappear in this field. Newspapers have been struggling in recent years, and many of them have started buying content on a per article basis from freelance reporters, rather than keep a team of reporters on staff.
   
   
5. Chemist – Almost half of all chemists are working in manufacturing firms. As the manufacturing companies continue to outsource their research and development to small firms, they are cutting out the jobs for in-house chemists.

What other jobs do you think should be listed here? Let me know in the comments.

By Melissa Kennedy- Melissa is a 9 year blog veteran and a freelance writer for PhillyJobsBlog, along with helping others find the job of their dreams, she enjoys computer geekery, raising a teenager, supporting her local library, writing about herself in the third person and working on her next novel.