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"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.
"I'm pursuing an M.B.A. for three reasons: the credential, the academics and the people. A senior leader at Google told me that she had gotten her first executive role because of her M.B.A..
Amy Ziegler, a nurse practitioner and director for advanced practice nursing and allied health professionals at NorthBay Healthcare in the San Francisco Bay area, she shares her nursing expertise and insights.
Christina Villarreal, Ph.D. holds numerous professional roles, all of which involve helping others reach their full potential. She shares her insights and expertise.
Moir became a bilingual teacher, and went on to become director of teacher education at UC Santa Cruz. There, she found growing numbers of her top performing students were leaving the profession after only a few years.
An experienced internet technology leader describes his expertise as a manager, advisor and investor. By the nature of the high tech landscape constantly evolving, there is no formula for a successful career.
The June job report paints a rosy picture of employment in the Bay Area, and it's not only the quantity of jobs created but the quality. San Jose and San Francisco ranked first and second, respectively, in a report on sales job salaries.
President Obama recently pointed out that mass incarceration is now impacting millions of children, across the U.S. Now, a San Francisco Bay Area criminal defense attorney is working to do something about it, shining a light on a rewarding career path for those interested in criminal law.
Maria Diploudis sheds light on how she navigated different jobs to finally achieve her career goal of landing a full-time job serving children and families in emergency response.
Investors are more likely to fund ventures founded by repeat entrepreneurs who have proven they can take a new company to profitability.
Most states have deeply cut spending in higher education since 2008. Meanwhile more students than ever are enrolling.
Job cuts by many tech companies may indicate a recent slump, but clean tech continues its run of strong growth. Anyone looking to join the ranks of a growing industry in the San Francisco Bay Area would be wise to consider the alternative energy sector.
Productive careers are born out of real-world necessity. The demands to address cybercrime shaped the career of the senior manager of cyber security at one of San Francisco's signature companies, Levi Strauss & Co.
Nurses are in high demand at hospitals, but many other opportunities exist for RNs. Whether serving as a grammar school nurse, health care worker at corporate day care facility or pursuing other opportunities, becoming a certified nursing professional is a sure-fire way to keep yourself in high demand.
All of the Bay Area's nine counties had unemployment rates last month below the state average, according to the California Employment Development Department.
Social media has evolved to impact nearly all areas of our lives. One would think a career in this arena requires a social sciences background, but increasingly, it requires a background in hard sciences.
Tourism is one of the world's biggest industries, but large corporations have long since taken most pieces of the pie. Now, a local entrepreneur is able to take a cut using her ingenuity, education and passion to spread travel cheer.
Unable to put down their mobile devices, distracted drivers are responsible for traffic infractions ranging from minor collisions to deadly accidents. Now, there may be a way for business, technology and public policy to come together for compliance to existing laws.
Psychotherapists are in high demand in the San Francisco Bay Area. The region has more than its share of high-pressure jobs and strained marriages. If you have an aptitude for helping people and providing insight into their problems, you may find a rewarding career as a psychotherapist.
The new high watermark of 525,600 employed workers holds implications for housing as well as ideal career paths for those entering the job market, and there is reason for even greater optimism going forward thanks to a technology growth trend in the city.
Greg Johnsen is the CMO of GT Nexus, an industry leading Bay Area company that manages a cloud supply chain platform and hosts of one of the top supply chain events in the country.
A Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer shot and injured a suspect at Union City station Monday night, the agency reported.
Sources say President-elect Donald Trump will be on hand with Elon Musk for the sixth test flight of SpaceX's huge Super Heavy-Starship rocket today.
As House Democrats conduct the leadership elections Tuesday, the party is still reeling from the results of the 2024 elections — and reckoning with the path forward.
U.S. Coast Guard crews were kept busy over the weekend, rescuing 16 people in five separate emergencies in the Bay Area and along the Monterey coast.
A postal worker who was doing his rounds of delivering mail was struck and killed by an SUV Monday in Santa Rosa, according to police.
A Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer shot and injured a suspect at Union City station Monday night, the agency reported.
Sources say President-elect Donald Trump will be on hand with Elon Musk for the sixth test flight of SpaceX's huge Super Heavy-Starship rocket today.
As House Democrats conduct the leadership elections Tuesday, the party is still reeling from the results of the 2024 elections — and reckoning with the path forward.
U.S. Coast Guard crews were kept busy over the weekend, rescuing 16 people in five separate emergencies in the Bay Area and along the Monterey coast.
A postal worker who was doing his rounds of delivering mail was struck and killed by an SUV Monday in Santa Rosa, according to police.
The high-profile Bob Lee murder trial stretched into its sixth week in a San Francisco courtroom Monday, with jurors getting a chance to pose questions to the defendant accused of fatally stabbing the Cash App founder last year.
In many Indigenous cultures across the Americas, gender is recognized as fluid, contrasting sharply with Western norms.
San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie announced members of his transition team, a group that he described as "shaking up the status quo" which include OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and retired Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White.
The San Francisco 49ers got a taste of what their defense looks like without Nick Bosa in the second half of a loss to Seattle.
Five Congressional and state leaders from San Mateo County on Monday called upon embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus to resign, saying her continued tenure impacts public safety.
A Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer shot and injured a suspect at Union City station Monday night, the agency reported.
A Bay Area man was one of two people killed at the Baja 1,000 off-road race in Mexico.
Nestled in the heart of Berkeley is a quaint little shop where the past refuses to fade.
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price sent out a statement Monday acknowledging the successful recall, saying the voters have spoken.
A city in the Bay Area has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to settle a lawsuit alleging police used excessive force when a K-9 dog tore out a woman's scalp during her arrest.
A report of a family disturbance in a San Jose neighborhood led to a police shooting Sunday night.
An Alaska Airlines flight into San Jose landed safely after calling for a priority landing Sunday evening, the airliner said.
As San Jose State University women's volleyball team gears up for their final games of the regular season, a new lawsuit is challenging their post-season eligibility.
With home ownership and rental prices out of reach, people in neighborhoods across the bay move into RVs and other oversized vehicles to give them some way to stay. In San Jose, encampments forming around those RVs are a source of growing frustration.
November 15th is "America Recycles Day". It's the only nationally recognized day that's dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling. But along the Monterey Peninsula, a group of graduate students got a head start with their annual "Trash Bash."
U.S. Coast Guard crews were kept busy over the weekend, rescuing 16 people in five separate emergencies in the Bay Area and along the Monterey coast.
A postal worker who was doing his rounds of delivering mail was struck and killed by an SUV Monday in Santa Rosa, according to police.
At least one person has died after a boat capsized near Bodega Bay in Sonoma County Monday afternoon, authorities said.
Vallejo police said two people were found fatally shot at the scene of a car crash Sunday night.
A Vallejo man was federally indicted on sexual exploitation of a minor and other charges, according to documents unsealed by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Norman Powell scored 23 points and the Los Angeles Clippers held off the Golden State Warriors 102-99 to win their fifth in a row at home.
The San Francisco 49ers got a taste of what their defense looks like without Nick Bosa in the second half of a loss to Seattle.
The much-hyped fight pitting the 58-year-old Tyson against Paul, 27, shattered records but was marred by tech glitches.
Geno Smith scored on a 13-yard scramble with 12 seconds remaining and the Seattle Seahawks snapped a six-game losing streak against the San Francisco 49ers with a 20-17 victory.
San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle will miss the game against the Seattle Seahawks with a hamstring injury.
A Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer shot and injured a suspect at Union City station Monday night, the agency reported.
The high-profile Bob Lee murder trial stretched into its sixth week in a San Francisco courtroom Monday, with jurors getting a chance to pose questions to the defendant accused of fatally stabbing the Cash App founder last year.
Vallejo police said two people were found fatally shot at the scene of a car crash Sunday night.
A city in the Bay Area has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to settle a lawsuit alleging police used excessive force when a K-9 dog tore out a woman's scalp during her arrest.
A 31-year-old bicyclist died after she was hit by a driver in San Carlos over the weekend, authorities said Monday.
Autonomous vehicle company Cruise LLC agreed to a $500,000 fine Thursday after admitting to a false report following a crash last year in which one of its vehicles dragged a pedestrian in San Francisco.
In an online conversation about aging adults, Google's Gemini AI chatbot responded with a threatening message, telling the user to "please die."
The new Stanford Robotics Center, which will be developing machines for future use in medicine, the arts, ocean and space exploration and your own home, recently opened its doors for the first time.
The app crashed the same day Starbucks introduced its holiday menu, preventing customers from placing mobile orders.
"Social media is doing harm to our kids and I'm calling time on it," says Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanse.
The first case in the U.S. of a more severe strain of mpox was reported in San Mateo County, the California Department of Public Health said.
The 65-year-old actor and stand-up comedian, best known for portraying Joey Gladstone on "Full House," said he first noticed symptoms in October.
The power of music is comforting patients undergoing palliative care, helping them and their loved ones through an extremely emotional and difficult time.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to combat "the chronic disease epidemic in this country" in the Trump administration, with the slogan "Make America Healthy Aagain."
The packaging label omitted a key ingredient, prompting a Food and Drug Administration recall.
As House Democrats conduct the leadership elections Tuesday, the party is still reeling from the results of the 2024 elections — and reckoning with the path forward.
San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie announced members of his transition team, a group that he described as "shaking up the status quo" which include OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and retired Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White.
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price sent out a statement Monday acknowledging the successful recall, saying the voters have spoken.
Two women testified before the House Ethics Committee that Matt Gaetz paid them "for sex," their lawyer told CBS News' Major Garrett.
Five Congressional and state leaders from San Mateo County on Monday called upon embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus to resign, saying her continued tenure impacts public safety.
In many Indigenous cultures across the Americas, gender is recognized as fluid, contrasting sharply with Western norms. Jose Martinez reports.
In many Indigenous cultures across the Americas, gender is recognized as fluid, contrasting sharply with Western norms.
As San Jose State University women's volleyball team gears up for their final games of the regular season, a new lawsuit is challenging their post-season eligibility.
Festivities began Friday for Dia de los Muertos -- or Day of the Dead, with those who celebrate preparing altars to honor family members who have passed.
A jury in Santa Clara County on Wednesday convicted a Milpitas man of murder for killing his transgender partner in 2021, prosecutors said.
The much-hyped fight pitting the 58-year-old Tyson against Paul, 27, shattered records but was marred by tech glitches.
With the release of part one of her new memoir, Cher talks about her relationship - on stage and off - with Sonny Bono, and why their TV partnership survived beyond their marriage.
One of the great voices in modern metal returns to the Bay Area the day before Thanksgiving when King Diamond headlines the Fox Theater in Oakland with support from thrash veterans Overkill and SoCal metal trio Night Demon.
Betty White will be honored with a stamp in 2025, the U.S. Postal Service announced on Friday.
The 46-year-old Houston native – whose name is Jason Head – was putting a gun away at his ranch when it "slipped out of the holster, hit the side of the jeep and discharged into his stomach area," his publicist said.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oakland Unified School District has seen an alarming spike in the number of unhoused students in the school system who deal with a host of challenges far beyond what most children face.
Meteorologist and CBS News Bay Area's resident pilot Lt. Jessica Burch got a treat during Fleet Week, taking to the skies with one of the Blue Angels.
A Bay Area man discovered his devastating loss left him with a new opportunity to rethink how he lives -- follow his journey in virtual reality, 360-degree video.
A groundbreaking medical study involving the UCSF Medical Center has shown some colorectal cancer patients can safely skip radiation treatment and enjoy a potentially higher quality of life.
Every day, San Francisco bar pilot Captain Zach Kellerman goes through what might just be the world's most dangerous commute.
A Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer shot and injured a suspect at Union City station Monday night, the agency reported.
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Jessica Burch details how much rain is heading toward the Bay Area and how long you have left to prepare.
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This week's Jefferson Award winner is a Berkeley woman who has promoted child literacy for four decades, as host of a community TV show encouraging young poets.
With hate crimes on the rise in the U.S., a pair of Oakland women have been equipping people with self-defense tools for free.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what are two million photos worth? A history of Asian Americans in the Bay Area, for this week's Jefferson Award winner.
While stroke rehabilitation is often a difficult road, a South Bay couple is providing local patients some valuable support.
For nearly 50 years, a Vietnam veteran from San Francisco has served as a national champion for military veterans.
A Bay Area man who overcame tremendous obstacles to excel in school has made it his mission to gear up other students for success in the classroom and in life.
For Students Rising Above scholar Josh Collins it took moving across the country to realize the value of his Bay Area family.
Samir Hooker had to grow up fast after his stepfather was shot dead 12 years ago. Now he is watching over his mom and sister while attending UC Berkeley.
It's hard enough to graduate from one of the most prestigious schools in the country when you're the first in your family to go to college. Imagine doing that while you're also trying to protect your parents from being deported?
Some students who are the first in their families to go to college face the challenge of balancing a rigorous academic load while still working to help support their family back home.