The national unemployment rate dipped to 8.1 percent in April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unfortunately, a recent Washington Post story pointed out that even as this rate fell in April, fewer jobs were being created across the nation. If you’re looking for new work, this means one thing: The best job search [...]
May 17, 2012
As you search for a new job in this challenging economy, you’ll receive plenty of advice from friends, family members, and former co-workers. This is good; people need as much help as possible to successfully navigate today’s job market. But be careful; not all the job search strategies people will share with you today will [...]
May 16, 2012
Ask anyone who’s trying to sell a home today and they’ll tell you the housing market stinks. Home values keep falling, and buyers are only offering low-ball offers. Part of the reason for the nation’s dismal housing market? Not enough young people know the right job search strategies. Because so many young adults don’t know [...]
May 15, 2012
Finding a job today is frustrating. Every time you send your resume in response to a job opening you’re competing with dozens of equally qualified candidates. You need a new tool to boost your chances of making a professional job change this year. That’s where a social media job search comes in. A social media [...]
May 14, 2012
You use Facebook to share photos of your family vacation to New York City. You rely on Twitter to provide your friends with reviews of the latest summer blockbuster movie. But are you using these sites in your job search? You should be, because the social media job search is a powerful one. Sites such [...]
May 11, 2012
You use Facebook and Twitter to share pictures of your family’s trip to Florida, inform everyone of what a great time you had at the AC/DC reunion concert and how committed you are to your new exercise and healthy-eating program. But do you know how to job search with social media? Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook Job [...]
May 10, 2012
States across the country are cutting out the extended unemployment benefits that they introduced during the darkest days of the Great Recession. Illinois became the most recent to take this step. What does this mean for job hunters? They need to know more than ever how to job search effectively. Speeding the Job Search Today’s [...]
May 9, 2012
You know where to search for jobs. You’ve mastered the art of finding the best online job listings in your field. You’ve networked with your former bosses, co-workers and college professors. You regularly attend the luncheons thrown by your area’s chamber of commerce. You post about your efforts to find a job regularly at social [...]
May 8, 2012
The Internet has made searching for a job more convenient. Now when you want to apply for a position, you can zip off your resume by clicking a button on an online job listing. This ease of applying, though, might give job seekers false hope. You may be applying for dozens of jobs a day. [...]
May 7, 2012
Do you need help finding a job? Have you run out of ideas on how to make that professional job change? Don’t give up. You simply need to know where to search for jobs today: the hidden job market. What is the hidden job market? This is where the best-paying jobs lurk. They are the [...]
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May 18, 2012
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