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At a recent job fair, a woman approached my booth and asked me a question about hiring discrimination. She was a hiring manager from another company also exhibiting at the job fair, but she wanted to know about her son’s prospects for getting a job. I talked to her about the type of work her … Continue reading
LinkedIn / Revamped Jobs tool
LinkedIn has some good news for job seekers. It is making it easier to find and get jobs using the online professional networking service. According to the LinkedIn blog, over the next few weeks the company will begin rolling out the revamped Jobs tool, which will start showcasing open positions at companies where you have … Continue reading
Job Search / Why Starting A Blog Could Help Your
We’ve all heard about how starting a blog can benefit writers who are looking to publish their work, but what if you’re not a writer? Could blogging still benefit you? In what ways? Blogging is more than writing your thoughts and feelings about a topic you’re passionate about. In fact, blogging could entail many things. … Continue reading
Surviving a game industry layoff
Layoffs happen. In the video game industry they happen a lot. Generally, there’s no way to prevent a layoff as an employee and there’s really no “safe” company (as last year showed). There are three things you can know and act on immediately to deal with a layoff before it occurs, or once it happens … Continue reading
Dressing for Success at Work
Whether you’re looking for work or are seeking a promotion at your current job, dressing the part can make all the difference. Though it’s easy to say that appearances shouldn’t matter and that a candidate should be judged on their merit and accomplishments rather than their chosen style of dress, the truth is that your … Continue reading
How To Make A Great Resume, From Someone Who Hates Resumes
Whenever a position opens up at my company, I cringe a little. Job hunting is hard, but so is hiring a new employee. Resumes flood our office via fax, email, US mail, in person deliveries and any other method people can think of to get noticed. Usually about half of the applicants are totally unqualified, … Continue reading
Job Search / The Hidden Jobs
The “hidden job market” is one of the biggest of buzz phrases for job seekers. Many experts argue that up to 80 percent of the available jobs are hidden, although absolute documentation is hard to come by. So where are all these jobs, and how can you access them? Typically, people think of the hidden … Continue reading
India / Monster launches a section for temporary jobs
In order to facilitate both job-seekers and employers find contractual jobs/talent, job portal Monster India announced on Wednesday a new section. It hopes that the new section, Contract Jobs, for professional, contractual and temporary hiring in India would enable better access to the pool of talent looking for contractual employment and companies that look to … Continue reading
Students / Job Search / How to get your social media presence ready
It’s that time of the year when many students are starting to think about a summer job. Most are preparing their resume, learn how to fill out an application, making connections and get your references in order. But one thing that many students forget to do is to make their social media profiles “job search … Continue reading
Millennials / More active in their job searches than older seekers
A study by the hourly employment network Snagajob revealed that millennials, once accused of being the laziest generation ever, are more ambitious in their job searches, re-engage in the process at a faster rate and apply for more jobs compared to older job seekers. Over the past year, younger job seekers increased their job application … Continue reading
Careerminds / Outplacement Reduces Average Unemployment Time
Careerminds Group, Inc., a North American provider of virtual outplacement and career transition services reported today that its overall 2012 time-to-placement for job seekers in its programs averaged 12 weeks. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics the average unemployed duration for American workers is 41.9 weeks, or about 10.5 months. Careerminds reduced that … Continue reading
Ireland / Dublin’s Convention Centre on Saturday / Career Zooto offer 3,500 jobs
Some of Ireland’s leading employers will gather in Dublin’s Convention Centre on Saturday to offer graduates up to 3,500 positions. The Career Zoo is being organised by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation, among others. Commenting on the initiative, Jobs Minister Richard Bruton said: “The Government’s plan for jobs and growth is focused on … Continue reading
Job Search / NEW Facebook Graph Search
On Tuesday, Facebook Inc. unveiled its new Graph Search tool (pictured below), which will enable users to search friends, and friends of friends, for all kinds of information. Instead of simply directing users to the timelines, Facebook’s Graph Search tool will allow users to search “photos,” “likes” and comments — with just simple short phrases, … Continue reading
Employers give the best jobs to students who have already worked for them
Record number of jobs going to students with experience with employer Research of 100 top employers also identified universities where bosses seek talent Students with no work experience warned they stand little chance of landing job at a leading firm Record numbers of graduate jobs are going to students who have already worked for the … Continue reading
US / Nursing: Where’s the shortage?
I graduated from San Jose State University in May and got my registered nurse license in July. I have applied for jobs all over California and also other states such as Texas, Nevada, Oklahoma, and Virginia. I also applied with travel agencies but had no luck. I am currently working as a caregiver for a … Continue reading
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