Via The Resume Chick Missing qualifications If you’re applying for a particular job, yet the required work experience is nowhere to be found on your resume, it is destined to end up in the useless items pile. Be sure you include skills and distinct work experience that match the job description posted. Hint of uncertainty [...]
CKVYNF7ETGTH Dear E. Jean: I’m trying to make it in this knock-down-drag-out world and throwing résumé after résumé out there—and nothing. I never hear back. At this point, I’ll take any job! What am I doing wrong? I’m getting depressed! Why do I never get an interview?—Struggling for a Foothold Dear Miss Foothold: Don’t complain; it [...]
Here is a roundup of employment/unemployment blog posts by various authors on Brazen Careerist – a great network for job seekers. Essential Skills You’ll Never Learn in School A Little Advice From the Girl with 4 Jobs 5 Ways To Gain Experience Without An Internship Jobseekers, Don’t Put All Your Eggs in the Social Networking [...]
Mashable is a great resource for tips using the internet to find jobs and to assist with with interviews and networking. 7 Secrets to Getting Your Next Job Using Social Media 9 Sites for Successful Job Interviews 30+ Websites to Visit When You’re Laid Off 10 Great Social Sites for Resume Building 10 Ning Networks [...]
How many people love this question during a job interview? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Here are some collected tips and answers for this question that seems to pop up during every other job interview and leaves you stuttering.
MSN & Careerbuilder list the top 9 professions that saw the most job losses.
by B.U.S. on December 31, 2009
The New York Times has published an interactive chart that lets you see the unemployment rate according to age, sex, race, education and gender.
by B.U.S. on December 31, 2009