As the days get longer and the weather gets warmer, many workers yearn to leave… Continue reading
College students pick their major for any number of reasons — interest in a particular… Continue reading
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By now, job seekers hopefully know the two cardinal rules of interview questions:
1. When the interviewer asks if you have any questions, you better have something to ask.
2. You should walk into the interview room prepared to answer the classic questions, such as, “What is your biggest weakness?” or “Where do you see yourself in five years?”
But there’s an often overlooked rule that you should remember for your own good:
Grade-school students often welcome tornado and fire drills as unexpected escapes from class. Every few months, students practice what to do in case of an emergency, and for a few minutes they get to chat with friends and maybe even skip a test. Continue reading
It’s college graduation season, and more 2012 graduates are leaving school with a job or job prospects than their 2011 counterparts did at this time last year.
According to a recent survey from The National Association of Colleges and Employers, 44.2 percent of 2012 grads who applied for a job received at least one offer, up from 41.4 percent of 2011 grads who applied for and received an offer. Continue reading
Last week we profiled health-care case managers, one of the six most in-demand jobs in the U.S., according to information from CareerBuilder’s database. Today we’re highlighting another in-demand job: financial analysts. People with these jobs provide guidance on investment decisions for businesses. They assess performance of investments and help decide what moves the company should make when it comes to a portfolio. Continue reading
Parenting is tough on any given day, and it does not get easier when one or both parents work outside the home. As you might expect, working moms have their own unique situations to confront, according to CareerBuilder’s annual survey of working mothers. As with all workers, today’s competitive workplaces, demanding positions and financial obligations affect how much time working mothers get to spend at home. Continue reading
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When we share our weekly “companies hiring” lists, it’s a good opportunity to provide updates on the economy and job market as well.
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that, while the number of job openings on the last business day of March — 3.7 million — was little changed from February, the number was up significantly from a year earlier. Continue reading
