Last week we brought you a list of 10 companies hiring…and, because we love you, today we do it again. We try to cover a variety of industries with these lists. If you feel we’re leaving your industry of interest out, drop us a note in the comments! Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Networking Made Easy for Introverts
- August 30th, 2010
- 36 Comments
Does the thought of making small talk make you cringe? Does schmoozing make you feel like a schmuck? Devora Zack, author of “Networking for People Who Hate Networking: A Field Guide for Introverts, the Overwhelmed and the Underconnected,” is just like you and has written today’s guest post on this very topic. Continue reading
Doctors, Detectives, Educators and Executives Top “Jobs” of Emmy Nominees
- August 27th, 2010
- 4 Comments
If the Emmy Awards are any indicator, high school staff, police investigators and business owners/executives lead the most interesting lives — or at the least the lives that make for good TV. Out of the 24 actors nominated for an Emmy award for lead actor or actress in a television series: Four of their characters work in public high schools, four work as investigators for a police department and four are business owners or executives. Continue reading
Is Going Back to School the Right Move?
- August 26th, 2010
- 65 Comments
Education has become something of a go-to during the Great Recession. Millions of workers have lost their jobs since the end of 2007, and suddenly the job market was filled with educated, experienced workers. Skilled professionals with a decade or more of experience found themselves competing against younger, less experienced professionals who had a better grasp of new and emerging technology and trends. Continue reading
Update to the Comments Format
- August 24th, 2010
- 2 Comments
We wanted to let you know that we have modified the comments section so that you can now reply to a specific comment. You will then see a particular conversation in a threaded format. Hopefully this makes it easier for everyone to read and discuss posts. Continue reading
Who’s Hiring This Week?
- August 24th, 2010
- 76 Comments
For the past several months we’ve been highlighting available positions in different regions of the country every Tuesday. Although we mostly write about job and workplace advice, we realize many of you are also looking for jobs for a variety of reasons. Continue reading
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