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Monthly Archives: March 2011

q2 2011

The hiring outlook hasn’t looked this good in 3 years

For a year or two, when hiring was seemingly nonexistent, I thought “you’re hired” would only be remembered as a billionaire’s catch phrase on a reality show. Fortunately for everyone, things have turned around. The first three months of 2011 were the best for hiring since the start of 2008, according to CareerBuilder and USA Today’s latest job forecast. Continue reading

By in How to search, Surveys, The right job, Who's hiring

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Will Millennials always be preceded by their reputation at work?

Every time a generation rises into the workforce, there’s a negative stereotype that goes with them. Baby boomers, for example, were authority-questioning, free-loving hippies. The latchkey kids of Generation X, on the other hand, were a bunch of cynical loners. Then came the babies of the 1980s…

Millennials, or Gen Y, the newest generation to enter the workforce, are no different. Continue reading

By in News and trends, The right job

August Hiring

Companies hiring this week

It wouldn’t be Tuesday without a list of the companies hiring this week, now would it? No.

Good, I’m glad we agree.

So, unless you feel like talking about the new Britney Spears tour (yeah, me neither) or the cobra that escaped from the Bronx Zoo (ewwww, no, it gives me the shivers), let’s get right to the list of 10 companies that are hiring this week! Continue reading

By in How to search, The right job

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A recap of our first Twitter chat — #cbjobchat

On Monday night, we held our first Twitter chat for job seekers and recruiters under the hashtag #cbjobchat. Therefore, if you’re not already following @CareerBuilder, do it now so you don’t miss out on future chats. And if you joined in the fun, thanks for participating. Continue reading

By in How to search, Resume

Laid Off From Work Full Body

As the economy strengthens, so does employees’ resolve to change jobs

For the past three years, companies have been learning to do more with less — a good way for employers to weather the economic storm, but not necessarily the best move for employee morale. Smaller workforces and budgets have meant added pressure on employees, as many have been forced to work longer hours or take pay cuts – or both. Continue reading

By in Co-workers, Surveys, The right job, Who's hiring

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5 jobs that pay you to play on Facebook

People love social media … and what’s not to love? Platforms like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn provide an easy way to communicate, connect with long-lost friends and see what those exes are up to (you know you’ve peeked!).

With more than 500 million active users on Facebook (who, on average, create 90 pieces of content per month), 175 million people on Twitter (who send out 95 million tweets per day) and 100 million accounts on LinkedIn (and one million company pages), it’s safe to say that social networks have become a craze. Continue reading

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