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Category: Job SearchBy anthony balderrama on Jun 8, 2010 in Featured, Job Search, Jobs | 6 Comments
And now for your weekly dose of regional hiring! Our readers have asked us to highlight job opportunities around the country. Although we can’t personalize a job search for each and every one of you, we want to make your hunt for work a little easier. Each week we’re highlighting a different region of the [...]
By Kaitlin Madden on Jun 8, 2010 in Career Advice, Careers, Featured, Job Search | 4 Comments
In any competition, comparison is only natural. For example: CareerBuilder is based in Chicago, and the last couple of weeks the office has been abuzz with talk of the Chicago Blackhawks’ Stanley Cup performance. Today, everyone here is wondering: Do the ‘Hawks have what it takes to beat the Flyers? Who has the better offense? [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jun 3, 2010 in Featured, Job Search, Jobs | 41 Comments
Where you live affects every aspect of your life. The cost of your rent or mortgage. Whether you drive everywhere, take a bus or walk. How much you pay for groceries. The availability of jobs. You could say that location really is everything.
By anthony balderrama on Jun 1, 2010 in Featured, Job Search, Jobs | 11 Comments
Because we love you, dear readers, we’re continuing to highlight companies hiring around the country. Last week we looked at companies hiring in the Midwest, and today it’s all about he Northeast. So here are open positions, the companies hiring for them and the states where you can find them. Go, click, be merry!
By anthony balderrama on May 25, 2010 in Featured, Job Search, Jobs | 10 Comments
Last month we began a weekly series that spotlights different regions and the companies hiring in each. We made it through all four regions and are back at the start. So, here you go, job seekers. Click below for some open positions in the Midwest.
By Kaitlin Madden on May 14, 2010 in Career Advice, Featured, Job Search | 12 Comments
Personal referrals are important in the hiring process for the same reason customer reviews are important when making a big purchase. Before entering into an expensive or long-term commitment, people want reassurance that they’re making a good choice. For a hiring manager, that means personal referrals act as a testimony of sorts for a candidate’s [...]
By anthony balderrama on May 13, 2010 in Featured, Job Search, Jobs | 10 Comments
Word has it that April showers bring May flowers. Frankly, I think people couldn’t care less about the flowers and would like to see a wave of jobs come in. (Unless you’re a florist or landscape worker, then the flowers are pretty important.) Over the past few weeks we’ve gone around the country highlighting different [...]
By anthony balderrama on May 6, 2010 in Career Advice, Featured, Job Search | 18 Comments
Social media (Facebook, Twitter, blogs) and other user-generated-content sites (think of picture and video sharing sites) are not new. They certainly came of age in the past decade, but in Internet Land, a few years are equal to a few decades. Therefore, you’re not surprised that employers are looking online to see what information you’ve [...]
By Kate Lorenz on May 6, 2010 in Employment Trends, Featured, Job Search, Job Surveys | 61 Comments
College senior Kaitlin Ripple has always known the business world was competitive. Yet when she started Baldwin-Wallace College, located in a suburb outside of Cleveland, Ohio, she had no way of knowing how cutthroat it would be when she finally received her diploma. Now with graduation days away, Ripple is contemplating her next move. While she’d [...]
By anthony balderrama on May 4, 2010 in Careers, Featured, Job Search | 11 Comments
We continue our countdown of companies hiring by region. Last week we brought you jobs in the Northeast, and the week before we provided a list of jobs in the Midwest. Today we arrive in the South! (Admittedly, some of these locales aren’t considered southern by everyone, but when you stick to the four-region classification, [...]
