The CareerBuilder.com Job Seeker Blog
Category: VideoBy Kate Lorenz on Jun 11, 2009 in Featured, Video | 2 Comments
Want real advice from the experts?
See Rosemary Haefner, CareerBuilder’s VP of Human Resources, give resume and job search tips to real job seekers on this morning’s Today Show.
Watch the video here.
By Kate Lorenz on May 13, 2009 in Featured, Super Bowl, Television, Video | 1 Comment
CareerBuilder is looking to you to make its next Super Bowl ad … and will give you $100,000 to do it!
That’s right. CareerBuilder is looking to job seekers to create its next TV spot because, after all, who knows job search better than the job seekers themselves?
If you win, CareerBuilder will produce your ad, send [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Mar 24, 2009 in Featured, Fun stuff, Video | 0 Comments
At the beginning of February, we told you about CareerBuilder’s It’s Probably Time video contest. CareerBuilder users were asked to create original videos about awful workplace moments and submit them for a chance to win cash prizes and CareerBuilder resume products.
The Top 10 Finalists were announced today and now it’s your turn to choose the [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Mar 23, 2009 in Featured, Video, Work | 0 Comments
I spent this weekend holed up in my apartment trying to fight off a cold that my favorite godson gave me. This meant hours of guilt-free time catching up on my DVR including two week’s worth of CBS’ Sunday Morning. (Yes, I record it … you don’t expect me to wake up in time to [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Mar 19, 2009 in Current Affairs, Featured, Video | 0 Comments
This morning, CNN’s American Morning aired a segment about how younger workers are coping with soaring unemployment rates and dwindling job prospects. CareerBuilder’s COO Brent Rasmussen was featured.
By Kate Lorenz on Mar 6, 2009 in Employment Trends, Featured, Jobs, Video | 4 Comments
The latest BLS numbers show that the U.S. lost 651,000 jobs in February, growing the unemployment rate to its highest level in 25 years to 8.1% . For those who are unemployed or fearful of a layoff are left wondering, “Are there any jobs out there?”
CareerBuilder released its Map to the Most Jobs today. This [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Feb 26, 2009 in Video | 1 Comment
If you think Fargo is just an acclaimed Coen brothers movie, it’s time for a lesson.
With a 3.4% unemployment rate in December (the most recent numbers available) and low foreclosure rates, Fargo, N.D. isn’t letting a little thing like a recession get in the way. Here’s one of the bright spots in fairly abysmal [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Feb 4, 2009 in Featured, Fun stuff, Video | 1 Comment
Want to earn some cold hard cash? How about participating in CareerBuilder.com’s “It’s Probably Time” contest?
Hopefully by now, you’ve seen CareerBuilder’s new commercial. If you can relate to it, you could be well on your way to winning one of three prizes. All you need is to tell us, via video, about your worst workplace [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Jan 23, 2009 in Featured, Super Bowl, Television, Video | 0 Comments
Get a sneak peek at CareerBuilder.com’s commercial that will make its debut during the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 1st.
The commercial, depicting surefire signals that it’s time to start building a better work situation, features CareerBuilder’s signature use of humor.
“We know there are a lot of people out there who are feeling anxious about the [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Jan 21, 2009 in Salary, Video | 4 Comments
This year, pay raises were few and far between. But hey, most everyone I know who is employed is grateful just to have a job.
Last Friday, ABC’s 20/20 aired a four-part series entitled “What Are You Worth?” It’s a fascinating look at what we earn versus what we should or could earn.
Watch all four parts [...]
