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By anthony balderrama on Jun 18, 2009 in Fun stuff, Job Search, Jobs, News
Can’t you just taste Friday?
Or can you just taste dinner? It’s almost the end of the work day and I could go for a good meal. Any by “good” I mean anything I don’t have to cook. Either way, here are some worthwhile stories from today’s news to chew on:
- Speaking of food, it’s interesting to note that Massachusetts added as many hotel and restaurant jobs as it did education jobs.
Mass. adds jobs for the first time in a year - Although no one thinks it’s a good idea to yell, “Recession over! Rainbows and unicorns for everyone!” there are some glimmers of hope popping up.
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall for First Time in 21 Weeks - Even in the UK, job seekers are learning that finding a job requires as much work as having an actual job.
Applying for work has become a full-time job in itself - Following up on an item we posted yesterday, here’s further proof that green jobs continue to be the way to go.
More Studies Extol Virtues of Green Jobs
For anyone working for the weekend, as Loverboy might say, tomorrow’s almost here!
Alma Spaulding | Jun 19, 2009 | Reply
Hi Anthony! I read your article “25 Ways to Sabotage Your Job Search” published on CareerBuilder through MSN.com and I have to say you listed very important issues that job seekers run into, when performing a job search. Now, I would love for you to write about how to fix/avoid some of those 25 items on your list. For example, when you talked about “No generic cover letter”, you specified to not use the “To Whom It May Concern” but, that is not always avoidable. Nowadays, most (if not all) job postings are basically ANONYMOUS, like the ones on craigslist, you never know the company name or the person you are sending the email to. No one wants to put too much information about them, to avoid calls so, I wonder, who do you address a cover letter when you do not know whom are you sending it to?
rachel zupek | Jun 23, 2009 | Reply
Hi Alma,
You ask a great question, which we actually just blogged about recently. You can find an answer to your question here:
http://www.theworkbuzz.com/ask-the-work-buzz-3/featured/2369
Rachel