Job Hunting Tips

Don’t be tardy with all-important application followup to employerMemphis Commercial Appeal - Dear Mr. Walberg: In previous columns, you have said that a job seeker should follow up every resume mailed, hand-delivered, or e-mailed. I believe you said that the followup should be done within a week, but I’m not sure. What time period […]

Cover letter quotes must make sense, be fully explained Henderson Gleaner, KY - Feb 25, 2006 chairman and CEO of Robert Half International Inc., a specialized staffing firm, and author of “Managing Your Career For Dummies” and “Job Hunting For Dummies
‘More open jobs than we have ever had’ Hattiesburg American, MS - Feb 20, […]

Twin Cities technology events  Pioneer Press - Feb 24 9:33 AM From computer classes to tech-club meetings, we keep you on top of the local tech action with regularly updated listings.Save to My Web
MilitaryJobHunts.com Extends Special Offer to Unemployed Ex-Military Forces Veterans Ages 20 to 24  [Press Release] PR Web - Feb 19 12:08 AM In response to a recent […]

www.retailhomepage.co.uk goes live  Online Recruitment - Feb 09 2:06 AM www.retailhomepage.co.uk is the retailers answer to online recruitment. The new and innovative retail recruitment portal was launched today and settles under the banner of well known Hire Strategies.Save to My Web
Japan gets a lift from machinery  International Herald Tribune - Feb 12 6:02 AM Japan’s machinery orders […]

Mulberry May Need New Manager Again  The Ledger - Feb 24 3:03 AM MULBERRY — City Manager Ralph Bowers, who has been on the job for only two months, is a finalist for a job as city manager in Fruitland Park, a small community in northern Lake County. The other finalist is Dundee City Manager Jim […]

Post-Katrina jobless claims dropping sharplyLouisiana Weekly - The number of unemployment payment claims from hurricanes Katrina and Rita continues to fall after topping out just under 300,000 in November, the state labor department said Tuesday. As of Jan. 28, the state had just under 126,00 active jobless
Graduate job hunt still difficultDaily Yomiuri […]

Graduate job hunt still difficult The Daily Yomiuri, Japan - Feb 7, 2006 Job-hunting season for university students who will graduate in spring 2007 has begun, even though the students’ prospects remain uncertain, with one in five
A win is just the job Scotland on Sunday, UK - Feb 18, 2006 Just days after he was unanimously […]

Nursing Job Candidate Shortage Spurs Launch of Unique New Nursing PR Web (press release), WA - Feb 16, 2006 Offering extensive but simple to use tools and features for both the job seeker and employer free of charge, NJF is designed to fill the growing demand for
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Job growth outlook for 2006: fair to middlingRoanoke Times - SAN FRANCISCO — If you look at the current unemployment rate, you might think 2006 will be the year of the job seeker. But economists note that the unemployment rate doesn’t predict the future, and even as some states and industries continue to show […]

Citizen screening of school chief candidates rejected  The Charlotte Observer - Feb 16 4:01 AM The public’s role in choosing a superintendent for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools remained unclear Wednesday, after the school board shot down two proposals in a meeting that dragged into early morning.Save to My Web
Chaplains hope No Jerks lectures avert spate of divorces  Army […]

Career Segment For February 4th KSDK - A job search is kind of like going on a trip. You need to have a destination; not necessarily an exact job description but clarity in terms of function and setting. For example, “I want to apply my strong people skills in a customer service role […]

KRI sale involves local ties; speculation abounds Fort Worth Business Press, TX - 7 hours ago The Financial Times reported that the company s one-third stake in the online job search site CareerBuilder.com could complicate the sale by making a full
Clothing closet to offer business attire, job search tips, to […]

Hidden Jobs for Job Seeker-High Paying Freelance Work? New Job Opening Site Provides an Effective Way to Conduct a   [Press Release] PR Web - Feb 15 12:08 AM Each day hundreds of thousands of job seekers search online to find a better job, however, not all jobs are made available to the general public. There is a hidden […]

Tax scams can bring unhappy returnsDetroit News - Zero Wages: A taxpayer attaches either a Form 4852 (Substitute Form W-2) or a “corrected” Form 1099 to a return that shows zero or little wages or other income. Form 843 Tax Abatement: This rests on faulty interpretation of the tax code. It involves
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Labour shortfall  The Camrose Canadian - Feb 13 12:45 PM Camrose Canadian With Albertas growing economy, it is expected that close to 400,000 jobs will be created in the next decade, but only 300,000 workers are expected to enter the labour market, leaving a significant shortfall.Save to My Web
JobSerf Uses Offshore Talent to Find Jobs for […]

Job descriptions too often fail seeker and hirer  South Coast Today - Jan 28 1:27 AM A really important tool for job seekers in today’s tight market is a job description that clearly and fully explains exactly what the employer wants. Especially in a classified ad.Save to My Web
U.S. stocks end lower; Google weighs on tech  […]

Monster Worldwide Names Pastore President  AP via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 07 1:22 PM Monster Worldwide Inc., the operator of the world’s No. 1 job search Web site, said Monday that Chief Operating Officer William M. Pastore has been appointed to the additional post of president.Save to My Web
McKenzie Scott Achieves New Customer Satisfaction Levels  […]

New job center expected to put a million back into Albany economy WALB-TV, GA - 2 hours ago “A computer bank where they can come in and do a job search, they can work on their resume, they can work on entruprenuership, like if they want to start a
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Internet job hunt may have just gotten harder  Ars Technica - Feb 07 9:25 AM A new rule regarding federal hiring went into effect this week, and it could have repercussions for those of us who job-seek online. Save to My Web
ExForcesJobs.com Introduces Career Website for Job Seeking Veterans […]

Japan’s Household Spending Rises, Jobless Rate Falls (Update1) Bloomberg - Jan 30, 2006 The job-to-applicant ratio, which shows how many jobs are available to a job seeker, rose to 1 from 0.99 in November, the highest since September 1992.
Jobs are just the start Albany Times Union, NY - Feb 5, 2006 […]

McKenzie Scott Achieves Unprecedented Levels of Client Enthusiasm  [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 09 5:00 AM The biggest problem we had in producing a book of enthusiastic client comments was screening out all but a fraction, we had so many,” said Robert Gerberg, President of McKenzie Scott , the nation’s leading provider of […]

WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD-Looking for new hires? Try Career Barnstable Patriot - Today s article is shameless self-pro-motion aimed at the business community. Well, not exactly self-promotion more like featuring one great activity of our local work-force development system. Speci cally I am referring to the Job […]

Job recruiters, seekers searching at Blaisdell KHON2, HI - Jan 18, 2006 “I have my resumes in my bag because my dad told me to come and so I’m ready to go. Prepared as always,” says Abigail Ubaldo, job seeker.
500 job-seekers swarm TEBA The Swazi Observer, Swaziland - Jan 12, 2006 Simon […]

Results for Job Search  Gomerasol.com - Feb 02 10:50 AM Job Search : CareerBuilder.com Over 1.3 million job s are available on CareerBuilder.com. Search and apply online. Find your dream job today. jobs.careerbuilder.com - sponsored listingSave to My Web
Senior Associates Wonder: Should I Stay, or Should I Go?  Law.com - Feb 02 9:12 PM The ad is brazen, […]

Local College Graduates Leave Kern County  TurnTo23.com - Feb 01 10:11 PM Many college graduates are forced to leave the county because of lack of local job opportunities.Save to My Web
CareerJournal.Com signs alliance with TalentZoo.com  India Infoline - Jan 24 10:41 PM CareerJournal.com, The Wall Street Journal’s executive career site, on Wednesday announced that the TalentZoo.com Web site will […]

#1 Business Book Receives A Stunning Revision  [Press Release] PR Web - Feb 01 12:40 AM Richard N. Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers gives his book the biggest rewrite in 25 years, in the same year that the book is already a #1 Business Week best-seller, with over eight […]

Employer Perceptions about Job Satisfaction Factors Do Not Match Employee Reality  [Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jan 30 5:39 AM NEEDHAM, Mass.—-Jan. 30, 2006–Salary.com, the compensation solutions experts, today released results from the 2005/2006 Employee Satisfaction and Retention Survey. The survey revealed surprising disparities between what employees value and what human resource professionals perceive […]