Published: 11/09/2011
We’re starting to hear bits and pieces of good news on the job front these days. Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the number of job openings in September was 3.4 million, up from 3.1 million in August. Last week, we learned that the unemployment rate dropped from 9.1 percent to 9 percent. [...]Keep Reading »
Published: 11/03/2011
By Kaitlin Madden on Nov 1, 2011 in Companies hiring, Featured, Job Search inShare 10 The fourth quarter gets a bum rap when it comes to hiring, but if you’re a job seeker, you shouldn’t completely discount the final months of the year. Though it is true that some industries put the brakes on hiring [...]Keep Reading »
Published: 10/18/2011
Is it just me or is October flying by like a witch on a broom (note the Halloween reference)? Speaking of Halloween, have you started thinking about your costume yet? If not, you might want to get on that; it is Oct. 18 already! Want to procrastinate about All Hallows Eve a little bit longer? [...]Keep Reading »
Published: 10/11/2011
Happy Tuesday, Oct. 11! I thought I’d start off the day with some fun facts about what happened today in history. The first manned Apollo mission,Apollo 7, launched into space on Oct. 11, 1968. In 1975, Saturday Night Live debuted, featuring comedians including Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and Gilda Radner. And in 2002, former President [...]Keep Reading »
Published: 10/06/2011
We at TheWorkBuzz love to give job search advice (you might have noticed). In the last few days, for example, we’ve told you how to turn around a thankless job search, how to job search in a new industryand how volunteering can boost your job search. While we like to think it’s our quality counsel that keeps you [...]Keep Reading »
Published: 09/27/2011
Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve had an artistic side. Growing up, on any given day you might have caught me in a dance costume singing “Born Free” to my sisters (I’m the youngest of three), writing a poem about some worldly injustice like the demolition of forests or performing a self-composed ditty [...]Keep Reading »
Published: 09/22/2011
There’s no question that long-term joblessness is a frustrating experience. Besides the financial consequences that come with prolonged unemployment, many job seekers find it difficult to stay motivated and to continue to push forward in a job search that’s proved fruitless month after month. As tough as it is to constantly re-energize and find hope [...]Keep Reading »
Published: 05/31/2011
Dressing for summer in the office can be tough. Ninety-degree weather and a suit jacket don’t exactly mix, but neither do guys in shorts and corporate boardrooms. Not to mention the fact that, at any given point during the summer, it’s about 40 degrees cooler in the average office building than it is outside. But [...]Keep Reading »
Published: 05/20/2011
The transition from college to the real world has never been without its growing pains. Graduates from every generation have found themselves in thankless first jobs, with low salaries and long hours. There always have been, and always will be, new college grads who move back in with their parents, or who wish they didn’t [...]Keep Reading »
Published: 07/09/2010
Fuente: access.wa.gov Muchos empleadores consideran las entrevistas de trabajo como parte esencial en la contratación de sus empleados. Les gusta el contacto cara a cara, y la entrevista les da una oportunidad de ver cómo se presentan los candidatos. Además de las entrevistas, varias empresas utilizan una variedad de estrategias para determinar a quién [...]Keep Reading »
