Monday, December 14, 2009

Next hot jobs: keeping tabs on financial firms

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — People who could help financial firms make a quick buck held some of the fastest-growing jobs two years ago. In coming years, more jobs will go ...

A better plan for jobs

Washington Post
By John Boehner During a meeting at the White House this week, House Republican leaders presented President Obama with a plan to create jobs and get our ...

Supreme Court may decide whether workers' text messages are private

Baltimore Sun
WASHINGTON - Workplace rights advocates are closely following a California case now before the Supreme Court in which employees for the first time won a ...

African American leaders urge job creation

abc7news.com
"I believe strongly and the Congressional Black Caucus believes strongly that it's our moral obligation to tackle poverty and unemployment and in the ...

Greenspan Sees Jobs Rebound as Stretched Companies Boost Output

Bloomberg
13 (Bloomberg) -- Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said today he expects a quick rebound in jobs because companies are stretched to expand ...

Summers Predicts Job Growth by Spring

New York Times
“Most professional forecasters are looking for a return to job growth by the spring,” he said in an appearance on “ABC's “This Week with George ...

Friday, December 11, 2009

Hottest industries for job growth

CNNMoney.com
More than half of the new jobs in the years ahead will be in professional and service occupations, the Labor Department said. ...

What Can You Do When Nothing's Working in Your Job Search?

Wall Street Journal
He'd been job searching for about a year, and he was getting nowhere. He'd sent 1000 resumes, and had gotten just five face-to-face interviews….a response ...

Don't stop job search just because it's the holidays

Chicago Sun-Times
People should be as aggressive to look for a job during the holidays as they are any other time of the year." Slowing down one's job search during this time ...

Tips for job-seekers

Chicago Sun-Times
Don't do with your career search what you do with your diet and say, "I'll start it as my New Year's resolution." Your job search needs to be a 24/7 ...

Thursday, December 10, 2009

White House Jobs Proposal Draws Weak Praise

Wall Street Journal
By DIANA RANSOM President Barack Obama's latest plan to spur job growth among small businesses is drawing lukewarm praise from entrepreneurs and advocates. ...

Need a Job? Where to Look Right Now

ABC News
And, as it turns out, the American job market needs lab technicians, and database managers, too. Pres. Obama will commit millions in stimulus funds to ...

Career expert offers 10 job search tips for grads

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
By Star-Ledger Guest Columnist Q. As a recent graduate with my bachelor's, what are the top 10 tips you would suggest for me starting out in my job search? ...

Thursday, December 3, 2009

In Job Hunt, Even a College Degree Can't Close the Racial Gap

New York Times
By MICHAEL LUO Johnny R. Williams, 30, would appear to be an unlikely person to have to fret about the impact of race on his job search, with companies like ...