Friday, August 27, 2010

Connected Workers Going iPad for Connectivity

BusinessWeek
By Kevin Tofel Nearly 50 percent of the mobile workforce carries more than three devices, causing them to stay connected longer, according to the latest ...

Social media could lead to career opportunities

Job.com
... LinkedIn allows users to post their resumes and examples of work for all to see, particularly employers who are in the applicant's desired career field. ...

Working Women in Part-Time Jobs

New York Times (blog)
But the distribution of women hasn't changed much: In 1984, just as in 2009, about a quarter of women were in part-time jobs. Is this distribution a good ...

Social Networking Your Way to a New Job

New York Times
By FARHAD MANJOO UNTIL just a few years ago, looking for a job was a relatively straightforward process. Write a résumé. Scour job sites or the classifieds. ...

For Workers Who Find Jobs, Lower Wages

Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Sara Murray Of the 6.9 million workers who lost jobs during the recession that they'd held for at least three years, only about half were reemployed by ...

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Best Cities To Find A Job

Forbes
Job-search site Juju.com compiled a ranking of the best cities in the US to find a job. The researchers compared the number of job seekers in each of the ...

Need a job? Tattoo might be turnoff

Chicago Sun-Times
"When you present yourself in the workplace, you need to recognize that people will naturally make a judgment about how you look," said Sue Thompson, ...

Secrets to a secret job search

Washington Post
-- Use your own equipment. Many companies track Internet usage on organization computers. "If you're constantly on Careerbuilder or Monster, ...

Joblessness grows in South Jersey; highest rate ever in Burlington County

Cherry Hill Courier Post
... while Gloucester County ticked up from 10.1 percent to 10.7 percent, according to the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. ...

Christie says partial veto of benefits bill aimed at curtailing waste

NorthJersey.com
The bill (S1968) said people receiving unemployment checks would not be held liable by the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development for ...

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Job seekers have many local resources to find assistance

NorthJersey.com
Career workshops on an array of topics as self management skills, labor market information, effective job search, marketing/resume, and interviewing. ...

President Obama: 'Homegrown Clean-Energy Industry' Will Jumpstart ...

ABC News (blog)
“For years, we've heard about manufacturing jobs disappearing overseas. Well, companies like this are showing us how manufacturing can come back right here ...

Friday, August 13, 2010

Starting a job search

Washington Post (blog)
Now, let's look at putting your job search strategy together. Important first step: What are the skills and experience you have to offer a potential ...

When a College Degree Will Make or Break Your Job Search

CBS MoneyWatch.com (blog)
In a story titled “Finding a Job Without a College Degree,” Debra Donston-Miller talked to job seekers and career pros about the obstacles you may face ...

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

5 Reasons Your Job Search May Not Be Working

CNBC
If you don't have an online presence, your job search marketing is incomplete. Are you spending too much time on recruiters and job postings? ...

Twitter Job Search Tips and Tools

Minneapolis Star Tribune
... sorting the wheat from the chaff on Twitter, where millions of updates appear daily, only a few of which contain useful job-search information. ...

Monday, August 9, 2010

Many lessons abound in summer jobs program

Passaic County program puts teens to work

NorthJersey.com
Paterson residents Reinaldo Algarin and Arnaldo Cotty are just 18 years old, and they got their jobs through the Passaic County Workforce Development Center ...

Monday, August 2, 2010

Using the Internet to your job-search advantage

Philadelphia Inquirer
Seekers should also consider going to a search site such as Google, Yahoo or Bing. The best way to go about getting a new job is to hit every way you ...

Career coach: The care and nurturing of 'millennials'

Washington Post
From their bosses, they want someone to mentor and coach them; help them navigate or chart their career path; give them meaningful, timely feedback; ...