Tips for Using Job Boards

→  April 10th, 2010  →  Blog employment job search

Finding a real job on a job board can be extremely frustrating.  Jobs are often several weeks old, many ads are for surveys or commission-based sales jobs.  Sifting through all the spam to find relevant jobs takes time, even with sorting options.  A few tips for using a job board: Ignore jobs that seem too [...]

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Hiring Trends for 2010 College Graduates

→  November 18th, 2009  →  advice Blog economy employment job search recession statistics

Update: Latest hiring trends for the Class of 2010 (from MSNBC): Dim job outlook brightens for the class of 2010. Summary: 5 % increase in hiring of 2010 graduates over 2009 graduates most in-demand majors :  accounting, business administration, computer science, engineering, and math Survey shows only 40% of graduates have offers, compared to two-thirds [...]

Helpful Sites for Finding an Internship

→  October 21st, 2009  →  Blog employment job search website

One of the hardest things about finding a job is getting the experience most employers want. Internships are a great way to get that experience and, fortunately, there are sites that list only internships or entry-level positions. Urban Interns – Probably the best internship site I’ve found. Urban Intern allows small business owners and professionals [...]