Archive | October, 2009

Mom I’m Home, College Graduates Return to the Nest in Record Numbers

In modern society, particularly in the United States, the pressure placed on young people to seek out higher education is greater than ever. It has become expected, perhaps almost required, that kids go to college, and it has become a key component in achieving success in adulthood. College graduates are expected to be able to [...]

Improving Your Job Search Through Social Networking

With every generation, the methods of networking change. In light of the booming technological age, social networking websites like Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter have become as common a means of communication as cell phones and email.   Social networking sites, particularly the current world-wide phenomenons Facebook and Twitter, have streamlined ways to find old friends, communicate [...]

Seasonal Jobs Can Help Bridge The Gap

The Holiday season is almost here, and although they say the recession is over, Americans as a whole are not seeing jobs return as quickly as we need them.  At a time of year where “extra” money is spent on gifts and festivities, some families are feeling hopeless as the realization dawns that they cannot [...]

Are you Experienced in the Wrong Industry?

15 million people are looking for work, and unemployment is nearing 10%. In particular geographic areas and some segments of the population, unemployment is even higher. So why are there so many jobs available that employers cannot seem to fill? These are not menial jobs – the so-called “Jobs that Americans will not do.” The [...]

9 Steps to Getting that Job

If you’re actively job hunting, you’ve probably discovered that there are jobs out there. However, because you have so much competition, you also may be finding it difficult to generate a response from your efforts. If you’ve been focused on submitting your resume to job openings found on job boards, job search engines, Craigs List [...]

Most Top Economist Believe the Recession is Over

While 80% of top economists believe the two-year-old recession is over, it could take awhile to show up as improvements in credit, a more robust housing market and new jobs. A survey of 43 economists resulted in 35 saying the recovery has begun, while 4 believe we’re still in a recession. Four others are uncertain [...]

One Third of Advertising and Marketing Executives Anticipate Hiring in Next 12 Months

The light at the end of the tunnel may be growing closer for the creative industry. One-third (34 percent) of advertising and marketing executives polled recently said they plan to hire in the next 12 months. Another 55 percent expect to maintain their current staffing levels. Among firms that plan to hire, 52 percent said [...]