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ResumeBear: Politics and What College Graduates Should Care About

ResumeBear: Politics and What College Graduates Should Care About

2008 proved a landmark election year for the 18-to-29-year-old demographic, with 51% of qualified Americans within this age range showing up at the polls. Sixty-two percent of those with at least some college experience voiced their opinions on economic, social, and political issues, and four years later, it’s looking like they may very well show [...]

ResumeBear Tips: Your New Boss Says Do This and Don’t Do This!

ResumeBear Tips: Your New Boss Says Do This and Don’t Do This!

Like death, work comes for us all. If you plan to go into business for yourself after getting your college degree, we applaud your pioneering spirit. For the rest of you, somewhere out there is a boss with your name on their payroll. Each one of these bosses will have his own particular things he [...]

ResumeBear: 8 Great Careers for Older Workers

ResumeBear: 8 Great Careers for Older Workers

If you are 55 or older and considering a change of career, we won’t waste your time suggesting you look into greeting customers at Walmart or taking drive-thru orders at McDonald’s. It may be that you don’t want to work but have to, due to the current economic climate or other reasons beyond your control. [...]

ResumeBear: 10 Industries Most in Need of Skilled Workers

ResumeBear: 10 Industries Most in Need of Skilled Workers

While the job market is making a recovery, it’s still hard to find a job in many cities in America, especially for new college grads who have little experience. Yet not all industries have been hit hard by the recession. Many are hiring quite readily and a select few aren’t able to find enough employees [...]

Update: Facebook Responds to Employers Asking for Passwords

Update: Facebook Responds to Employers Asking for Passwords

Yesterday we shared with you a new trend among employers to ask candidates for their personal Facebook login and password as another way to get a “background check”.  Today, Facebook responded. Like many of you, most Facebook users feel it a violation of privacy for employers to ask such a thing. After this article circulated [...]

Landed a New Job? How to Start Off the Right Way

Landed a New Job? How to Start Off the Right Way

Advice for a new job A couple months ago, I received an email from a student who had some job hunting questions.  I walked her through a couple scenarios, she was grateful, and recently she let me know that she got the job. Love these emails. So she is starting her new job.  I get [...]

50 Happiest Companies for 2012

50 Happiest Companies for 2012

CareerBliss announces employees’ choice for the happiest places to work! See Top 10We’re proud to reveal the winners of CareerBliss’ Happiest Companies in America Awards for 2012, thanks to thousands of employees from around the country.Of the thousands of companies nominated for this award, the 50 winners have been designated as the happiest places to [...]

How To Give & Ask For a Raise

How To Give & Ask For a Raise

For many, the most nerve-wracking conversation for both the employer and employee is a discussion about a salary raise. Nationally, employees will receive an average 3 percent wage increase this year. With this in mind, employers must carefully decide who gets a raise and when, while employees must perfect the art of salary negotiation. Consult [...]

Techno Takeover: Can Your Job Be Done By A Robot?

Techno Takeover: Can Your Job Be Done By A Robot?

Sure, everyone at work may like you, but is there a chance you could be replaced by a robot? This infographic done with Mindflash, show that humans doing the following jobs might want to keep an eye out for a new computerized coworker.

Who Will Save America’s Jobs?

Who Will Save America’s Jobs?

The next Republican primary debate takes place tonight, and an issue that will likely be covered heavily is job creation. The current lack of jobs in the U.S. is negatively impacting the economy in a number of ways: Everything from a slowed economic recovery, to a struggling housing market, rising foreclosures and consumer debt, just to [...]