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This week, I had the opportunity to attend one of the largest Job Fairs here in the Seattle area. No, I wasn’t LOOKING for a job… was helping a business partner staff their booth.  It was eye-opening to me because I’d never attended one before.  Yes, certainly I had the basic idea of what occurs [...]

Are you looking for help finding a job or with a career change? The Top Career Books for June 2010 listed below have been recommended by career counselors, coaches, and recruiters nationwide.

By Guest Author – Lisa Johnson Mandell You can insist all you want that looks shouldn’t matter — it’s your skills and abilities that will get you the job, but that won’t change the fact that your appearance is a huge factor in the desire to hire. You’ve heard the expression “if looks could kill”? [...]

8 Top Career and Job Search Books for 2010. Whether you are a new graduate or an experienced job seeker looking for new career advice, there is something on this list for you!

Most executives (76 percent) are willing to sweeten the pot to avoid losing their best employees when economic conditions improve, suggests a new Accountemps survey. Half of chief financial officers (CFOs) interviewed said they plan to promote top performers once the economy recovers, and 48 percent plan to give raises. The survey was developed by [...]

With the dawn of 2010, countless optimistic job seekers either began, or renewed their resolutions to find their great new job.  With layoff numbers and the unemployment count still growing throughout the United States, many of these diligent and hopeful applicants have become discouraged.  What guidance can we offer to the thousands of qualified, though [...]

As the recovery progresses, employers will shift their focus from cutting labor costs back to preserving talent and investing in key segments of their workforce – issues at the very heart of strategic workforce planning.

Personal employee recommendations are widely considered to be the single best way for employers to find reliable new hires in the vastly oversaturated job market. With so many potentially qualified job seekers looking for work, many managers strongly prefer considering applicants who have been previously recommended by a trusted colleague, or valued employee. Scoring the [...]

In the current job market, loyalty might seem like the last thing anyone has been feeling.  With well paid, long-time employees losing their jobs with record layoff numbers, there is a surge of unusually well qualified and educated applicants applying for entry-to-midlevel positions; positions which they would never have considered in more prosperous times.  Because [...]

In our last article we suggested five promising careers that are accessible for those who never finished college. After some additional research on this popular topic, we found some more even higher-paying positions for those missing the Bachelors degree to excel in. The following occupations do require some training, be it through community college, certification or technical schooling, or through training provided on the job.