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Career searching is a daunting task under the best of circumstances. Students and recent college graduates can be particularly vulnerable to the anxiety and stress that comes with searching for the ideal career. Lack of confidence and poor self-image can stop a job search or interview in its tracks.  By keeping a few key things [...]

One of my favorite quotes is, “We will either find a way, or make one!” pronounced by Hannibal, one of the greatest military commanders of all time. One of his most famous achievements was to lead a march of soldiers and elephants from Iberia over the Pyrenees and the Alps into Northern Italy, which he [...]

Employment in retail trade rose by 57,000 in April. Within the industry, employment in general merchandise stores increased by 27,000, offsetting a decline of similar magnitude in the prior month. [Chart data] Employment in professional and business services continued to expand in April, with an increase of 51,000. Job gains occurred in management and technical [...]

If someone were to ask me, “Jim, what is the right career for me?” I would probably shrug my shoulders and say something like, “Umm… I don’t know. Probably the career that will be there next year and for years to come.” What do I mean by that? Simply put, industries are hot one minute [...]

Although I hate taxes as much as the next guy, I have to appreciate some of what I get for my money. Case in point, how often do you check the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics? Okay, there was a time would I would have said “never” as well. However, I feel myself being pulled [...]

Despite difficult economic times, the number of Americans volunteering in their communities jumped by 1.6 million last year, the largest increase in six years, according to a report released today by the Corporation for National and Community Service.

A new, highly detailed forecast shows that as the economy struggles to recover, and jobs slowly return, there will be a growing disconnect between the types of jobs employers need to fill and numbers of Americans who have the education and training to fill those jobs.

Online advertised vacancies were unchanged in May at 4,149,000, following a 223,000 gain in April, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine(TM) (HWOL) Data Series released today. Online job demand has been on an upward trend since October ’09 and averaged 118,000 per month. The gap between the number of unemployed and advertised vacancies [...]

Intuit Monthly Small Business Index Shows Increase in Wages and Hours After Being Flat Since Fall 2008 Small business employment grew by 0.33 percent in April, equating to a 4 percent annual growth rate, according to the latest Intuit Inc. (@intuit) Small Business Employment Index (#SMBindex). This translates to approximately 66,000 new jobs in April [...]

Employees of state and local government earn an average of 11% and 12% less, respectively, than comparable private sector employees. An analysis spanning two decades shows the pay gap between public and private sector employees has widened in recent years.