Tag Archives: Job Search

Search Engines Every College Student Needs

Search Engines Every College Student Needs

While the big names like Google and Yahoo will likely always rule the search engine market, sometimes you want something a little more focused when it comes to finding what you need on the web. That’s where these niche search engines come in handy. Using these tools you’ll be able to search through everything from [...]

Using Social Media in Your Search for a Job: ResumeBear

Using Social Media in Your Search for a Job: ResumeBear

Even during a recession, when the job market is particularly competitive, you can find work by seeking out, developing and cultivating job contacts. The evolution of the Internet and social media websites means that job hunters and employers are fast realizing its potential in finding and filling jobs. Dan Schawbel, author of “Me 2.0: Build [...]

Resumebear helping veterans entering the civilian workforce

Resumebear helping veterans entering the civilian workforce

Men and women who have served our country possess qualities and skills that are of great value to employers, including a strong work ethic, leadership and problem solving. Yet many veterans struggle with finding employment in the civilian world. According to whitehouse.gov, as of October 2011, more than 850,000 veterans were unemployed. In addition, the [...]

Bad Habits that Are Driving Your Coworkers Crazy

Bad Habits that Are Driving Your Coworkers Crazy

Everyone has bad habits that have a way of showing their face while you’re at work. You may not be the loud talker or the office flirt, but maybe you have a bad habit about coming to work late or spending too much time on Facebook. These habits may not seem like a big deal [...]

Great Jobs in Medical, Information Technology, Engineering or Legal Professions

Great Jobs in Medical, Information Technology, Engineering or Legal Professions

The list shows the potential for those looking to pursue a career in the medical, information technology, engineering or legal professions. It’s no surprise that many of the top jobs on the list require advanced education or training. Shatkin compiled the list based on annual median earnings, ranked from highest to lowest. This means that [...]

3 Online Tools to Network your Way into Job

3 Online Tools to Network your Way into Job

Posted by Adam Justice Social media is becoming increasingly important for job networking. The last couple of years have been hard on the economy, and if you’ve been forced to hunt for a job during that time you know this all too well. On the bright side 63 percent of recruiters say that their organizations [...]

New Jobs in the Social Media Industry

New Jobs in the Social Media Industry

Guest post by Barry Magennis - If you have a creative flare and are considering a career change then you could give the Social Media industry a thought. With the development of the social media age many new websites are emerging with thousands of new job vacancies, however there is no need here for the traditional [...]

Jobs that give Women the Most Earning Potential

Jobs that give Women the Most Earning Potential

In the past 30 years, the wage gap between men and women has narrowed considerably. In 1979, the year the Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking salary information by gender, women earned just 62 percent of what men did. Earlier this year, the BLS reported that, in the fourth quarter of 2011, that figure had risen [...]

No More Resume Black Hole Control Your Job Search

No More Resume Black Hole Control Your Job Search

Featured Feature: Real-Time Resume Tracking Here at the Bear, we aren’t typically the type to toot our own horn, however, in light of some big changes coming your way in the near future, its time we start. But before we make a fuss over all the new and improved features, let’s review some aspects of [...]

Startup Or A Corporate Job, Reasons for Startup

Startup Or A Corporate Job, Reasons for Startup

Sure, a corporate gig might (initially) pay more than a startup and come with cushy benefits, but there are real, career-defining reasons to heed the siren song of a startup.   You’ve graduated from college, diploma in hand (or in the mail), and you have a couple of job offers on the table. Other than [...]