As you get near the professional world and hear news of how gloomy the job market is, I’m sure you’re panicky. Don’t fret-there is some good news!
A new CareerBuilder survey completed in June finds that 48 percent of workers who were laid off from full-time jobs in the last three months have found new full-time [...]
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Workers are having some success
Posted in Job Search, survey on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Unique ways people have made some extra cash
Posted in Fun Stuff, Salary & Pay, survey on July 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I would be lying if I said I’ve never had money woes. The college years were especially tough. It wasn’t unusual for my friends and I to pool our money to split a pizza…or something from the dollar menu of a burger joint.
This–shall we say less than appealing–economy is making plenty of people feel a [...]
Employers intend to maintain staff levels
Posted in Job Search, survey on July 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The bad news: We’re still in a recession. A bad one.
The good news: Most employers don’t plan to decrease staffs.
In the upcoming months (Q3), most surveyed employers expect their staff levels to remain the same as recruiting patterns hold steady and job losses trend downward, according to a new survey by CareerBuilder and USA TODAY’s.
The [...]
Layoffs are leaving behind burned out workers
Posted in survey, tagged burned out, stress, survey on May 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Being laid off is, to put it mildly, a big bummer. Nobody like sto get let go. So anyone who has a job is grateful to have a steady paycheck. Especially those workers who watched their friends and colleagues get pink slips in recent months.
So what’s the problem?
Well, when companies lose body count, they don’t [...]
Employers are hiring this summer!
Posted in College Jobs, Job Search, survey, tagged summer hiring, survey on May 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
One of the quintessential moments of Americana is a teenager’s first job, normally in the summer. It seems like everyone had that first paycheck for doing something related to summer. Worked at the movies? A burger joint? Mow lawns? Be a lifeguard?
It’s that time of year again, and employers are still hiring for summer jobs [...]
Top 10 cities for new grads
Posted in Jobs for College Students, survey, tagged apartments.com, CBcampus, class of 2009, top cities for grads on May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While there’s relief that classes are over, exams have been taken and term papers turned in, what lies ahead for the Class of 2009 is an extremely challenging and competitive job market.
For new grads who plan to expand their job searches beyond their college or hometowns, Apartments.com and CBcampus.com just released the “Top 10 Best [...]
The grass might be greener on the other side of your degree
Posted in Job Spotlight, Jobs for College Students, survey, tagged earth day, environment, green jobs, survey on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For most people born into Gen X, Y, or Z(?), Earth Day has been an annual part of our lives. We planted trees, learned about recycling, and learned to turn the water off when we brushed our teeth when we were little grade schoolers. Now, we’re older and environmental issues have become a permanent part [...]
