Archive for the ‘Job News’ Category
Back To The Basics: Baby Boomer Job Searching Tactics
Baby boomers faced with the prospect of job searching—in some cases for the first time in years—need to employ more sophisticated tactics in an overall job searching strategy. The days of relying strictly on a resume are long gone. While a well-written resume is still important, it’s only one tool in a job search tool [...]
Jobs For People Over 50 – On The Road To Where?
The economy is unstable, to say the least, we don’t know if Social Security will come through for us (or even still be in existence) when we retire, and we keep hearing that we’re the part of the workforce that is least likely to get hired. CBS News even has a video titled Baby Boomers: [...]
Tips for Finding a New Job While You Are Currently Employed
The current job market is not ideal and there is uncertainty; that said there are great career opportunities out there. If you are currently employed it is more difficult to conduct a job search, but it can be done smartly and respectfully. Here are some tips for a productive job search while currently employed, and [...]
How Do I Find the Right Career For Me?
If you’re working on choosing a career, you’re probably confronting the question of “how do I find the right career for me”. Here are 5 things to think about that will help you through the career planning process of finding the right career. 1) Your Hobbies Think about what you like to do in your [...]
The Job Search Recipe In A Zero Job Growth Market
With the dismal announcement of Zero Job Growth flooding the internet from sources as Bureau of Labor Statistics, CNN Money, The Huffington Post, and numerous other highly regarded informational channels, how does a job seeker keep a positive attitude? When I began writing this article, I admit, I was a little hungry. It reminded me [...]
Boomer Job Search
If you haven’t looked for a job recently, things could get a little scary. Gone are the days poring over the Situations Vacant section of the daily newspaper, identifying possibilities and sending or phoning in your application. Things have changed and so have the rules of engagement for finding and securing jobs. Many of these [...]
Job Hunting on the Sly – Finding a Way Out of That Dead-End Job
Despite what you tell your colleagues, you’ve looked online for work while at work. It doesn’t matter if you say it’s only happened during your lunch break, sure thing, or you admit to taking an entire morning to peruse the job market. Everyone has killed some time looking for that dream job, while your current [...]
Baby Boomers – 5 Chief Principles To Ensure A Successful Mid-Life Career Change
Increasingly, people are being forced to change career due to business closures and layoffs resulting from the economic downturn. Those few who have been proactive will have anticipated the challenges and obstacles associated with a mid-life change and stand a good chance of succeeding in this endeavor. For those of us who were bounced into [...]
How Has Job Hunting Changed in the Last Ten Years?
The Internet has changed a lot about our world in the last ten years, including how we look for jobs. The basics may be the same: the old finding an opening and applying for it, but the internet has completely revolutionized the employment process. With more than 9% unemployed, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor [...]
Guerilla Job Hunting – Give Yourself an Edge and Get the Job
Have a plan A job search is about marketing yourself and, just like any other marketer, you need a marketing plan that will take you from where you are to where you want to be. In order to build a plan, you must first determine your goal-What sort of job do you want? I know, [...]


