Sales, marketing field may prospers ‘Things are improving, but we’re not seeing another boom like we had between 1997 to 1999,’ said Tony Beshara of Babich and Associates. Business was up 65 percent last year from 2004 in Tony Beshara’s sales recruiting department at Babich and Associates, a Dallas placement firm. But he’s not taking
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Companies Struggle to Find Employees A new survey shows that turnover increased significantly over the past year, while retention is a growing concern among employers. Just two and half years ago, Payroll Partners, a bookkeeping and accounting firm that caters to small businesses, had 14 full-time employees. It now has three. “A lot of our
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Tough jobs make for great workplaces: As senior manager of FedEx’s bustling Anchorage hub, Dale Shaw oversees hundreds of employees who unload and sort up to 13,400 parcels per hour arriving from Taipei, Pudong and Hong Kong, and bound, that same day, for hubs in Memphis, Newark, and Los Angeles. During the peak holiday season,
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The secret behind finding a dream job: Can finding your dream job be simple?  Former editor-in-chief of Monster.com and author of the popular series of Monster career books, Doug Hardy joined Tucker Carlson on ‘Situation’ to explain how to get the job you’ve always wanted.

MBA job hunters find Silicon Valley more welcoming Like the swallows to Capistrano and the New England Patriots to the NFL playoffs, the MBAs are returning to Silicon Valley. While hard data is hard to come by, MBA candidates who have been touring the Valley in recent weeks say job prospects are better now than
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Ten things you don’t want to hear in a job interview: You’ve researched the company, practiced answers to difficult questions, and arrived early for your job interview. But is there something else you could have done better to prepare?    Maybe our light-hearted list will jog your memory. We borrowed David Letterman’s top-ten approach and
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Find the right job in ’06e: Last year, Milé Lin of Waltham sat down at her computer and typed out her goals for 2005. After three years of working as a sales and new business development manager for a small California-based import-export firm, Lin, 31, wanted to move to a larger company. She cared less
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Be aware of digitized referrals: Q: I’ll be an MBA grad this year and have heard about the job referral networking services. Big change for 2006? Elucidate? A: Referral networking technology made an impact on insider buzz in employment in 2005. Time will tell whether a referral software universe flourishes in 2006. In any case,
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Best sites for job help online One topic from readers that regularly appears in e-mails is the viability of job searching on the Internet. My answer has changed through the years as the Web has outgrown early shortcomings to become an extremely helpful tool for job seekers, especially those looking to relocate to distant states
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More to see pay increase in 20066: Is a new job or better paycheck on your list of New Year’s resolutions? This may be the year to cash in on a bigger, better deal, according to a recent study by CareerBuilder.com and America Online. The nationwide survey reveals companies plan to increase salaries on initial
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Tips for putting together an effective resume: Some see job hunting akin to playing the lottery. They send the same resume to various employers, close their eyes, and hope luck will tap them on the shoulder with an interview invitation. Career counselors agree shrewd applicants send their resumes routinely, understanding results are dependent on efforts.
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Boomers to find that working after 65 won’t be easy: The generation that didn’t trust anyone over 30 started turning 60 New Year’s Day as the first of 76 million baby boomers confronts how to keep the celebration going for the next 20, 30, and even 40 years they are likely to live. Their collective
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Ten best career books for 2005 Joyce Lain Kennedy selects the years top 10 career books. In a year richly marked with books addressing virtually all aspects of jobs and employment, here is the ninth annual Kennedy-Krannich list of the best 10 career books of 2005. Ronald Krannich, CEO of Impact Publications of Manassas, Va.,
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Revitalize job search; change activities, focus: Question: I’m looking for ideas on how I can get out of my rut. My endless job search overshadowed everything this past year. Although I’m still looking, I don’t want 2006 to be a continuation of last year’s downer. Can you please offer some suggestions on what to do
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