Unemployment at midlife Until recently, I had spent many a day hanging out at the corner of Baby Boomer Boulevard and Global Economy Bypass waiting, along with a bunch of other people, for the bus to Permanent Employment Place. This intersection is a dangerous one, littered with the wreckage of successful careers. The survivors would
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China career boost Each week, he meets with a private tutor to learn Mandarin. On airplanes, he listens to language tapes. And in his spare time, he reads books about the Asian powerhouse and blogs written by expatriates living there. China “is really intriguing to me. I want to experience it,” said Carter, 44, UPS’
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Bouncing back from a layoff Dear Joyce: Just read that AT&T and BellSouth will hang up on 10,000 jobs when they merge. Tips on surviving a letting-go? — F.M. Working harder and being likable are common save-your-skin strategies. But if the die is cast and you’re on the chopping block, as career coach Dan Sullivan
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Navigating online job boards Posting resumes online is becoming increasingly popular, but that doesn’t mean some good old-fashioned resumé-writing skills aren’t important. (24 hours news services) Not long ago, job boards were little more than classified ads online. Now, niche boards and more robust technology that allows you to better manage your postings have emerged.
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A Recruiter Tells What Won’t Impress Brad Karsh has thrown away stacks of résumés with barely a glance. He has judged people in an instant, based on what they were wearing and the strength of their handshake. And he still expected them to send him a thank-you note when he was done. World-class jerk? Nah,
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In a time not so long ago, online degrees were questionable, frowned upon, even considered worthless. Could someone really sit at home, stare at a screen, and learn as much as someone sitting in a classroom? Many educators doubted it. It seemed the lazy man’s way of learning. But new research suggests that stigma is
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Will Your Job Survive? In case you’ve been worrying about how the war in Iraq will end, or the coming of avian flu, or the extinction of the universe as we drift into the cosmic void, well, relax. Here’s something you should really fret about: the future of the U.S. economy in the age of
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Big Demand, Big Pay Recent surveys show that a lot of people are itching to find new jobs and human resource managers are expecting a lot of movement – both signs that employers may need to sweeten the pot. There also have been predictions that the labor market may start to tilt in favor of
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Illegal Interview Questions During job interviews you must choose your answers carefully. If you divulge too much personal information, you stand the chance of not getting the job. But what if the interviewer asks a personal or an “illegal” interview question? For example, if an interviewer asks if you are married or have children, it’s
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6 safety tips for online job seekers With a click of your mouse you can post your resume for millions to see. You can store five different cover letters at once and send out different versions without printing a single page. You can apply to hundreds of employers without ever getting in a car or
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Rules rule when job hunting You only get one chance to make a first impression, the saying goes, and that’s never so true as when you’re interviewing for a new job. And while it’s not easy to standout in this Uber-competitive world, employment experts suggest one way jobseekers can do just that is by creating
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How to work the Web to find work Companies use software to weed out candidates, but here are five strategies that help job-seekers get noticed. By Gregory M. Lamb | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor In recent years, some tough new bouncers have begun to stand watch outside the door to corporate personnel
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Top Job Interview Questions The job interview is a powerful factor in the employee selection process. You can use behavioral-based job interview questions to help you select superior candidates. Ask interview questions that help you identify whether the candidate has the behaviors, skills, and experience needed for the job you are filling. Ask legal interview
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Labor market changes detailed The United States is in the midst of a global economic war, and many Americans may not know it. Even fewer realize we may be falling behind. That’s the opinion of John Twomey, executive director of the New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals, an Albany-based advocacy group, who yesterday
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