Just finished reading 2009 hiring predictions on Cheezhead - here’s a brief: “The industries set to see the most number of new jobs are professional and business services and information technology, as 28 percent of IT employers and 23 percent of professional and business services employers plan to add full-time jobs. The transportation and utilities industry » Read More
Who wouldn’t want that? Do you know someone who might be a fit for a job opening? Well…earn $10k if they get hired! Really, here is a site that is set up strictly to help employers get their candidates via personal leads and social networking and you can reap the benefits (well some of the » Read More
In today’s economy we aren’t often seeing the words ‘hiring & thriving’, but according to CNNMoney.com’s article “Where the Jobs Are” there are industries and are in fact hiring and thriving. As the article points out - despite our year to date job loss of 1.9 million (yes…1.9 million!) industries like education, accounting and health » Read More
Here’s a gig right near the ocean…could it get any better than that? I don’t think so - check out these current PR openings to see if there’s a fit for you. If you’re not in PR and know someone who is, forward this to them and lend a hand. Posted by Robin Ogden - FiredUP » Read More
If you’re in job search mode don’t forget to join KITList - a smaller niche site started by Sue Connelly after a major cut from Silicon Graphics in 1997. KitList will provide you will a daily stream of job opportunities that comes directly to your email. Check it out - there may be an opportunity » Read More
And growing like a weed, so they say. Check out their job openings. Posted by Robin Ogden - FiredUP Careers Read More
Here’s a cool site I came across that helps you locate ’startups’ - Startup Warrior If you’re one of those crazy people like me who loves to jump into startups, wear a million hats, work with less red-tape (hopefully!) and get the adrenaline rush - check it out. Here’s some info. about their site: “StartupWarrior.com allows you » Read More
Many people think that the best way to get a job is to ‘broadcast‘ their resume to every job board in existence. A friend of mine who was looking for a new job thought a good day’s work was spending her time searching the job boards. I would tell her “what a waste » Read More
What’s up in Calgary? I just popped onto Workopolis.com – Canada’s biggest job site offering more than 50,000 jobs – looks like there’s a lot of opportunity over there. Do you live in Canada and are searching for a job or perhaps thinking about making a shift in lifestyle and maybe even moving to » Read More
Are you in a job search rut? The solution just may be stimulating your mind in a different way. Take the focus off of your search for a bit and dive into new possibilities. I’ve come across this fabulous website TED – whose mission is ‘spreading ideas’. Here you can find a world of information, » Read More
Let’s face it – the entire process of job search can just be monstrously overwhelming, which is why you have got to get a plan together in order to tackle the monster. It is really best to think about job search as ‘your current job’. Holding this perspective is a way that can enable you » Read More
I’ve heard so many comments from people about the amount of time it takes to post their resumes on each of the top job search engine sites that I was happy to come across Resume Rabbit – you post your resume here once and they then submit to up to 84 other job sites for » Read More
One of my instructors once said “judgment of your overall competency and credibility can be made in an instant, in other words big impressions can be made out of little things – so, watch those typos.” Although he was referring to term papers you can attach the same remark to a resume, blog » Read More
I’m always discovering fun new sites. This one is another great idea. If you want to be sure you’re job search steers you away from ‘jerk bosses’ then you need to check out Jerk Free Jobs. It’s great – you can do a search to check out whether your new manager » Read More
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