I just returned from the Career Management Alliance conference in San Antonio. Here are some eye-opening statistics that will make everyone think differently about their current job search strategies. The Department of Labor predicts average worker will have 10 to 14 jobs by age 38. Muc...
Interview Lessons Learned From My Daughter
Last week I wrote about networking lessons learned from my son, so I couldn't go more than a few days without writing about my daughter and what lessons she has taught me that can be applied to a job search. My daughter is into performing; mostly singing and some acting. She has gone through wha...
Discounted Job Search Books From Happy About Publishers
Happy About publishers is offering a 10% discount on their line of career books by using "Career Books" in the coupon field after purchasing the eBook or paperback version of any of the books on this page. Here's a sneak peak of what's on the page. "Happy About My Resume" by Barbara Safani. This...
Recession Proof Professions
Employment Digest reminds us that death and taxes are a sure thing, so accountant and mortician will continue to be viable professions in recessionary times. Click on the link to read about the other 23 recession proof careers, as reported by HR World....
2008 Career Industry Mega Trends
Each year, Career Directors International publishes a report on employment trends. Below are some key trends from the 2008 report. Paperless Resumes. Resumes with rich media components such as Visual CV are gaining relevance and acceptance in today’s job search. Privacy. Public a...
Escape from Corporate America
Last week I went to hear Pamela Skillings speak at Pace University. Pamela is the author of Escape from Corporate America: A Practical Guide to Creating the Career of Your Dreams. In her presentation, she shared some chilling statistics about the American workforce including: The average Americ...
An Intimate Look Inside Your Favorite Companies
I just came across a site called Glassdoor that allows you to browse employee reviews on companies and check out self-reported salary information. Anyone can look at partial reviews, but in order to view full reviews you need to become a member (it's free) and either give a company review of you...
New Tool For Benchmarking Salary
Indeed recently added a feature that allows job seekers to enter a minimum salary requirement in the keyword search box. This feature will allow users to only receive information on jobs estimated to have similar salaries. Besides the obvious benefits of improving job targeting by creating search pa...
Career Megatrends
According to U.S. News and World Report, six key megatrends will help drive future job growth. The six megatrends are: the growing demand for healthcare an increasingly digitized world globalization clinical genomics environmentalism terrorism Career opportunities in these fields include w...
America’s Most Admired Companies
Fortune Magazine recently released their Most Admired Companies list. With the help of the Hay Group, 3,700 people from dozens of industries were asked to select the 10 companies they admire most. The larger list includes 317 companies that were rated based on innovation, people management, use of c...