Archive: June 2009


Switching careers: A four-step plan for going after your dream job

Switching careers: A four-step plan for going after your dream job

As layoffs across the country rattle Americans’ sense of job security, some are taking it as incentive to go after their dream careers.

Search functions: Preparation, presentation are keys to succeeding at a job fair

Search functions: Preparation, presentation are keys to succeeding at a job fair

Knowing how best to prepare to meet dozens of recruiters — who will talk to thousands of people in several hours — is difficult. Plan your strategy to get the most out of hiring events.

Time management: Staying productive, fulfilled after a layoff is an acquired skill

Time management: Staying productive, fulfilled after a layoff is an acquired skill

After a layoff, the overriding question is, “How will I support myself and my family?” But along with that comes another question, more mundane but vexing nonetheless: “How do I spend my time?”

Competition for management analysts heats up as firms seek to maximize efficiency

Outlook: Employment of management analysts is expected to grow much faster than average. Keen competition is expected because of the independent and challenging nature of the work and its high earnings potential. Pay: The 8,230 management analysts in the...

LinkedIn helps job seekers build a network of professional possibilities

LinkedIn helps job seekers build a network of professional possibilities

For any skeptics wondering whether online networking sites can actually lead to a job, meet Mark Donnigan. This week, the sales executive starts a new job in Seattle “that was initiated 100 percent from LinkedIn,” he says.

Business and economics majors may find security as insurance sales agents

Outlook: Employment of insurance sales agents is expected to increase by 13 percent from 2006 to 2016. In addition, Allstate recently launched a recruitment campaign in Washington to attract new agents. Pay: The 2,860 insurance sales agents in the Seattle-Bellevue-Tacoma...

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