Archive: July 2011
Five hot jobs: Digital age, aging population reshape employment projections
By Dave Carpenter The Associated Press If you’ve been fantasizing about becoming a farmer, it’s time to pick another daydream. No other occupation category has seen a bigger decline, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Twitter strategist or...
Do you think the job market is improving?
Do you think the job market is improving?...
Searching for a Seattle job from across the pond
Q: was born in Miami and am an American citizen, but I have not lived in the U.S. since I was 3 years old. I have worked on military bases in the U.K. and paid U.S. taxes. I have worked...
Cool job: Record label utility player Adam MacKinnon
What do you do? I’m in charge of shipping/receiving, odd jobs and comic relief for Barsuk Records, an independent Seattle record label that’s worked with Menomena, Death Cab for Cutie, Phantogram, Nada Surf and David Bazan to name a few....
How to quit: Jump ship professionally without going overboard
By Lora Shinn Special to NWjobs Tonia Smalley wishes she had resigned differently. One day, she dropped off her daughter at day care and then called her boss to quit. After 11 years in pharmaceutical sales, Smalley wanted to spend...
Is your job related to your degree?
Is your job related to your degree?...
MBA programs: Is online as good as on-site?
Q: I am a single mother and have been accepted to the Carnegie Mellon MBA program in Pittsburgh. My family isn’t thrilled about me taking my son to Pennsylvania and is trying to argue that an online MBA is just...
Cool job: Costume designer Emily McLaughlin
What do you do? I am lucky to work at the Seattle Children’s Theatre in wardrobe for the Mainstage Season and as one of the Costume Designers for the Drama School Summerstage Season. I also work as Costume Designer for...
Why we stay: Unhappy in your job? Focus on what would happen if you changed
By Andrea Kay / The Associated Press Bob was 50 and miserable, working as a doctor in his own practice but unwilling to call it quits. He just couldn’t get his mother out of his head. “She told me I...
Have you ever been hired as a result of using social media?
Have you ever been hired as a result of using social media?...
Should I disclose personally identifiable information on applications?
Q: I’ve been applying for both full-time and contract opportunities with AT&T, and I’ve been consistently hearing that it requires my social security number on any application. One agency, which was in India, asked me to send my full name,...
Hot job: Police, Fire and Ambulance Dispatchers
The job: Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers, also called 911 operators, monitor the location of emergency services personnel from their jurisdiction’s emergency services departments. These workers dispatch the appropriate type and number of units in response to calls for assistance....
Talking code: Demand for programmers, software engineers outstrips supply
While the economy has made expansion difficult for many industries, Seattle-based technology companies have experienced expansion difficulty for a different reason: Namely, the pool of qualified candidates isn’t keeping up with demand. A quick search on NWjobs.com’s technology section routinely...
How long is too long in the same job?
How long is too long in the same job?Market Research...
Networking can be difficult when your connections don’t share
Q: I’m facing a problem that is becoming more and more recurrent. A lot of recruiters who work for agencies will not share their LinkedIn connections, but they don’t hesitate to tap into mine. LinkedIn is truly a networking and...
Cool Job: Snowshoe strategist Chris Parkhurst
What do you do? I’m the division director for winter products at Cascade Designs (a Seattle outdoor-equipment manufacturer). You’ll recognize our gear under the MSR, Therm-a-Rest, Platypus, SealLine and Hummingbird brands. … I create the overall strategy for the winter...
Underdressed? Dress codes can help prevent sticky situations
By Joyce M. Rosenberg The Associated Press It’s an uncomfortable summertime moment: A female co-worker shows up for work in the shortest of shorts. Or a male staffer arrives wearing a tank top. Dress-code problems aren’t confined to the summer...
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