Archive: August 2011
Emphasize relevant skills for medical admin job
Q: My wife is looking for a medical receptionist position on the Eastside. She has plenty of experience. Any suggestions? -- G.S., Bellevue Kristen says: Medicine is one of the top industries in the Seattle area. Overlake Hospital Medical Center,...
Hot Job: Private detective and investigators
The job: Private detectives and investigators help people, businesses and attorneys by finding and analyzing information. They connect clues to uncover facts about legal, financial or personal matters. Private detectives and investigators offer many services, including executive, corporate, and celebrity...
Financial analysts, accountants can count on increased demand, experts say
By Suzanne MonsonSpecial to NWjobs At the edge of the brink of the threshold: Insiders say that’s how close the Puget Sound region is to a hiring uptick for some of the most promising finance-related jobs. It’s a sector that...
What’s the best office set-up?
What’s the best office set-up?...
Hot Job: Actuaries
The job: Most actuaries work for insurance companies, using their knowledge of statistics, finance and business to estimate the probability and likely cost to the company of an event such as death, sickness, injury, disability or loss of property. Some...
Where to find opportunities in the PR field
Q: I recently moved to Seattle from Washington, D.C. My background is in journalism and public relations, with a concentration on media relations and social media. Any suggestions on identifying networking and job opportunities? -- K.B., Seattle Kristen says: Seattle...
New skills: Explore options for revamping your career
By Gregory KarpThe Associated Press As broad-based hiring in the United States slowly gains momentum, many out-of-work Americans are finding they need to retool their skills, certifications and degrees. About 36 percent of people who were re-employed after being laid...
How does your workplace celebrate birthdays?
How does your workplace celebrate birthdays?...
Plan B careers aren't always the dream jobs people hope for
By Alex WilliamsThe New York Times Rona Economou was a lawyer at a large Manhattan law firm, making a comfortable salary and enjoying nights on the town when she was laid off in 2009, another victim of the recession. At...
Where to get a resume review
Q: I am employed at a Seattle-area technology firm. I have a solid résumé and have worked for the last nine years as a procurement professional. I am thinking about looking for other opportunities in the area, and I would...
Cool Job: Chief Formulation Officer Eric Butler
What do you do? I am the founder and CFO (chief formulation officer) for Eric’s Energy Co. (a small all-natural beverage company in Mill Creek). I create the recipe for each custom formulation that bears the Eric’s name. How did...
State regulates jobs you’d expect (doctors) and many you wouldn’t (pro wrestlers)
By Michelle ArcherNWjobs Did you know that in Washington, you need a license to be a professional sports announcer? An auctioneer? A camping-resort salesman? Hundreds of jobs are regulated by the state, many of them through the same agency that...
How often do you think about work when you aren’t there?
How often do you think about work when you aren’t there?...
Quitting without notice won’t affect retirement benefits
Q: You mentioned in your column that Washington State is an “at will” employment state, so my question is this: If I quit my job on the spot, will there be repercussions regarding my future retirement benefits from management, or...
Cool Job: Malaria researcher Alexis Kaushansky, Ph.D.
What do you do? I’m a postdoctoral scientist at Seattle BioMed in Stefan Kappe’s lab, where our focus is malaria vaccine research. I design and conduct experiments, share the results of those studies in papers and presentations and write grants...
Wide gap in skills leaves many unemployed, many open jobs
By Drew DeSilverSeattle Times business reporter At age 46, with three grown kids and nearly three decades in sales behind him, Chris Mugler of Auburn is two places he thought he'd never be: unemployed and back in school. Four days...
Worth the haggle: Why -- and how -- you should always negotiate salary
By Phyllis Korkki New York Times News Service Negotiate your salary? In this economy? Many job seekers would be thrilled to be offered a job at all. How ungrateful and even risky, they may feel, to haggle over salary when...
Are you honest on personality tests?
Are you honest on personality tests?...
Sharing salary history is standard practice
Q: Conventional wisdom seems to be that sharing your salary history with the recruiter -- as opposed to the prospective employer -- will not result in a lower offer. However, it then follows that once the recruiter has determined your...
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