Career Center Blogtag:blog.nwjobs.com,2011-09-27:/careercenterblog//942012-05-22T16:13:52ZMovable Type Pro 4.21-enRecession Generation has stories to tell, lessons to teachtag:blog.nwjobs.com,2012:/careercenterblog//94.171292012-05-23T08:00:00Z2012-05-22T16:13:52ZIn The Seattle Times' new special report The Recession Generation, young people are opening up about what they face in the job market today. Their stories are worth reading and learning from. I admire their persistence, their optimism, their continuing...Natalie Singerhttp://blog.nwjobs.com/careercenterblog/author/natalie_singer/Contact info: New rules for the modern job markettag:blog.nwjobs.com,2012:/careercenterblog//94.171122012-05-22T09:00:00Z2012-05-18T17:08:55ZIf you're a passing sports fan of almost any stripe, you've probably heard the name John Wooden. Coach Wooden, arguably the most revered sports coach in history, led the UCLA men's basketball team to 10 national championships in a 12-year...Matt Youngquisthttp://blog.nwjobs.com/hireground/author/matt_youngquist_1/Three tips to rev up forgotten resume elementstag:blog.nwjobs.com,2012:/careercenterblog//94.171272012-05-21T09:34:32Z2012-05-21T16:28:44ZThe rise and near ubiquity of online resume-processing algorithms has done quite a number on the art of resume writing over the past few years. Almost gone are the days when an eye-catching font, a coordinated color scheme and a...Randy Woodshttp://blog.nwjobs.com/hireground/author/randy_woods/Summer work attire: flip-flops, tube tops and Speedos, oh mytag:blog.nwjobs.com,2012:/careercenterblog//94.170952012-05-16T08:00:00Z2012-05-14T21:47:00ZWith so much rain and gray all fall and winter, an early spate of sun and warmth is all we need around here to go a little crazy. You know what I mean: Shorts as soon as the temperature hits...Natalie Singerhttp://blog.nwjobs.com/careercenterblog/author/natalie_singer/Interviewing success: a riddle to pondertag:blog.nwjobs.com,2012:/careercenterblog//94.170852012-05-15T09:00:00Z2012-05-14T21:36:53ZEons ago, in the decade known as the '90s, I was lucky enough to learn the career-counseling trade at the hands of an incredibly wise mentor. This individual came from a blue-chip sales and marketing background, and he drew heavily...Matt Youngquisthttp://blog.nwjobs.com/hireground/author/matt_youngquist_1/Advantage employee: Worker confidence on the risetag:blog.nwjobs.com,2012:/careercenterblog//94.170942012-05-14T11:00:00Z2012-05-14T21:33:09ZSeattle's current run of consecutive outstandingly beautiful weekends is not the only sunny news to hit the Puget Sound region in recent weeks. As the afternoons grow longer and the temperatures get warmer, there appears to be a gradual and...Randy Woodshttp://blog.nwjobs.com/hireground/author/randy_woods/For Mother's Day, honor mothers by changing the workplacetag:blog.nwjobs.com,2012:/careercenterblog//94.170682012-05-09T08:00:00Z2012-05-08T20:49:29ZOn Sunday, mothers around the country will be showered with flowers, gifts and pancakes by their appreciative children and families. I will be part of this national lovefest, and I will enjoy it as I do every year. But I...Natalie Singerhttp://blog.nwjobs.com/careercenterblog/author/natalie_singer/Job seekers: high-five those helping handstag:blog.nwjobs.com,2012:/careercenterblog//94.170622012-05-08T09:00:00Z2012-05-07T16:21:25ZUsed in its most common form, the phrase "human resources" strikes many folks as a cold, capitalistic and rather demeaning way to refer to the living, breathing souls who make up the workforce within any organization. If you're in the...Matt Youngquisthttp://blog.nwjobs.com/hireground/author/matt_youngquist_1/Summer jobs not always a breeze for teenstag:blog.nwjobs.com,2012:/careercenterblog//94.170652012-05-07T07:32:14Z2012-05-07T16:10:43ZWith the end of the school year coming up for college and high school students, the yearly ritual of parents everywhere will soon begin in earnest: getting their teenage sons and daughters off the couch and into a summer job....Randy Woodshttp://blog.nwjobs.com/hireground/author/randy_woods/Are you hot or useless? Career rankings may predict success, or nottag:blog.nwjobs.com,2012:/careercenterblog//94.170282012-05-02T08:00:00Z2012-05-02T13:53:25ZIf you know your way around a blood-pressure cuff, tartar scraper or bedpan, it appears that you're golden. You're also lucky if you do network administration, data analysis or computer programming. If, on the other hand, you're in touch with...Natalie Singerhttp://blog.nwjobs.com/careercenterblog/author/natalie_singer/