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The 10 Best Online Job Search Sites

GeekSugar — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:00:05 -0700

In this economy, it's pretty likely that some of you are out of a job. But if heading into your cube farm made you cry every morning, and you can't stand the idea of doing it all over again from the bottom up, then take this time off to really find what it is you're looking for in a job. Then get cracking. Thankfully, employers know the power of the Internet, and you no longer have to pound the pavement in your best Jimmy Choos to find a job - you can do it from the comfort of your PJ's and wrapped in the loving arms of your couch. Check out a few (or all) of these job sites to help you on your way to employment bliss.

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10 Areas of Government With the Greatest Job Growth

SavvySugar — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:30:07 -0700

Working for the government used to elicit groans of expectant dullness, but times have changed. Instead of criticizing working for the ultimate Man, Uncle Sam, more people are drawn to the secure nature of working for the federal government. According to a new report from the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, the federal government will have hired 273,000 new workers by Fall of 2012 for jobs the group calls "mission critical" - that's a 41 percent hiring increase over the three previous fiscal years.

Partnership gathered hiring projections from 35 of the largest federal agencies and used the information to determine the 10 categories that will have the highest job growth. You can search job listings on the government's official job website, and see the 10 areas expected to undergo the most growth in the next three years when you read more.

Medical and public health: 54,000 new jobs by 2012.
Security and protection: 52,000 jobs
Compliance and enforcement: 31,280 jobs
Legal: 23,600 jobs
Administration and program management: 17,300 jobs
Accounting and budget: 16,640 jobs
Information technology: 11,500 jobs
Business and Industry: 10,770 jobs
Engineering: 10,640 jobs
Transportation: 10,560 jobs

And the Deadliest Jobs Are . . .

SavvySugar — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:30:36 -0700

Your chiropractor is probably familiar with your occupational hazards; your neck, back, shoulders, and hips can get awfully tight sitting at your desk all day, every day. That pain and soreness seems more than minor when you think about people that have jobs so dangerous they're considered deadly.

The Department of Labor tracks fatalities by profession and named the deadliest jobs in the US based on those numbers. Do you know anyone with a "deadly" job? See the list when you read more.

Fishers and related fishing workers
Logging workers
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
Structural iron and steel workers
Farmers and ranchers
Refuse and recyclable material collectors
Roofers
Electrical power-line installers and repairers
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs

Could You Do Your Partner's Job?

TresSugar — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:00:00 -0700

Despite the passing of the "lion of the Senate," the people of Massachusetts might soon have another Senator Kennedy at their service. Democratic leaders like Sen. Orrin Hatch and Sen. Chris Dodd think that Vicki Kennedy would be an appropriate replacement for her late husband Ted. Orrin said:

"She is a very brilliant lawyer. She's a very solid individual. She certainly made a difference in Ted's life, let me tell you. And I have nothing but respect for her."

It would be up to the voters ultimately to decide if Vicki has what it takes to serve them, but her legal training and experience witnessing her husband's career in the Senate might make her qualified to replace him temporarily.

Of course not everyone could just start doing their partner's job on the spot. An English teacher probably couldn't go to work as a computer engineer right away without some serious training. Could you do your partner's job if you had to? Feel free to apply the question to past relationships, too!

Look Who's Hiring: The CIA

SavvySugar — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:30:35 -0700

Government jobs are proven to be the most recession-proof, and while there are stimulus jobs to be filled, the CIA is doing some recruiting of its own. The ramped-up outreach has involved direct emails and campaigns targeting college students, former Wall Street workers, and anyone with foreign language skills, especially Middle Eastern languages. While you might align the CIA with clandestine activities, as an employee you're not destined to be dressing in disguise.

There are currently positions in 90 different occupations open, like psychologist and software engineer. CIA spokeswoman Marie Harf explains, "We’re looking for everything from analysts and operations officers to linguists, engineers, and accountants." If you enter the agency in a role that doesn't require the highest-level of secrecy, that being undercover, you'll have an easier time balancing work and family than your more covert co-workers.

Would you consider working for the CIA?

Forbes Ranks the Top-Paying Jobs For Women

SavvySugar — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:30:17 -0700

Women aren't paid equally in the workplace just yet, but some positions bode better than others when it comes to making money. Using the US Department of Labor Women's Bureau 2008 analysis, Forbes ranked women's median weekly earnings to come up with the highest-paying jobs for women. The job that turned up as number one surprised the Forbes team; they didn't expect women pharmacists to top the list. See the 10 highest-paying jobs below.

Computer Scientists and System Analysts: Women's median yearly earnings: $56,264; percentage of men's earnings: 83.7 percent.
Speech-language Pathologists: Women's median yearly earnings: $58,448; percentage of men's earnings: 100 percent.
Human Resource Managers: Women's median yearly earnings: $59,124; percentage of men's earnings: 67.9 percent.
Management Analysts: Women's median yearly earnings: $59,228; percentage of men's earnings: 78 percent.
Physicians and Surgeons: Women's median yearly earnings: $63,960; percentage of men's earnings: 59.1 percent.

To see the rest of the list, read more.

Computer and Information Systems Managers: Women's median yearly earnings: $65,520; percentage of men's earnings: 85.4 percent.
Computer Software Engineers: Women's median yearly earnings: $70,252; percentage of men's earnings: 87.3 percent.
Lawyers: Women's median yearly earnings: $78,468; percentage of men's earnings: 77.5 percent.
Chief Executives: Women's median yearly earnings: $83,356; percentage of men's earnings: 80.1 percent.
Pharmacists: Women's median yearly earnings: $85,644; percentage of men's earnings: 84.9 percent.

Government Jobs Among Most Recession-Proof

SavvySugar — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:15:46 -0700

Even with the unemployment rate pushing nine percent (yikes), we hear reports all the time that at least some industries are hiring. But with everyone from banks to car companies to retailers tightening their belts, you have to wonder: what exactly are these elusive industries?

Market research firm Market Research Media asked this exact question, and came up with the industries that are continuing to grow during our economy’s rough patch - and the ones that aren’t faring so well. To see what they found, read more.

Areas hit hardest by the recession include:

Start-ups
Advertising
Semiconductors (think microchips)

The most recession-resistant jobs, all in the government sector, are:

Research and development
Homeland security
Aerospace and defense

I guess it’s no surprise that government jobs would be the safest bet right now, but I still found this breakdown interesting. Aerospace and research jobs obviously require pretty specific training, but homeland security jobs run the gamut from human resources specialists to engineers, and actually seem like a feasible option for someone looking to recession-proof her career. Would you consider looking to the public sector for a little more job security?

The Hardest Jobs to Fill in the US

SavvySugar — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:30:02 -0700

Niche skills are always an asset, and that's truer than ever in 2009. It might be an employer's market these days, but some hiring managers are having a lot of trouble filling specific positions. Manpower, a staffing firm, composed its annual survey of the hardest jobs to fill in the US, and surprise, surprise, those requiring a background in math and science are among the tough ones. Find out if you have one of the hardest jobs to fill when you read more.

Engineer
Nurse
Skilled Trades (electrician, bricklayer, carpenter, cabinetmaker, mason, plumber, welder)
Teacher
Sales Representative
Technician (workers in engineering, technical, operations, maintenance roles)
Truck Driver
Information Technology Staff
Laborer
Machinist or Machine Operator

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Where to Look For Stimulus Driven Jobs

SavvySugar — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:15:32 -0800

The economy has been skidding and losing more jobs each month, but the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is designed to create jobs and eventually turn unemployment on its ugly head. The impact on employment will take some time because the exact allocation of these funds still needs to be determined, and the millions of jobs the plan is said to create will be spread over a couple of years. It took years of mistakes to get us into this mess, and we can't expect automatic miracles.

The Wall Street Journal spoke to Joanie Ruge from New York based staffing firm Adecco North America, and asked her to predict which industries will benefit most from the stimulus. She highlighted manufacturing, construction, engineering, information technology, and health care, as industries that would see job growth across all skill levels. She explained the widespread job growth like this: "Even the infrastructure jobs will create opportunities for all skill sets. For example, in construction, workers will be needed to build bridges, but engineers will also be needed to design them and project managers to oversee those projects."

To see what industries economists predict will gain jobs from the stimulus, read more.

Going along with the example given by the staffing expert, economists believe infrastructure projects will overlap and provide new jobs with other industries such as the green sector, medical information technology, education, energy and utilities, and of course, the federal government. Consider making yourself more marketable for jobs in some of these sectors by taking a class at your local community college, reading up on trade magazines, and possibly temping at a related company to learn new skills.

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Is Your Job Typical of Your Astrological Sign?

SavvySugar — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:30:07 -0700

Careerbuilder saw the signs and used them as the basis for its most recent survey. Between color tests and astrology, it seems the folks there believe career paths are more than just your college major. If you've ever wondered how your job field, salary, and satisfaction compare to other workers who share your sign, wonder no more. Here are the jobs certain signs are reportedly drawn to, along with some job satisfaction and salary patterns. How do your sign and job match up with their findings?

Aquarius: sales, military, engineering, mechanic, food preparation, facilities management, and transportation. Among the most likely to earn less than $35,000.
Pisces: social work, personal care, IT, facilities management, and mechanic. Among the most satisfied with their current jobs.
Aries: government, construction, hotel /recreation, IT, education, and transportation.
Taurus: nursing, engineering, attorney/judge, marketing/public relations, and higher education. Among the most likely to earn $100,000 or more.
Gemini: art/design/architecture, nursing and personal care, sales, law enforcement, firefighter, and machine operation. Among least satisfied with current job.
Cancer: government, legal services, advertising, higher education, machine operation, transportation, and military. Among the most likely to earn $100,000 or more, but among least satisfied with current job.

See the other six signs when you read more.

Leo: government, legal services, art/design/architecture, engineering, entertainment, real estate, and education. Among the most likely to earn $100,000 or more.
Virgo: social work, sales, hotel/recreation, editing/writing, and food preparation.
Libra: social work, government, advertising, machine operation, law enforcement, firefighter, sales, and education.
Scorpio: legal services, engineering, science, education, construction, and skilled trades. Among the most likely to earn $100,000 or more.
Sagittarius: editing/writing, marketing/public relations, entertainment, hotel/recreation, IT, and military. Among the most satisfied with current job.
Capricorn: art/design/architecture, nursing, science, IT, sales, farming, and food preparation. Among the most likely to earn less than $35,000, but among those most satisfied with current job.

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