Jobs Open, but filling them slowing down
By JOE LIGHT
Hiring has yet to hit a rapid clip, but it’s not for lack of job openings.
Since December, the economy has added about 130,000 jobs a month,
Where the Jobs are in 2011
By RUTH MANTELL
A good job is still hard to find for many people, though recent labor-market data indicate that the employment situation may be slowly improving.
Why Have You Been Out of Work So Long?
By Tanjia M. Coleman
Whatever you do, have an answer to the question — why have you been out of work so long? Whatever you say, don’t answer, ‘Looking for a job.’
Follow Up Without Being a Pest
By Lisa Vaas
What is the appropriate amount of time to wait to follow up on a job application? Guidelines on when and how to follow up without appearing to be a stalker.
Master the Three E’s to Ace the Screening Interview
By Tanjia M. Coleman. The hiring manager will never know that you exist if you can’t get past the recruiter or human resources representative.
The Business Plan that lands you the job
Prep Your 30-, 60-, 90-day Business Plan for the Job Interview
Want to land a sales job and start on the right foot? Be ready to explain how you’ll move the numbers in the first months.
Acing the Phone Interview: Preparation Is Key
Before you face the hiring manager, you’ll probably spend some time on the phone with the company’s HR department. Here’s what it takes to win them over.
Job Hunting on the Sly
By Elizabeth Garone When Jon Burke decided earlier this year to look for a new job, he updated his LinkedIn profile with a new executive summary and up-to-date bullet points highlighting his recent accomplishments. He hoped the changes would be enough of a signal to recruiters that he was serious about making a change and [...]
More Job Openings, but Employers Slow to Hire
By Sara Murray There were more job openings in April but employers didn’t rush to fill them. The number of available jobs jumped by 10.5% to 3.1 million in April from a month earlier, the Labor Department said Tuesday. Jobs in the private sector were responsible for the increase whereas the number of available government [...]
More Workers Start to Quit
By Joe Light As the job market begins to loosen up, human-resource managers might increasingly be surprised by an announcement from employees they haven’t heard in a while: “I quit.” In February, the number of employees voluntarily quitting surpassed the number being fired or discharged for the first time since October 2008, according to the [...]
