Job Trends for the new year

Nothing really new. Jobs in Healthcare, Education and Finance will grow and multiply in the
year(s) to come. But with an edge. What about nursing automatics? Be willing to combine two of the above sectors and...bingo! But of course, you first have to like it.

But if you don't, I heard that chocolate sales are up by 3.5% this year.

It sounds sweet. And tastier!

Read the entire WSJ article here: http://bit.ly/7NVqhs

Happy New Year with lots of jobs!

Unexpected salaries

Do you really know how much an astronomer makes? What about a court reporter? If you want to find out, check this recent article on msn.com:

http://bit.ly/3OV7nO

When the interviewer falls asleep

One of the most entertaining articles comes from Business Week's online publication. What to do when you have an interview and the interviewer was only half-awake

http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/oct2009/ca20091020_872012.htm?link_position=link11

10 Careers that will keep you interested

Click at the link if you want to find out the 10 careers to avoid boredom: http://bit.ly/kRlZ1. A recent MSN article states that there are, indeed, jobs that are NOT boring!

And can you guess which is the first in their list?

The non-glamorous, rather exhausting profession of the flying attendant. The job involves traveling, working at nights, having an irregular schedule so boredom is out of the question. I don't know if serving coffee at 55,000 feet is the most intellectual task you can do but is it really so exciting?

Amongst others are those of the casino worker, the reporter/journalist and of course the event planner.

I don't know if I agree 100% with the article - certainly some jobs are far more boring and repetitive in comparison with the glamorous ones, but don't you think that all jobs can be somehow tedious?

Food for thought for tonight!

Cool job and not only websites

Here is a list of cool websites related to jobs, careers but also other fun stuff - like books - that I accidentally fell into this morning. And because nothing has any value unless it's shared with others, I present the list below for your information and for fun

JOBS/COACHING/IDEAS

http://www.careerealism.com/
A site that provides advice, consulting, ideas, strategies aimed at young job seekers. The site is cute, informative and offers many freebies. Visit regularly...

http://www.collegerecruiter.com/
It's a web site that matches college students and young graduates with potential employers for jobs and also internships

BOOKS
http://www.lisaorrell.com/
Author of the Millennium Incorporated, Lisa Orrell, specializes in career coaching the Millennials, aka Gen Y and Generation X professionals

Then we came to the end by Joshua Ferris
Joshua Ferris' novel centers on an ad agency where copyeditors and artists bitterly complain about their jobs, claiming that their employment is somehow keeping them from being better. Each has an ambition: one is a failed novelist, another, a painter. But when an economic downturn means layoffs, they discover an ironic truth: Though they hate their jobs, they are terrified of losing them.


FUN
http://www.sporcle.com/
Test your general knowledge and find out if that degree in History will finally pay off!

Twitter your jobhunting

After a three-month summer break from the Ditch your Resume Blog, I return today with more ideas and innovative strategies for your job hunting.

What about using Twitter to find a job? If you are a twitter addict and you don't mind the telegraphic sentences, check out the following links:

http://www.twitterjobsearch.com/
This site is a job search engine that searches Twitter for jobs that match the keywords that you enter. Make sure you enter the location you are interested in. When I tested the site without specifying location, I got a lot of job from England!

http://jobshouts.com/ and
http://twitter.com/jobshouts
JobShouts.com is a free resource for both employers and job seekers. Employers can post their jobs for free; those jobs are then automatically “tweeted” to users on Twitter.


http://www.jobangels.org/ and
http://twitter.com/jobangels
JobAngels site aims at asking those who could to help one person find a job. It's really interesting and helpful.

You can also do a Twitter search looking for the company of your interest. Most employers and organizations are now using Twitter and they post their vacancies and jobs on Twitter. So, if you want a job at Microsoft, type Microsoft jobs. You will then get a list of all Microsoft jobs!

You can also read the following article for more information for your Twitter/job search:

http://mashable.com/2009/03/13/twitter-jobs/

What employers want from you NOW

With the recession being well established in the USA and possibly all over the world, thousands of professionals have lost jobs during the last year or so and thousands are out there looking for jobs, being as we say, job seekers. But what exactly employers want from candidates? What are they looking for and how over-the-top can be? A recent WSJ article presents the story http://bit.ly/HDvH8 and I summarize below:

- you may have to bring your own lunch and that means that you will spend the whole day interviewing
- you may be asked to bring your W-2 statements of the last three years
- you may ask you to fix a leaky faucet and change the fax machine's toner or express your interest in those topics
-you may have to come dressed in fancy evening wear suitable for entertaining wealthy clients
-they may ask you to interview other contenders and tout their rival's prowess
- you may have to tackle a business case study during interviews
- they may ask you crazy questions to catch you off guard
- you may be requested to attend a board meeting where you will have to pitch/present your ideas
or they may offer an unpaid tryout (that will never be a paid position)

(they stands for interviewers)

I am just wondering if they are all legitimate interview practices or rather illegal. And what employers are trying to achieve out of all those methods? If they try to become more popular, they fail. Pretend to be cool? Cool they are not, rather obnoxious and nasty. Candidates spread the bad news all over (thanks twitter) and the employers' reputation can easily be damaged.

So, employers be careful what you do to recruit. Recession does not justify your actions. Candidates think what you can do and what won't.