Some Areas Much Better Than Others for Finding a Job
I was reading a post on the SimplyHired blog yesterday that pointed out the vast differences in the labor markets in various cities throughout the U.S. Needless to say - at least for those where the going is decidedly tough - there are some cities and metropolitan areas out there where it is extremely difficult [...]
Environmental Jobs are Scorching Hot
I guess I should really have expected nothing less. We did, after all, just launch an environmental job board, but it’s still a bit surprising to me just how many people out there are looking for “green jobs,” as they are so often referred to. It’s a naturally popular industry, of course. The media are [...]
Mixed Emotions on Twitter, but Job Listings Way to Go
Call me a curmudgeon, but something about Twitter rubs me the wrong way. I don’t care what Ashton Kutcher has to say, and I REALLY don’t care what Chad Johnson (aka Chad “Ochocinco”) has to say. These are people whose mouths should be sewn shut and fingers tied together just so their ridiculous thoughts and [...]
Unemployment Still Rising
The U.S. Department of Labor has reported that the number of seasonally-adjusted, first-time unemployment claims rose to 576,000 this week, a sign that the tumultuous employment market has not quite settled down even as the overall economy seems to be just sniffing the beginnings of a recovery. The number of folks out there conducting a [...]
Yes, Niche is the Way to Go With Job Boards
I’m not trying to convince anyone that niche job boards represent a “paradigm shift” within the so-called job board “space.” I just take it for granted that this is the case, and anyone can choose to agree or disagree. But anyone conducting even a casual, objective analysis of what is going on with job boards [...]
Locate Jobs Network Launches
Though it’s not as auspicious a start as ours previous ventures - with one particular job board launching, appropriately, on Labor Day - we, the founders of the Locate Jobs Network and the job search websites that are to be included in the network, are very excited to announce the launch of the network. It’s [...]