Is Job Boost An Illusion?
Saturday, February 27th, 2010 | Careers
35,000 new jobs were added in Canada in April. This news comes as quite a shock, since forecasters were expecting the job market to slump further during the month of April. In addition, the Loonie has picked up speed topping all expectations. The question is: is all of this positive economic news a farce?According to Statistics Canada, the recent surge in employment rates are a direct result of an increase in self-employment. While seemingly positive news, the fact remains that the actual ...› Continue reading
The 3 Important Things You Need to Know Before Becoming an ATF Agent
Friday, February 26th, 2010 | Careers
It's not easy to become an ATF agent, but it's certainly a job that's necessary in today's society; ATF agents put into effect and make sure laws are followed in the United States in regard to possessing or selling firearms, tobacco or alcohol. 1. What ATF Agents do Becoming an ATF agent requires special skills. ATF agents take part in investigations, may obtain and execute search warrants, raid homes and businesses found to be in violation of the laws it upholds, search for physical evidence ...› Continue reading
The Race for H1b Visas: Who are the Winners?
Thursday, February 25th, 2010 | Careers
Is your company getting ready for the yearly H1B visa race? Are you hoping to process enough visas to meet personnel needs? Or are you one of the potential employees waiting to see whether the USCIS will allow you to enter the states on a temporary work visa? How will President-elect Obama's advisors impact the cap for these work visas? What kind of immigration reforms will take place? Meet Department of Homeland Security nominee Janet Napolitano. Her confirmation hearing will be overseen by ...› Continue reading
Higher Learning Helps In Getting An Executive Job
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 | Careers
Someone once said, "leaders are not born, they are made." A lot of people may agree to that given that talent can only go so far and those who work hard usually go farther. The same thing can be said about an executive job. A company will not hire someone for that position unless this person is qualified. Having a college degree is just the first step but the real test of someone's character will be in the decisions made which can only happen with some work experience. Most college grads ...› Continue reading
Are You Considering a Job in Speech Pathology?
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 | Careers
A speech pathologist or a speech therapist treats individuals grappling with communication problems associated with the voice, fluency, language and speech, most often caused by accidents, cleft palate, delayed development, mental retardation, hearing loss, emotional problems, cerebral palsy, brain injury and stroke. Are you considering a job in speech pathology? Those aspiring for jobs as speech pathologists are offered university courses that cover topics such as acoustics, assessment, ...› Continue reading
How To Ace The Interview
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 | Careers
Interview Tips More Job Search Articles A common goof of interviewees is that they might tend to get tense and forget the questions that are asked to them, often having the effect that they aren't prepared for the interview. It is vital to check the firm's interviewer's firm and the applied position to prevent being side-tracked during the interview. Don't know the answer? If you do not know the answer to the questions being asked, it is best to own up that you do not know the answer to the ...› Continue reading
Dream Job Map
Sunday, February 21st, 2010 | Careers
A Dream Job Map will help you discover what you want in your work life. Follow the steps below and create your own map. It is a very useful tool and a lot of fun too ! How much time you spend on your map is up to you. Don't try to do it when you are feeling rushed or hassled. Set aside a quiet evening or a weekend afternoon. - Get a very large piece of paper, glue and scissor - Gather magazines, catalogues and newspapers - Look for ideas, images, concepts, activities, experiences and words that ...› Continue reading
Your Career Opportunities with An Online Hospitality Management Degree
Saturday, February 20th, 2010 | Careers
If you like to work in travel industry and excites in running a hotel, then you should earn a hospitality management degree. The increase of affordability of international travel is the key booster for the travel & hotel management industries. The job opportunities in tourism and hotel management are projecting a strong growth of 17% through 2014. Hence, if you are interested to involve in this field, you are at the right track. There are a lot of career opportunities will be awaiting for you ...› Continue reading
How To Quit A Job?
Friday, February 19th, 2010 | Careers
Leaving a job is often a difficult step. Sure, there is the exciting opportunity to do something different, but if have been with an employer for over a year this can become an emotional step. People leave jobs for various reasons. The old job might just plain and simple suck. The pay is lousy and the boss is behaving like a dictator of a 3rd world country. Or the job might be target of outsourcing and the employee is pro-active by looking for his/her own way out. Or the job is a dead end. ...› Continue reading
Do You Love the Job You're In?
Thursday, February 18th, 2010 | Careers
Let's say you work an average of 40 hours a week and you started work when you were 20 years old and retired at 65. You're also a good sleeper and get a good eight hours a night. That's 93 600 hours of your life or a solid 10 years devoted to work. If you consider that you spend another huge chunk of your life sleeping, work is a big part of our existence so isn't natural that we want it to be a happy existence? In my experience it would appear not as I've never met one person, who worked for ...› Continue reading
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