How to interview your next employer

Think Your Interview Process is Fair? Read This Letter. BY Suzanne Lucas, inc.com Most companies demand plenty of information from job applicants. There’s no good reason for this to be a one-way street. What would hap­pen if job can­di­dates treat­ed you the way you treat them? You might be receiv­ing let­ters such as this… http://flip.it/OKFsLContinue reading How to interview your next employer

The only jobs that won’t be taken over by robots require understanding of human behavior

Think You’re Special? A Robot Could Do Your Job fastcoexist.com Technology is advancing so fast that half of all jobs that exist today might be taken over by bots and computers in the next 20 years. Find out if your job is on the list. Is your job safe from our new computer-programmed over­lords? A … Continue reading The only jobs that won’t be taken over by robots require understanding of human behavior

The new workplace and the increasing importance of skills testing and online portfolios

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Good interview questions to avoid a bad job

Don’t Get Fooled Into Taking a Bad Job by Asking These Questions in the Interview Alan Henry, lifehacker.com If your job sucks, and there’s nothing you can do about it, you may be tempted to look for another one. Be careful: remember job interviews are sales pitches as well as candidate evaluations, and all that … Continue reading Good interview questions to avoid a bad job

Using LinkedIn to land a job

4 Secrets For Using LinkedIn to Land a Job Chelsea Gladden, mashable.com It’s the largest and most popular social networking platform on the web for professionals, but can LinkedIn really land you a job?More About: contributor, Feature, job search series, Jobs, linkedin Chelsea Gladden RT @mashable: 4 Secrets For Using LinkedIn to Land a Job … Continue reading Using LinkedIn to land a job

The post jobs economy

The post-job economy Harold Jarche, jarche.com Learn­ing may be the work in the net­work age, but that does not mean that learn­ing will get you the work. Inge De Waard dis­cuss­es this in MOOCs change edu­ca­tion, but jobs decline in a knowl­edge … http://flip.it/HNn5U Related articles Introducing the Connected Knowledge Lab (janeknight.typepad.com) Perspectives on work … Continue reading The post jobs economy

Cloud tech jobs in highest demand

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How to Pick a Career You Actually Like

How to Pick a Career You Actually Like Penelope Trunk, lifehacker.com Most career problems stem from the fact that we are terrible at picking jobs. We think we are picking a good job and then it turns out to be a bad job. It’s almost impossible to pick a good job on the first try, … Continue reading How to Pick a Career You Actually Like

Working in America

Working in America geblogs.com Jobs are def­i­nite­ly a top of mind sub­ject. Did you know that man­u­fac­tur­ing jobs were the largest sec­tor of employ­ment in 1960, yet today the cat­e­go­ry has fall­en to 6th place? In this inter­ac­tive visu­al­iza­tion, browse who has bee… RT @Periscopic: Very excited to announce the launch of our latest data … Continue reading Working in America

Want To Work For An Innovative Company? Be Prepared To Answer These Unusual Interview Questions

Want To Work For An Innovative Company? Be Prepared To Answer These Unusual Interview Questions By Christina Chaey, fastcompany.com “If you were to get rid of one state in the U.S., which would it be and why?” and more oddball questions you might be asked on your next job interview. The next time you step … Continue reading Want To Work For An Innovative Company? Be Prepared To Answer These Unusual Interview Questions

Crack the job application systems

    4 Strategies for Conquering Online Job Application Systems Brie Reynolds, lifehack.org If you’re like the majority of job seekers, you spend quite a bit of time searching for jobs online. While there are lots of other job search methods—networking, company research, career fairs, recruiters, and the like—once you finally find a job… RT … Continue reading Crack the job application systems

Why LinkedIn is replacing Monster as job search tool

Job Recruiters Eschew Monster to Find Hidden Talent on LinkedIn By Olga Kharif -, bloomberg.com In his more than 15 years as a head­hunter, Jeff Vijung­co has tried Mon­ster, Craigslist, Career­Builder, and other online job boards. Late­ly the head of recruit­ment at Adobe Sys­tems Inc. (ADBE) has scrapped most of them. “I think job post­i… … Continue reading Why LinkedIn is replacing Monster as job search tool

Jobs for the Future (JFF) uses online intelligence to find jobs in most demand

In contrast to traditional survey based means of measuring job growth which can be quite inaccurate  Jobs for the Future's (JFF)  John Dorrer uses ethnographic/online methods to analyze job postings (mining nearly 100,000 unique online postings for the three months ending February 14) in real time to extract the skills employers are asking for right now, then works … Continue reading Jobs for the Future (JFF) uses online intelligence to find jobs in most demand

Job Search | one search. all jobs. Indeed.com

Job Search | one search. all jobs. Indeed.com. If you're reading this at work, maybe you're bored with your job, so why not search Indeed.com for something new? It spans job Web sites, newspapers, and company career pages by keyword and location to fit your needs. Related articles Want to see Indeed at SXSW? Rock … Continue reading Job Search | one search. all jobs. Indeed.com