Network Using Your College Career Office

You already know that most of the best jobs are found through word of mouth, right? Co-workers, friends and acquaintances sharing information — this is how 70-80% of all people get hired, according to many estimates.

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In my ongoing series of interviews with job search experts, I tracked down Marky Stein, a career coach in San Jose , Calif. , who’s perfected a strikingly innovative approach to finding a job fast – in any economy.

layoffs hit second lowest level of the year

Planned job cuts declined to the second lowest level of the year during August. A recent report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas found that employers announced a total of 76,456 layoffs last month, a 21 percent decrease from the 97,373 job cuts announced during July. This is the sixth time during the last seven months that job cuts declined from the previous month. …

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temp and contract demand up

The American Staffing Association found that demand for temporary and contract employees increased “markedly” this month, a potential sign of improvement in the overall job market. In the two weeks ending August 16, the Association’s Staffing Index came in at 75, up from 71 during early July. The index, which measures demand for temporary workers among ASA member firms on a 100-point scale, has…

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facebook is fourth-largest site

There has been a lot of controversy as to whether or not social networking sites can be effective recruiting tools. Part of the argument, aside from the fact that social networking can focus too much on social relationships and not enough on professional networking, is that not enough people visit these sites to make them valid recruiting mechanisms. However, one …

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job cuts increase by 31 percent

During July, planned job cuts by American employers increased 31 percent to 97,373. This was the first increase in monthly job cuts since January, according to a report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. In fact, planned job cuts had fallen to a 15-month low during June, when job cuts decreased by 33 percent to 74,393. However, the July total was still 6 percent lower than this…

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a dark day for monster

The last day of this work week proved to be anything but a relief for Monster Worldwide employees, who had to deal with yet another security breach, a stinging article in BusinessWeek, and technical issues that caused their main site to crash for several hours. First, The Register reported that security researchers found a bevvy of FTP passwords, some from high…

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Florida Green Jobs Among Top 10

Florida green jobs are among the top in the country, as the state’s clean energy economy increased by 7.9 percent from 1998 to 2007. “The Clean Energy Economy: Repowering Jobs, Businesses and Investments Across America,” a new study from Pew Charitable Trusts , placed Florida among the top 10 states for jobs in the clean energy economy. During 2007, there were more than 31,100 jobs …

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