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By Julie Austin By now you probably know that it’s easier to get a job when you already have a job. The unemployment rate may be hovering around 9 % but the underemployment rate is much higher. Some put the unemployment and underemployment rate at about 18%.This means that drastic measures are being taken to [...]

Executive search firms work to help employers connect with employees. They operate over a wide area so that the people who are best fitted to any certain job can be linked up with the companies that need those positions to be filled. They act as a middleman to bring the two together. These firms were [...]

With permanent fulltime positions proving hard to obtain in the current economic climate, more people are gaining experience through internships and temporary positions to gain skills which make them more employable. Interns are generally unpaid or get paid at a lower rate than normal; in order to receive valuable training in an industry they want [...]

We must all focus on recession-proofing our careers. Many are worried about their jobs, but most don’t do anything about it. Instead of sticking their heads in the sand, people need to make sure they’re brushing up on their skills so that, even with so many cutbacks happening across just about every industry, their companies [...]

It’s frequently tough for people to think about spending money when they are jobless, their employment options seem poor, and their reserve funds are dwindling. Competition is rigorous in the employment market in recent years and it is probable that there are far more job seekers applying for positions than there are open spots. But [...]

  In the current economy, finding a job can be a difficult prospect. However, one of the traditional ways in which people have found jobs has been expanded from their role as a temp agency to functioning as more permanent recruitment agencies. These companies work to place people in positions in all different job sectors [...]

Headhunters are people hired by companies to find suitable candidates to fill vacant positions. They are also referred to as recruiters. They are skilled in finding the right candidates for a job and then presenting the candidates to the human resource department for consideration. Some work independently while others are on retainer to one or [...]

Employment providers are a very important part of today’s work force. This is especially true when one considers the hard times that the global economy has had over the past several years. A temp agency is especially important considering they work with both employers as well as employees to help place out of work people [...]

If you’ve ever toiled to write your resume, battling writer’s block for each and every word you put on the page, but still unsatisfied when you get to the end, sure that your resume won’t make the cut, you aren’t alone. For many job seekers, writing a resume is an anxiety-inducing task. Yet, for almost [...]

  Most people think they have to find a full time job, but they might not have considered the benefits of using a temp agency. In some cases, people find that they can make more money by filling in for employees that are out for various reasons. Let’s take a look at some of the [...]