Thursday is Reader Mailbag day, in which I answer questions about job searching from our readers. Do you have a question? Send me an email or leave a comment! Dear JobMonkey, I am a college senior at a private university in New York City. I will be graduating with a huge amount of student loans, [...]
April 2009
Office supply stores Staples and Office Depot are both running job searching specials this month, with free copies of your resume, free faxing and even free business cards. If you are looking for a job, taking advantage of one (or both) of these offers is a great way to save your budget the expense of [...]
Welcome to Hot Jobs Wednesday. As you probably know by now, each Wednesday I post three of the newest, hottest jobs listed at the JobMonkey Job Center. If you are looking for a job, the Job Center is a great resource. We have thousands of job openings, updated daily. The best news is that it’s [...]
Who’s looking for a different kind of cool summer job? One that sets you squarely in the great outdoors? Give treeplanting jobs a look; they’re available in Canada and the U.S. The jobs are generally seasonal and no forestry degree is needed. Learn about tree planting jobs (sometimes called: reforestation) and careers in forestry on [...]
OK, all you reality TV junkies take note. We have launched a new job board featuring reality TV casting calls and auditions. A wide variety of reality TV programs are announcing casting calls throughout the year. Most of the postings relate to lesser known shows and programs trying to get off the ground. But you [...]
A friend of mine works at a local winery here in the Seattle area. I always think, “that job is the coolest!” The people who visit the winery are always in a good mood…they show up to taste wine, for winery tours, and for summer concerts. Working at a winery has to be the exact [...]
Unemployment may be skyrocketing, but there is one place that’s still hiring: Reality TV shows. This week, for example, the casting call is being put out by VHI1 and Sean P. Diddy Combs for the hip hop star’s newest reality TV show, “I Want To Work For Diddy 2.” The catch: contests are competing for [...]
The Wall Street Journal’s Mark Penn published a column this week about the growing number of professional bloggers — and their growing earning potential. Penn says that 1% of American adults are now earning some income from blogging. That translates into 20 million blogging Americas, with 1.7 million profiting from their work in some way [...]
