I feel like the weeks are flying by even faster now that fall has officially hit. As you probably know by now, every Wednesday, I feature three of the hottest job leads from JobMonkey’s free Job Center. Our Job Center is the web’s #1 free resource for job seekers in search of an adventure — and a paycheck. While the September job loss report from last week may have been doom-and-gloom, but that doesn’t mean you should throw in the job-searching towel just yet. In fact, a great way to get a leg up on your competition is through a college internship, which is why that...

The JobMonkey team has been at it again, adding in tons of new content about all kinds of cool jobs. If you are interested in working for the Federal Government, we have recently expanded that section to include information about: Health and Human Services jobs IRS jobs Federal Career Internship Programs Drug Enforcement jobs Environmental Protection Agency jobs And don’t forget, if you are currently searching for a federal government job, you can search through hundreds of openings in Washington D.C. and around the country at the JobMonkey Federal Job Finder. We also recently expanded o...

If you are about to graduate from college, you are probably feeling a bit nervous about finding a job in the current climate. The Boston Globe recently answered a question from one such student — a January ‘10 grad with concerns about making himself attractive to would-be employers. Some of the Globe’s suggestions included: Taking full advantage of your campus career services office Networking with professors and other on-campus professionals in your field Setting a quantitative goal for your job search — for example, five face-to-face networking meetings before ...

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, which, given the current economic situation, is really freaking me out. I majored in communications and would love to get a job in my field, but at this point, a steady salary is my number one priority. I’d also like to move up to Boston, where my boyfriend is going to graduate school, but do you...

Welcome to our Hot Jobs! As you hopefully know by now, each Wednesday I feature three of the hottest new job listings from the JobMonkey Job Center. If you are looking for a job, the Job Center is a great place to start. Our listings feature opportunities from around the country and the world, with new gigs posted daily. Best of all, it’s a completely free service for job seekers! So come early, and come often! This week, I’m focusing on college internships in honor of our newest resources: The Internship Job Board . We’ve got paid internships in every imaginable field. Ma...

JobMonkey has just launched a new tool to help you find college internships. If you haven’t yet reviewed the Internships section of the website then please check it out! The new internships job board tracks postings from all over the Internet and is updated continually. We have configured the specialized board to show a wide variety of intern opportunities: paid and unpaid; business & finance; accounting; government internships; engineering; sports & entertainment. You get the idea! Check the job board frequently to ensure you don’t miss a perfect opportunity. Also, remember t...

There was a great article in the Wall Street Journal Online earlier this week, with job searching tips aimed at college students. Here’s the advice from their career experts: Use your youth to your advantage Sure, new hires right out of college may be down by as much as 25% this year, but recent college graduates still have some things going for them: “Recent graduates tend to be more flexible than more-established workers. Without the burden of a mortgage, a spouse and children, many graduates are willing to take a less-than-perfect job that is located in a less-desirable city...

During my sophomore of college, everyone I knew was looking for a summer internship. The thinking was that an internship would make them more marketable come graduation. Now, I had no idea what I wanted to be when I "grew up," but since I was majoring in political science, I figured an internship on Capitol Hill would be a good place to start. I looked up the Representative from my district, and those from the surrounding districts, too. I identified a half-dozen offices that I would like to intern at, and started pulling together all the necessary material. First, I worked up a...