Business Week ran a fascinating article a few weeks ago about how to find a job during America’s economic recovery. As I’ve long been harping on here at the JobMonkey, the earliest growth will be in one of four fields: health care, education, government employment, and green business. In fact, these four fields have been some of the most stable over the past 8 months of the recession, posting positive growth numbers over a number of months despite record-high layoffs in nearly every other field. Here are some of the highlights from BWeek’s article on landing one of these &#...

It’s Wednesday at the JobMonkey, which means its time to get a jump on all the hot job leads at the Job Center. Are you looking for a new job? The Job Center is the place to be. The Job Center is a free resource for job seekers, featuring hundreds of exciting job opportunities all over the country — and the world. Our leads are updated daily, so be sure to check back frequently. I also want to remind you about importance of registering with the JobMonkey. (Yes, it’s free, too!) Sure, you can search our Job Center without registering, but when you become a registered user, you...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that the United States has reached its highest unemployment rate in 25 years: 8.1%. More than 4.4 million jobs have been lost since December 2007, including the 651,000 lay-offs in February. Even worse news, say some economists, is the fact that so many of these jobs are in the manufacturing industry — a sector that is likely going to have be permanently altered as a result of this recession. These jobs aren’t coming back anytime soon, if ever, say the experts. Which means that if you are dealing with a job loss in one of those sectors,...