The Philadelphia Bulletin is reporting that five new green projects, expected to yield 155 Pennsylvania jobs, are kicking off thanks to funding from the Stimulus Bill.  Less than 200 jobs may seem like a drop in the bucket of the millions of people unemployed and underemployed. And it is. But the story in this niche newspaper more than likely represents initiatives being duplicated in cities and towns across America. Plus, as the article reports, the funding from the federal government is leveraging private spending — which ultimately will net a lot more job creation in the green fi...

According to Scotland’s The Herald newspaper, green jobs aren’t just on the rise in the U.S., but in the U.K. as well. The British company Centrica recently announced plans to create 1,500 new green jobs, from engineering positions to green collar assignments. Jobs will include energy efficiency advisers and wind farm installers. On Monday, I posted about four recession-proof careers and working for green industries definitely made the list. According to economic experts, as many as three to five million new green jobs will be created in the U.S. over the next decade. If you are in...

Newsweek online has a great piece this week about ten recession-proof careers.  Here’s a look at four of the job fields that are still hiring (Halleluyah!) and links to corresponding sections about these career options from JobMonkey. 1) Security Jobs with the Defense Department and America’s Homeland Security are on the rise. According to a 2007 report, there will be more 80,000 new jobs in these fields in the next two years. If you include local crime fighting in these figures, I’m guessing the numbers will be even higher — much higher — since the recently pa...

Gosh, can you believe there have already been 25 weeks worth of hot job announcements?! If you have been with us since the beginning, I have a good feeling that your dream job is right around the corner. In this economy, a job search can take a bit longer. According to the stats I have read, in a “normal” economy, the average job search takes two to four months, depending on the industry. Here’s an interesting blog post about how our current economy is changing people’s expectations. In short, the average person now assumes it will take four to seven months to find a...

ABC News ran an interesting story late last week about a green retraining program for blue collar workers in California. The students were learning all about green fuel options in preparation for a possible career change. The spotlight on the growing green economy has grown a lot brighter since President Obama was sworn into office. His Stimulus Package includes investment in green jobs, as a future-thinking way to employ American workers. Having earned the Presidential stamp of approval, the future is looking pretty good for green industries. In fact, according to the ABC story, labor expe...

Happy Labor Day! I can’t imagine a better day to kick-off this new blog at Job Monkey than on Labor Day.  What perfect timing. Whether you are looking for seasonal employment or a year-round career, JobMonkey is committed to helping you connect with unique opportunities to travel the world, have fun and earn money doing it! Each week, I’ll be bringing you hot employment opportunities in a variety of diverse job sectors and providing you valuable job hunting resources.  I’ll also be putting the spotlight on growing industries, like green collar jobs and traveling nurses (to ...