If you’re hunting for a job, you’re probably already using the JobMonkey job database and other job search websites to look for opportunities. What you may not know is that sites like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn can drastically help increase your success rate when applying to positions in your field. If you aren’t participating in [...]
We talk a lot here on the JobMonkey blog about the importance of networking. And really, I don’t think the impact of effective networking can be underestimated: Career experts tell us that 60-80% of all new jobs are landed through networking connections. But what if you are already talking to everyone you know (and everyone [...]
Hope you all have been having a great weekend. I have been busy reading this weekend, all about the depressing unemployment rates for November, on the one hand — and recession-proof jobs, on the other. I also have some great job-hunting tips in here, too. Happy reading and have a great rest of your weekend! [...]
I hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving, with just enough turkey and plenty of other things to be thankful for. I know that the last thing you probably want to be doing this weekend is looking for a job. But there’s no rest for the weary, right? To help keep you motivated, I [...]
