Posts Tagged ‘employment in massachusetts’
Finding a Job on LinkedIn
LinkedIn is one the world’s largest professional networking sites. There are thousands of companies and hundreds of thousands of professionals in every industry and at every level. Finding a job on LinkedIn requires some persistence and ingenuity, but it can be done. In fact, it’s done every day. This is a short guide to finding…
Read MoreHow To Choose A Staffing Agency For Your Business
Have you been thinking of outsourcing your recruitment and staffing? Do you have temporary vacancies to fill? If the answer to the above questions is yes, then you may consider using a staffing agency. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, 19% of all new jobs in the United States are temporary. Employers now resort…
Read MoreHow to Get the Most from an Employment Agency
Employment agencies can be a great way to find the right job. They are dedicated, hard-working people who are there to help you find a job. There are a few things that you can do to help your cause and make finding a job through an agency that much easier. Firstly, make sure that your…
Read MoreAll Jobs Are Temporary
Temporary jobs in the US are one of the largest segments of job growth. In fact, it is tending to outpace almost every other form of employment. Everyone says it: “I don’t want to be temporary. I want a real job.” Here’s a bit of a reality check: ALL JOBS ARE TEMPORARY! There is no…
Read MoreGovernment Jobs: The Secret! Only $99.95! (Not really, it’s free!)
Back before the Internet you would see those ads all the time, “Complete list of government jobs. Pay just $99.95 and we will send you a complete list every month for a year.” There are thousands of government jobs available. They are all over the country. The pay is great and the benefits are excellent.…
Read MoreEmployment is growing in the Boston area and what it means
The Boston area showed a 1.9% increase in employment in the last year. That equals 47,300 jobs in 12 months. The employment situation in the Boston area has been a solid increase for the last couple of years. What does this mean for job seekers? This is great news that should be tempered with a…
Read More10 Reasons To Focus On Hiring Veterans
Veterans returning from two wars have come home to find employment scarce and sometimes non-existent. As a nation, this is a terrible situation that every employer can and should change. All veterans, even ones that came back wounded, are fantastic employees that are worthy of special consideration. Below is a list of reasons that every…
Read MoreThe Most Important Boring Blog We’ve Ever Written: The Federal Reserve and Inflation
“Inflation might be good.” Okay, so no one actually said that at a macro-economic meeting in Istanbul, Turkey this week, but that’s what Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Narayana Kocherlakota suggested. He, of the unpronounceable name, had slides and everything (we like slides!) saying that if the Fed let up on the economy a bit…
Read MoreStarting A Career In Sales
Sales… it’s like a 5-letter dirty word. Everyone thinks that they hate sales. Which is kind of funny since everyone sells, all the time. Politicians sell themselves for votes. Teachers sell learning to reluctant children. Plumbers sell themselves for work. Children sell future good behavior for a night at Chuck-E-Cheese (“I will be good, I…
Read MoreSummer Employment for Educators
So you have the summer off? Of course, everyone thinks that summer for teachers is all pina coladas and beach parties. No one ever notices how you come back from summer tired and squinting at the sun. Since you are probably going to work through the summer anyway, here are some ideas for work that…
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