Not since, Google has there been a more highly anticipated IPO. Facebook”s IPO which is reported to be in the $100 million range, will make it one of the largest IPO’s ever. Reports peg the IPO to take place sometime around the second week of May. The market valuation of everyone’s favorite social network [...]
January 27, 2012
Handle Your Next Interview Like a Stand-Up Comic
Comedians have a way of taking the most mundane thing that happened to them, putting a story around it and have a room crying in laughter by the end of the night. The truly great ones make it look extremely easy. Telling a story like a stand-up comic takes lots of practice, that’s why they’re [...]
January 26, 2012
Overcome Career Frustrations
It happens to everyone at some point in their careers. The drive and motivation that you once had to get up and go to work just isn’t there anymore. The less drive you have to go to work, the more you fall behind at work. Typically around your birthday is when the feeling of stagnation [...]
January 26, 2012
Monster Plans to Slash Jobs after Disappointing Fourth Quarter Results
In a bit of irony, Monster Worldwide, owner of the second largest job search engine, Monster.com plans on slashing its full time workforce by 7% after posting very disappointing 4th quarter numbers. They actually came in worse than expected. Monster is blaming the soft numbers on a decline in new business. Monster Chief Executive Sal [...]
January 26, 2012
Fake Your Way to the Top
There comes a time in life when you’re going to have to cut a few corners. I’m not advocating this at all. But let’s face it, we’re not always going to be the smartest person in the room. Furthermore, the elephant in the room that nobody ever likes to address is workplace injustice. To get [...]
January 25, 2012
Job Opportunity: Human Resources Manager (Orlando, FL)
The main functions of this role includes planning, directing, and coordinating human resource activities to maximize human resources and maintains functions such as employee compensation, recruitment, personnel policies, employee relations, benefits administration and regulatory compliance. The best fit candidates will be highly organized and detail oriented, have experience in integrating normal business practice with compliance [...]
January 25, 2012
5 Questions You Should be Asking Your Interviewer
The part of the interview that could determine whether or not you’re going to move on in the process or not is when the interviewer asks you if you have any questions. I’ve been hearing from a lot of hiring managers and recruiters that they are amazed at the amount of people that don’t have [...]
January 25, 2012
The Keys to a Strong Job Search
This is a guest post by Howie Appel, Executive Director of ProNet Career Resources. If you’d like to be a guest writer here on Jobtrakr, we would love to have you. Just follow these guest writer guidelines. The Keys to a Strong Job Search What are the components of a strong, proactive job search? I [...]
January 24, 2012
How to Fit a Workout Into Your Crazy Work Schedule
According to the history of new years resolutions, this Friday is the day that most people give up on their new year’s resolutions. Basically the majority of individuals that make resolutions for the new year never make it out of the first month. I’m not judging by any means. My new year’s resolution has been [...]
January 24, 2012
From Job Search to Employment in 10 Easy Steps
This is a guest post by Vanessa Merit Nornberg, owner of Inc 500 Company, Metal Mafia. If you’d like to be a guest writer here on Jobtrakr, we would love to have you. Just follow these guest writer guidelines. From Job Search to Employment in 10 Easy Steps As an employer, I often see many [...]
January 24, 2012
LinkedIn is Getting Into The Dating Business
When you think of online dating sites, LinkedIn probably isn’t the destination that first pops into your mind. Hitch.me is hoping to change that. This is an interesting new twist on online dating, given the fact that Hitch is leveraging the trustworthyness of LinkedIn. If you’ve ever been on a dating website, you know that everyone [...]
January 23, 2012
Bring Swagger Back to the Workplace
“Mama, I guess I got my swagger back.” Words spoken by Sean Carter aka Jay Z. There are some professions that don’t call for wearing a suit or a shirt and tie. however if you are in a profession that calls for any of the aforementioned items, nothing says confidence, charisma and swagger like a [...]
January 23, 2012
Keys to the Career Fair Kingdom
This is a guest post by Rachael Del Pino, owner of Accendo Careers. If you’d like to be a guest writer here on Jobtrakr, we would love to have you. Just follow these guest writer guidelines. A career fair can be a great place to explore opportunities with several different organizations and meet face-to-face with [...]
January 23, 2012
How to Choose the Right Employer
Recent grads and young professionals are finding themselves in a position where more employment opportunities are becoming available. Larger firms will be increasing the hiring of recent grads this year. Choose the right employer, and you’re on the fast track to a long career. Choose the wrong employer, and you can find yourself spinning your [...]
January 20, 2012
San Jose tops the List as Highest Paying City for Women
Growing up, I used always hear people say it’s not where you’re from it’s where you’re at that counts. Well this couldn’t ring more true. San Jose, California was recently recognized as the city where women earn the most. The average salary for women in San Jose is $67,000. Industries leading the way in San Jose include [...]
January 20, 2012
University Graduates Set Themselves on Fire in Protest of Lack of Jobs
According to the Sydney Morning Hearald, 5 Moroccan men set themselves ablaze in the capital of Rabat as part of large demonstration over the lack of jobs. The men were part of the “University Graduates”, a collection of graduates demanding jobs. Moroco’s unemployment currently sits at 9.1 % (16% for graduates) , just a shade [...]
January 20, 2012
SOPA Gone, But Not Dead
This past Wednesday, the internet went dark in protest of SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act. Support to stop this bill was so overwhelming that many of its original supporters like Florida Senator Marco Rubio quickly shifted their positions. It was great to see the internet community both large and small rally around a cause [...]
January 20, 2012
Does Psychology Really Matter When Hiring Someone
Yesterday, Inc, had an interesting article on why psychology should play a bigger role in the hiring process. I agree to a certain extent. Obviously, you don’t want your office to resemble a loony bin, but I don’t want a bunch of people that look like and act like me to running around the office [...]
January 19, 2012
A few Things to Consider Before Relocating
Even during the best of times, changing jobs is a stressful event. Now imagine, loading up the UHaul and moving across the country or to another state. With a growing number of Americans willing to relocate to find work or advance in their careers, plus a growing number of employers willing to pay relocation costs, [...]
January 19, 2012
LinkedIn is the Most Powerful Network for Job Seekers. Period.
This is a guest post by Sandi Vidal, Executive Director of Christian HELP Foundation. If you’d like to be a guest writer here on Jobtrakr, we would love to have you. Just follow these guest writer guidelines. As part of my job, I do some employment counseling with professional job seekers. One of my first questions to [...]




January 27, 2012
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