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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

“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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]