In a time with continued uncertainty, and millions of Americans still out of work, it is increasingly important to have a competitive resume. It’s not enough to say what you did; your resume has to articulate how well you did it. According to recent studies, over 50 million Americans are in the process of a [...]

It happens all the time.  When you’re at the grocery store, a networking event, dinner or anywhere else. Someone comes up to you like  you’re their long lost friend.  You remember the face, but can’t place the name.  If you network as much as we advocate this may happen because you’re meeting a lot of new [...]

Getting your resume in front of a hiring manager has become so difficult, that when you finally hear back and get an interview it almost feels as if you’ve been given the job.  You’ve invested time, money and have prepared enthusiastically for the big day, and when you leave the interview you feel as if [...]

According to Bloomberg Business Week, FedEx will be bringing on an additional 20,000 workers for the holiday season. This is an increase from last year’s number when they brought on 17,000 additional workers to handle the busy holiday season. Online shopping is expected to increase again this year, and FedEx is forecasting 17 million shipments [...]

Job search engine and aggregator,  Simply Hired has integrated with international professional social network Viadeo.  This new integration will allow its users to see which business contacts work at companies that come up when a search is preformed on SimplyHired.  SimplyHired has recently added similar support to LinkedIn and  Facebook. Viadeo isn’t as recognizable as its chief rival [...]

Victoria’s Secret is now hiring for the holidays! As one of the best known brands in the world, we’re looking for Seasonal Associates who genuinely enjoy making others smile and can deliver an amazing customer experience in a fast-paced environment, while expanding their professional experience. Current opportunities include: * Part Time Seasonal Sales Associates * [...]

We’ve all heard the statistic, over 80% of the jobs that are filled are filled through networking. It’s not that there aren’t any jobs out there, employers are getting savvier and looking to their workforce to find potential new hires.  So the majority if jobs that you see on Monster or CareerBuilder represent just 20% [...]

The Retail Division of Tommy Hilfiger will be holding a job fair at their Orlando, Florida location on Wednesday October 12th and Thursday October 13th  from 10am to 1pm. Interviews will be done on the spot for retail sales associate positions so have your best foot forward. Interviews will be held at the store located at the Orlando [...]

In an effort to drum up support for his proposed Jobs bill, President Obama will be in the city beautiful tomorrow.  This visit will also serve as a chance to do some fundraising with the elections just 13 moths away. With the latest unemployment numbers that were released last week and the boycotts being organized [...]

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported earlier today that employers added close to 103,000 jobs in September.  Most of the gains were seen in the healthcare and business services sector.  Overall unemployment remained unchanged at 9.1%.  The current unemployment rate in Central Florida sits at 10.4% more than a full percentage point higher than the [...]

With the launch of it’s “Apply With LinkedIn” button, LinkedIn just made it a little easier to apply for jobs.  LinkedIn is touting this feature as the future of job applications.  “Our goal with Apply With LinkedIn is to help every professional put their best foot forward, anywhere across the web when they take that leap [...]