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After my article about job search engines, I learned of a few more specifically for techs. They’re listed below. Even better, there’s a job board chooser that reviews them and helps you pick a good one. Enjoy! Job Board Chooser Job Boards AuthenticJobs.com : Listings of companies looking for full-time and freelance web designers. One of the really hard things about a job search that goes on for more than a couple of days is managing the huge amount of information you generate and receive. If you’re hitting this job search pavement running: You research employers, managers, potential colleagues. > ho’s Hiring Techs is drawn from a weekly survey by Phil Rosenberg of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 12/28/09. Total Job Openings The business services and telecommunications verticals are again among the top industries currently hiring based on a survey of active job advertisements from the nations’ top job boards. Overall advertised openings were down a bit this week because F irst, let me say I’m not a fan of job boards. However, like most things, it’s not that they’re inherently bad. It’s just that most people put more emphasis and faith in them than they deserve. I don’t recommend broadcasting your resume. In some fields (and tech is one), you can quickly become a commodity that loses its value as shelf life extends. For example, > usiness services and telecommunications are among the top industries currently hiring based on a survey of active job advertisements from the nations’ top job boards. Who’s Hiring Techs is drawn from a weekly survey by Phil Rosenberg of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week. Business Service firms, IBM, Accenture, CSC, and SAIC continue to be in the top hiring firms, partially due to > n Dec. 16, I mentioned that there were LOTS of federal jobs available in the technology sector. One look at USAJobs is enough to intimidate the most creative and detail-oriented among us. It’s just so much information, so many rules, and can leave a candidate with an uneasy feeling that you might not have clicked all of the links, seen all of the requirements, or > itney Bowes topped the layoff list this week. They announced up to 3,000 staff cuts over their worldwide operations, with many taking place in their Stamford, CT, headquarters. Who’s Firing Techs is drawn from a weekly survey by Phil Rosenberg of organizations announcing (or rumoring) layoffs for the week. The Business Services and Telecommunications sectors are among those announcing (or rumored to be announcing) layoffs announced > he coming new year has significant promise for employees, according to Joyce Gioia, who published the Herman Trend Alert’s 2010 Workforce/Workplace Forecast on Dec. 16, 2009. Gioia is a strategic business futurist, Certified Management Consultant, author, and professional speaker. She predicts:1. Workforce cutbacks and re-engineering will continue into 2010: She recognizes that this may be the last straw for the 54 percent of today’s > our tech job is going to look safer in the next decade – finally! Even with unemployment at 10%, some industries like professional service and health care will grow in the years ahead, according to a report released Dec. 10 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and reported by CNN.com. Professional/business services and health care/social assistance are expected to have the largest employment growth from 2008 > ust in case you thought all the tech jobs had gone away, here’s a place where they hang out every day. Thousands of them. A virtual herd inhabiting the vast employment savannahs. They’re government jobs, and they’re an easy find. Visit USAJobs and click on USAJobs First Stop. Create your account, and go hunting! You can save and organize your searches in the system. Here are some |   I’m Jeri Hird Dutcher, and I inspire executives and professionals to envision, attract, and achieve the career of their dreams. CERTIFICATIONS Certified Professional Resume Writer  Certified Professional Career Coach  Certified Employment Interview Professional ORGANIZATIONS Member of Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches  Member of Career Directors International   Member of Northeastern Dakota Area Human Resources Association  Member of Chamber of Commerce PUBLISHED IN  Examiner.com Fargo Resumes Examiner  SelfGrowth.com is the most complete guide to information about self improvement on the Internet. Follow Jeri, the Career Expert on SelfGrowth.com  Resumes for the Rest of Us  Appreciate Your Work History Dream up your perfect job Know - and get paid - what you're worth Networking Focuses on Giving Resumes for people who aren't looking for a job They're All in School - What's Next? ASSESSMENTS Authorized DISC Administrator | ||||
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