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San Jose offers least competitive job search among major cities Finding the way to San Jose may be a good idea again, according to Juju.com’s March 2010 Job Search Difficulty Index. San Jose holds the top spot for the major U.S. city with the easiest job search rating of 1.7120 unemployed individuals per advertised job. San Jose is followed closely with February’s top job search spot, Make a monthly date with your resume When you update your resume or have a pro rewrite it, there’s a moment of relief and jubilation. Spring has arrived. It’s kind of like changing the oil in your car or getting the house clean all at one time. You feel like everything runs better. All things are new again. The planets align. In only a couple of months, Putting your networking contacts to work You’ve joined some organizations, met some people, offered value to them through brainstorming, contacts, or other ways of helping them do what they need to do. You’re ready to receive. This is what you’ve been working toward all along. It’s time to let people know what you need so they can help you get it. And suddenly, you’re stuck. You’ve become used to Networking is Nope. I will say it is important to represent yourself with a top-performing resume because it remains an expected piece of information. HR requires it. Hiring managers want to read it. Your supervisor will want to see it Least job search competition in D.C.; most in Michigan Juju.com recently released its monthly Job Search Difficulty Index for US States. This is especially handy information for long-distance job seekers. Washington, D.C. remains job-search heaven, at least in the relative term, with only slightly more than one person per opening. Midrange, we find such disparate locations as Washington, New York, Arizona, Minnesota, and Montana. Michigan ranks the most challenging Today is Ada Lovelace Day. Ada is credited with being the first computer programmer, and all over the world, people are celebrating the achievements of women in technology and science by blogging, tweeting, and podcasting. A conversation earlier today reminded me that in my generation, high school girls took home economics, and boys took industrial arts, more often termed “shop.” Even before I knew about Ada’s day, “small business BIG THOUGHTS”offers doable solutions All you uber-corporate-techs out there, go have a cup of coffee or something. This blog post probably isn’t going to tell you anything you don’t – or want to – know. For anyone else looking for some help with small-business-size technology, I found a new blog I want you to know about. It’s titled “small business BIG THOUGHTS.” Today’s post is “Ditch Links to help find your way through Twitterverse You can use Twitter Lists in your job search by following the lists created by the leaders and experts in your industry. Whether on your own Twitter page or using a tool such as TweetDeck (my personal favorite), it’s fairly easy to set up lists of the people you want to follow. When you set up your lists, Find out what insiders say One of the hardest things to do during a job hunt is narrowing down our target list. Intuitively, we want to keep our options open, our sites on the far horizon, our field the widest it can be. Unfortunately, that is counterproductive to the search. If we aim at everything, we aim at nothing. So, first on the list of Workwriting Systems Engineer No. 1; tech jobs rate high Techs, you’ve got to check out this graphic showing the best jobs in America, according to Focus.com. Systems Engineer tops the chart as the No. 1 best job in the whole country. The black icon means it’s a low stress job compared with others. There are 88,000 jobs in the sector, and the salary range is from $87,100 to |   I’m Jeri Hird Dutcher, and I inspire executives and professionals to envision, attract, and achieve the career of their dreams. RESUME TIPS The ultimate guide for job seekers from the career industry's top experts, including me...and it's free! Find out more now. 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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