Monthly Archives: March, 2009

Job market advice for creative & new media pros

Conor Smith of The BOSS Group, a staffing firm that places creative, marketing and new media professionals discusses the tough job market and offers advice and commentary for those in the field.

Advice for women, introverts and acting techniques for interviews

This week on JobRadio.fm we have five terrific new shows. 1. TOTAL PICTURE RADIO – An Introvert’s Guide to Job Search Wendy Gelberg has been a career coach/advisor and resume writer since 1995, working with people at all stages in their careers and in a multitude of occupations and industries, from entry level to executives. [...]

Add JobRadio.fm player to your site

We’ve just created a “Partner Program” for websites interested in displaying the JobRadio.fm audio player on their sites. By cutting and pasting the code below onto your web page you can let your site’s visitors hear our stream without leaving your site. Listen in WINAMP or iTUNES Here’s what the player looks like on FairfieldCountyJobs.com: [...]

3 strategies for moving your career forward

Hoping to advance one’s career during a recession may seem like wishful thinking. After all, unemployment rates are soaring, the job market is shrinking, and employers across the nation are increasingly implementing salary and hiring freezes. In spite of such obstacles, career coach Katy Piotrowski believes that people can still move their career forward and [...]

Bad news for college grads this year

The National Association of Colleges and Employers says this year will be bleak for college grads. “Undergraduate hiring is expected to plummet this spring according to the results from a recent survey, dashing some analysts’ hopes that a degree would help graduates weather the economic storm. The study, conducted by the National Association of Colleges [...]

Career Break#4 avoiding the resume blackhole

Here’s another 1 minute career break on how to avoid the dreaded resume blackhole.

Fastest growing jobs without a degree

Based on information from the Department of Labor,  author Laurence Shatkin compiled a list of the best jobs expected to experience high growth through 2016. Here are 10 of those occupations: Veterinary Technologists and Technicians Percent Growth: 41.0 percent Medical Assistants Percent Growth: 35.4 percent Social and Human Service Assistants Percent Growth: 33.6 percent Physical [...]