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Serving up jobs in a hot and cold marketplace

marmaladeBRUNSWICK cafe owner Robyn Enlund has a tip for anyone looking for a job – become a barista.

”The world is your oyster,” says Ms Enlund, who owns the Miss Marmalade cafe with her husband, Tony. ”If they’re good they can go anywhere demanding quite high wages and more…

Tips for getting a job when you’re over 50

getting_jobThe following tips are taken from an article written for executives who are 50 or older and have lost their jobs. Most recruiters and companies admit privately that they are significantly less interested in hiring executives over 50. The most important reasons for this bias are: inflexible management style, difficulty reporting to a younger boss, more…

How to make job fairs worth your while

Job_seekersAttending a job fair can seem a little like speed dating. You’re one of many in a line of candidates who meet with participating employers so quickly there is barely time to shake hands and say hello before being rushed along.

With a little effort, however, you can use this more…

10 reasons why you’re not getting hired

getting_hiredYou don’t understand. You updated your résumé, you’re applying to jobs every day, you’ve cleaned up your digital dirt and you network every day. Yet here you still are on the unemployment list. What is wrong with employers?

Unfortunately, many job seekers don’t stop to consider more…

Don’t Let Your Job Search Take a Holiday, Says CareerCast.com

careercastCARLSBAD, CA, USA/AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS – Most job seekers assume the time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s is a dead zone for hiring, but it’s not true, says a new CareerCast.com report. Jobs are filled year-round and companies are non-denominational when trying to fill open positions at year-end. more…

TOP 15 US Job Search Websites

We have compiled the Best of the Best sites that accept Job classifieds. Here you’ll find the list of Top US Classifieds websites. These websites provide free classified advertisements for jobs.

Classified ads is probably the most common source where unemployed people go to, to look for new jobs and to earn income. So here, I have gathered Top 15 active job classifieds where you can post your ad completely free. more…

Jobless resort to online posts to find work

jobsCraigslist, a network of online communities that offers free classified advertisements, is a portal into the misery of people who are struggling to find jobs. Posts from people who are desperate for work read like Haiku poems that detail hard times and fear. more…

Beware of job hunting and employment scams in classifieds

In a tight economic market, online recruitment ads seems to offer a quick way to earn money but we believe that the jobs section in classifieds has one of the highest percentages of scams, averaging around 70%.
There are two main types of scams, job hunting and employment scams, which may sound like the same thing but they each have a different modus operandi. more…