Welcome to our weekly Hot Jobs post. If you aren’t familiar with this Wednesday tradition at the JobMonkey blog, here’s the deal: Once a week, I feature three of the hottest new job listings from the JobMonkey Job Center. If you are looking for a job, the Job Center is a great place to start. […]
Tuesday Tips: How Background Checks Can Affect Your Job Chances, Part II
Yesterday, I delved into the sometimes scary subject of employment background checks and credit reports. You know, the ones that potential employers will likely run on you before making you a job offer. Gone are the days when an employer would half-heartedly check your references. Today, employers are going gangbusters to make sure that they […]
In the News: Online Degrees Thriving During Recession
CNN reported earlier this month that enrollment in online degree programs and professional certifications is booming during the economic recession. For those who have been laid off (or fear being laid off), working on an online degree can be an easy and convenient way to enhance their resumes while still having plenty of time to […]
How Background Checks Can Affect Your Job Chances
Let’s say you just got back from a stellar interview. You made the perfect impression. Knocked the interview questions out of the park. In short: You killed it, you’re sure of it. The only thing standing between you and the job of your dreams, now, is the dreaded background check. According to some estimates, as […]
Weekly Roundup: March 28, 2009
Happy weekend, JobMonkey readers! I hope you had such a productive week going out on job interviews that you didn’t have time to catch up on all the great content here on the blog. Whatever the reason you may have missed some posts, here’s a quick roundup of all the posts since last Monday. I’ll […]
Link Love for Job Seekers
I wish I had the energy to come up with some pithy intro for my weekly link love, but for some reason I just don’t have it in me today. (Could be the fact that our weather guy is predicting 6 inches of snow this weekend. It’s nearly April, for pete sake!) Nonetheless, I have […]
In the News: Summer Jobs Get Boost From Stimulus Bill
Summer jobs for high school students and young adults are getting a boost from Stimulus Bill funding. A series of recent articles from papers around the country are reporting tens of thousands of dollars (and in some cases millions of dollars) pouring into local community employment programs. In El Paso, Texas, for example, three thousand […]
In the News: Mystery Shopper Scam
I guess when the economy is down and people are eager to make a quick buck, scam artists like these can find easy prey. Here’s the deal with the scam: A supposed mystery shopping marketing firm in Texas sends you a check in the mail for several thousand dollars. They ask you to deposit the […]