The US airline industry is facing a serious problem – a major lack of pilots. This potential crisis is caused because the majority of pilots are reaching retirement age, airlines are instituting more rest time for pilots, and new regulations require more flight hours and costly training to become a professional pilot. FYI this is […]
Top Paying Jobs for Introverts
We can’t all be in-your-face, aggressive, talkative people. If you’re a bit of an introvert, but still want a top-paying job, check out the following fields as ranked by JIST Works; they not only allow you to embrace your introverted side, but they also come attached to high salaries: Astronomer Lawyer Physicists Political Scientists Aerospace […]
JobMonkey Celebrates Anniversary; President Obama Speaks for Labor Day Speech
Happy Labor Day, JobMonkey readers! Do you know that today is a very special day for our blog? We love Labor Day for a number of reasons. First, there is the obvious connection between what we blog about and what this holiday is about — labor, work, employment. Whether you’ve got the job of your […]
Six Figure Jobs That Don’t Require an Advanced Degree
Are you in the market for a new job? You may think that a six-figure job is out of your reach, but according to a Western Michigan news station, there are a growing number of jobs that pay top salaries. There are even plenty of six-figure jobs, the report says, that don’t require an advanced […]
Would you change your travel plans because of swine flu?
Would you change your travel plans because of swine flu?(online surveys) Folks working in the airline industry are none too pleased with Vice President Joseph Biden, who said on the Today Show on Thursday that he was advising his family members not to fly right now due to the swine flu outbreak. Whether the World […]
Surprising Six-Figure Jobs
In honor of JobMonkey’s newest section on Six-Figure Jobs (who doesn’t want one of those, right?!), I wanted to point out this article (an oldie but goodie) from Forbes Magazine about Surprising Six Figure Jobs. Interestingly enough, there is a lot of cross-over between the Forbes list and the job categories we feature at the […]
Flight Attendant and Airline Job Board
Despite very difficult times faced by airlines all over the world, the industry continues to hire. For proof, all you have to do is check out our new industry-specific job board. The new airline job board tracks postings from all over the Internet and is updated continually. You can find newly posted openings for: flight […]
In the News: Airlines Slash Fares, But It’s Not Enough
It’s a bit of bad news vs. good news for the airline industries these days. Well, actually it’s pretty much bad news for them, but good news for would-be travelers. According to this March 10 Wall Street Journal article, airlines are finding that despite reduce fares, people still are not flying. Between deep cuts in […]