Sometimes work can feel like a bad marriage.
When you find “the one” on jobharmony.com, the thrill is almost overwhelming. You send in a resume and seduce someone into talking to you. You do the dance, sign the paperwork and raise glasses to what should be a beautiful relationship.
Then the honeymoon ends and you start to smell the office coffee – literally.
But sometimes leaving isn’t an option. Maybe you want to stay in your job (or that marriage?) for the money. Or because it’s helping you get where you want to be. Read full post…
When the Post-9/11 GI Bill went into effect in 2009, it expanded the education benefits available to veterans in most areas. However, veterans hoping to pursue vocational training were left out of the new benefits bill–until this month.
As of Oct. 1, the Post-9/11 GI Bill now covers vocational training, which includes training for culinary, law enforcement, trade or technical support positions–all careers that may be good matches for individuals with a military background.
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that young veterans face unemployment at higher rates than the civilian population.
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Although the entire interview is important, you probably already know you need to prepare your answers and research the organization before heading into the office.
But what do you do when it comes time for the interview to end? Here are a few suggestions:
Ask if there is anything else you can provide. The employer might want a list of your references, other background information or work samples to look at once you’ve left. Obviously, it’s also vital to bring these things to the interview with you!
Reiterate your interest in the position and why you’re a good fit. Why are you the best person for the position? This
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Whether dealing with a demanding boss or a constantly buzzing BlackBerry, most people are familiar with on-the-job stressors. But how stressful is your job, really? Some jobs are worse than others, according to a recent Payscale.com survey. And, there are ways to manage that stress.
PayScale’s study found that there are two qualities that the most stressful jobs have in common: managing others and being available 24/7.
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One out of every 21 jobs in the Sacramento area is a green job, according to new research from the Brookings Institue, making the California city the third highest provider of green opportunities in the nation.
The Institute analyzed cities nationwide and found that Sacramento has 37,319 clean jobs, or about 4.5 percent of the total jobs in the region.
Coming in at number one for green jobs was Albany, NY, where 6.3 percent of all jobs were green, and Knoxville, TN, where green jobs represent 4.9 percent of the workforce.
The Sacramento Bee reports that many of Sacramentos green jobs are in public conservation and regulatory agencies.
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