Archive for the ‘Opinion’ Category

18 Minutes a Day Job Hunting – REALLY?

December 30th, 2009 by Susan P. Joyce

Apparently, the US Department of Labor came out with a very interesting and controversial data point recently -

The average job seeker spends 18 minutes a day looking for a job.

And that data point has created an uproar online about the ignorant people who are dumb enough to think that 18 minutes a day is a sufficient and/or appropriate amount of time to find a job.

So, with visions of my hard-earned tax dollars helping some lazy bums take  paid vacations at my expense, I decided to look into it. (more…)

Criteria for Top 50 Twitter Accounts

June 21st, 2009 by Susan P. Joyce

This month, Job-Hunt compiled and published 2 very popular blog posts: The Top 50 Employers Recruiting on Twitter and The Top 50 College and University Career Centers Using Twitter.   A few people have asked what criteria were used to determine which Twitter accounts were included in the Top 50.  As with the thousands of other links on Job-Hunt, care was used in making the selections. (more…)

“Green Collar” Jobs

September 5th, 2008 by Susan P. Joyce

This is the “hot” field right now, no pun intended!

New “green” job sites are sprouting up everywhere.  Colleges are rushing to add these curricula to their offerings as soon as they can identify – and retain – qualified faculty members.

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