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With unemployment rates hovering at a staggering national level of 9.5 percent, it is clear we are in the middle of a long and difficult period of joblessness even though there are longer-term impending labor shortages in key industries like health-care and education.
As the baby-boomer generation ages and hits retirement, they will need increasing levels of health-care. Even as current local budget shortfalls force funding cuts for teachers, long-term demographic shifts ensure that there will be a continuing need for educators -- including at the post-secondary, doctoral level.
These are trends that are beginning to manifest nationwide. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, health-care jobs are expected to grow by as much as 55 percent between 2006 and 2016, adding approximately 3 million new health-care jobs to the economy. The education sector is undergoing a similar shift where the field is on pace to increase by almost 11 percent, adding nearly 1.5 million jo....
One frustrating but common predicament job seekers encounter is deciding whether or not to apply for a job if they don't meet the employer's qualifications. It is a frustrating but common occurrence many workers can relate to.
While browsing job postings, you see a job that has the responsibilities and duties that match your interests. The day-to-day role is exactly what you've been hoping to find. Then you see the minimal requirements and, although you have some of the necessary skills and plenty of passion, you don't have the qualifications the company demands.
Perhaps you have three years of relevant experience, not five. Or you have a bachelor's degree, not a master's. You've been in a managerial role ....
One of the many unfortunate effects of the Great Recession was felt by longtime professionals who found themselves looking for a job for the first time in decades. These skilled and experienced workers discovered that the job market was significantly different than it was 20 years ago, or in some cases, even just five years ago.
A shift in public demand can create new jobs or cause others to fade away. Technology also plays a significant role in the evolution of career opportunities, as some of today's jobs (think Internet security) couldn't have existed 40 years ago. The job industry has a natural give and take that permanently removes certain jobs and creates other. For instance, within the manufacturing....
It can be tough to figure out the nuances of the online job search. With the option to search by keyword, location, industry, company or all of the above at once, it's hard to know which query will return the best search results for you.
In the absence of knowing the best method for getting targeted results, many people default to what they DO know about their job search: the title of the position they're looking for. While searching for "marketing assistant" or "pediatric nurse" may seem like a good way to get direct hits on the jobs you want, searching by job title actually eliminates a lot of positions that may be exactly what you're looking for.
Why? Because job titles often aren't sta....
