As I did my daily check on careerbuilder.com, I stumbled across this job listing:

SUMMER WORK

- Entry Level - Sales - Customer Service -

Vector Marketing is a North American firm established in 1981. We have part time and some full time summer work opportunities for college students, individuals needing extra income, recent high school graduates ( Read more... )

Anybody else have a hard time not taking job rejections personally or letting job-hunt anxieties rule your life ( Read more... )

I come from one of the current unemployment capitals of Canada: Windsor, Ontario. Most of my friends and the people I meet are unemployed, have been for some time, and are constantly on the job hunt. I know a few people with jobs, but mostly it's either temporary work or part-time stuff so slim they're lucky to get 10 hours a week. The luckier of ( Read more... )

So I "lost" my job (it was a contract, though it was technically full-time) last December. I had it for 9 months, and loved it -- it was my first real design job, and I made some great friends there. I've been looking seriously for maybe 4 months while freelancing, which is not providing me with the stability I need. The competition in the design ( Read more... )

Hey guys! I just joined thanks to spotlight. I've been unemployed for a few months after quitting a job that only allowed for minimal hours of work, thinking it wouldn't be horribly difficult to find a job in my college town. Needless to say, I was wrong and now I'm here ( Read more... )

Favorite job app questions so far:

"How will employment for this dead-end clothing franchise in the middle of nowhere advance your career o young and promising undergrad whose aspirations could not possibly extend beyond retail"If you really needed it, would you take a break ( Read more... )

So, say you're fortunate enough to have had an employer read your application and think "Hm, you know, I'd like to meet this person!". It's not happening much at the moment, but let's pretend and be happy for a sec.

The dreaded interview. And techniques. Does anyone have any? I mean, to be honest I pull out a skirt, hope the guy (or woman) ( Read more... )

What job sites do you all use to find and apply for jobs ( Read more... )

Hey, T_U, how do you keep your gumption up to keep applying? What gets you out of bed and writing cover letters ( Read more... )

I saw this posted on my local CraigsList today and it sums up how I feel perfectly. Image is a little big, so it's behind the cut.

( Yes, this )