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surveys - Take Our Poll Q: A female engineer says she dresses for work in slacks with no makeup. When she goes on interviews, she dresses up in a suit, and wears her contacts and light makeup "to look...
By Nick Corcodilos Syndicated columnist Q: Recently I have seen many job advertisements with a "reply to a confidential box number" with no mention of the company name. I can't understand how a company can expect to get the...
Pay: The 8,780 industrial truck and tractor operators in the Seattle- Tacoma-Bellevue area earned a median wage of $16.74 an hour, or $34,820 a year, in May 2007, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The middle half earned...
By Daneen Skube / Syndicated Columnist Q: My company and job seem to be lurching from one unexpected crisis to the next. Usually I can predict problems and be proactive, but the world seems to be going crazy. How...
By JOHN GIN Newhouse News Service The U.S. economy is facing tough times. So how can a worker remain competitive? Despite market conditions, there still are some growth areas. The largest opportunity for job growth appears to be in...
Game design has helped rekindle interest in computer science and become a hot new major. Now, game companies recruit armies from an array of disciplines to work in studios all over the world.
By Nick Corcodilos Syndicated columnist Q: I'm in a real quandary. I started a new job two weeks ago, and I just got a call from another company to which I had sent my résumé about a job I...
By Daneen Skube, syndicated Columnist Q: I've lost three jobs in the last year. Two job losses were layoffs and the last one cut my salary to nothing, so I quit. I'm wondering whether I'm unemployable or if the...
Whereas workers in some industries are being laid off by the thousands, in others - such as engineering, accounting, and nursing - new employees are being promised high-paying jobs sometimes more than a year before graduation.
Nowadays, all kinds of workers get recruited on the phone. It can help to have a personal policy about how to handle recruiters. What's your policy? ( surveys) Q: Only executives and specialized workers used to get calls from...
By Nick Corcodilos Syndicated columnist Q: In my three years at this company, I have saved it lots of money and have always earned top performance reviews. Now I want to approach my manager about developing my career and...
Pay: In the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton area, the closest for which U.S. Labor Department statistics are available, the 2007 median wage was $29.07 an hour or $60,480 a year, with half earning between $50,680 and $68,740. The job: Forensic-science technicians investigate crimes...
Now: Company founder and CEO Then: Hop Picker Current position: Founder and CEO of Caron Architecture, a firm in Seattle and San Louis Obispo, Calif. First job: While attending high school, I worked as a hop picker on a...
By Marshall Loeb MarketWatch NEW YORK — The job market has seen better days. And if you're in the middle of a job search, chances are it is taking longer than you'd like. While this can be frustrating, it's...
By Etan Horowitz The Orlando Sentinel DANIEL ACKER / BLOOMBERG NEWS As more people get laid off, switch careers or worry about losing their jobs, networking sites have become vital tools in a job search. ORLANDO, Fla. — When...
By Daneen Skube, syndicated Columnist Q: The national problems in our economy have me freaked out about my job (and the state of the world)! I work in the financial-services industry and feel like I'm on a bus with...
With job cuts expected to continue, more workers are ramping up their networking efforts. Experts say if you think you don't have time to build relationships in these bleak times, think again.
You have solid work skills, but your communication skills are lacking. You should: ( polls) Q: Your work skills have earned you great success, but an article you read suggests that communication skills are key to good careers. Your...
By Nick Corcodilos Syndicated columnist Q: OK, I've been following your steps and I've picked 10 companies (not job openings), and I'm researching my way into my next job. I got a copy of an industry magazine as you...
Pay: The 3,090 dental hygienists working in the Seattle-Bellevue-Tacoma area earned a median wage of $44.08 an hour or $91,680 a year in 2007, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The middle half earned between $40.61 and $47.47...
Now: Business owner Then: Cashier at Nordstrom Current position: As owner of Champion Assistants in Kirkland, I help business owners implement sales and marketing strategies. We manage online shopping carts, Web design, and localization for internationally minded businesses. First...
By Daneen Skube, syndicated Columnist Q: I've been reading several spiritual books that advise people to be present or "in the now." I don't know about others, but my "now" sucks. Can you explain how being present when my...
Should you have a video resume made? ( polls) Q: What could be worse than the boring resume you've been sending out all your life? Nick's reply: Twelve minutes' worth of boring, awkward video of a nervous job hunter...
By Nick Corcodilos Syndicated columnist Q: Four years ago, three co-workers and I bought the software development firm we worked for, but business has slowed down and the company is failing. I am seeking another job using the 10...
Pay: The 540 surveyors working in the Seattle-Tacoma- Bellevue area in 2007 made a median wage of $32.81 an hour or $68,250 a year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Half of them made between $57,220 and $78,830....
Now: Job recruiter Then: Pharmacy helper Current position: Recruiter and retention specialist with Peterson Sullivan, a certified public accounting firm in downtown Seattle. First job: My first job was working in a pharmacy in New Orleans, my hometown. I...
By Daneen Skube, syndicated Columnist Q: One of our co-workers has decided that she will not take on tasks that bore her or that she sees as beneath her. This is creating a rift at work and morale is...
