TheJobBored

We’ve mentioned this before, but in case you hadn’t heard, the New York Times had an article this Sunday alerting you that social networking can be hazardous to your career. It seems that anyone can see what you post on your blog/website/Myspace/Facebook… and “anyone” includes your boss and co-workers.
Ever since the Internet came about, a […]

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Just a quick note. We’ll be taking a week off from posting. We’ll be back right after the new year.
You’ll want to make sure to come back in January, though, because we’ll be in high gear posting a ton of great stuff.
As we’ve mentioned in the past, January is the number one month for Job […]

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The second Marketwatch article is all about which industries won’t be hiring as much in 2008.
Again, the obvious subjects are mentioned up front; i.e.: anyone in any field related to the housing bubble. So the hardest industries to get hired in will be:

Real Estate
Mortgage Broker/Banking
Finance and Banking in general
Construction
Home materials retail and manufacturing
Even architects and […]

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It’s the end of the year, so the prognostications about the 2008 job market are beginning. For the first time since 2003, I have to begin the year with a pessimistic outlook.
Let’s face it, we’re going to be damned lucky if we avoid a recession next year. And just plain lucky if we avoid a […]

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I made a note to myself last night, but I still missed this all day. Only saw it again when I was about to shut down for the night. Initial claims for unemployment, while still not very high, are definitely inching upwards…
… the Labor Department said initial claims for state unemployment insurance rose to 346,000 […]

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If you have career or job search question you would like answered on this blog, click here to Ask Brian.
Reader Sarah from Buffalo writes:
“Don’t you just hate when parents bring their kids fundraising drive into the office?
A co-worker brought in the dreaded list-o-magazine-subscriptions today and went one by one to everyone’s desk. She wouldn’t leave […]

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Ever since it opened itself up to the non-collegiate world, Facebook’s growth has been exponential. Clearly trying to out-LinkedIn LinkedIn, Facebook now allows professional and even company-specific groups for networking.
But one problem has been preventing Facebook from becoming the dominant professional networking platform: a lot of companies block Facebook.
The majority of corporate firewalls are set […]

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Time and again on this blog, I’ve stressed the importance of your reputation vis-à-vis your career.
Improvement blog Lifehack.org has a timely reminder that your reputation hinges on your ability to say what you’ll do… and then do what you’ll say.
People want to count on you when you’ll say you do something. If you regularly drop […]

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If you have career or job search question you would like answered on this blog, click here to Ask Brian.
Reader Loraine from Alabama writes:
“I saw your advice to Mike from last week. My question is along similar lines, but from a different angle. I.E., I don’t want my boss to know anything!
I got a great […]

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I know… sounds like the title of a dry academic research paper…
Over at the Simple Dollar, they’ve crunched the numbers on something I’ve always suspected myself. How much is a stay-at-home parent actually worth, in every day economic terms?
In other words, if you give up your job for a while and stay home to take […]

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