Dos and Don’ts When Submitting a Resume
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Looking for a job? Well, make sure your resume doesn’t have any spelling mistakes. You may also want to consider transforming your resume into a Rubik’s Cube.In a new CareerBuilder survey of nearly 2,300 h…
Recent Graduates Say Future Looks Bleak
Ryan McVay/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The future looks bleak for many young people who’ve entered the workforce since 2006. A new survey of high school graduates from the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutg…
Obama to Push Military Credentialing to Boost Veteran Employment
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama will unveil a new initiative on Friday that will, for the first time, allow some U.S. service members to receive civilian credentials and licenses for skills they learn in the military.The effor…
Juvenile Arthritis Can Hinder Finding Work, Study Finds
Creatas Images/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Researchers in Great Britain have confirmed what many young adults living with arthritis already know: having juvenile arthritis in childhood makes it more difficult to be successfully employed as an adult.It’s so…
More Americans Removing Tattoos in Hopes of Employment
Robert Ginn/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Got a tattoo? Thinking about getting rid of it? You’re not alone.According to a survey conducted by The Patient’s Guide, an online skincare reference center, laser tattoo removal procedures have s…
Breaking New Ground: Oil Boom Draws More Women to Industry
Comstock/Thinkstock(LIBERAL, Kan.) — Even before she suits up in her overalls and laces up in steel toe boots to head out to a drilling rig, Linda Trujillo is breaking new ground as one of the pioneers of America’s gold rush.The single mother of three…
Many Employers Looking to Hire this Summer, Survey Finds
Tim Boyle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Looking for a summer job? Well, there’s good news for you. A new report out Wednesday by CareerBuilder.com says employers in many industries are boosting their hiring plans.”We found that 29 percent of em…
Job Market Improving for New Grads
Tim Boyle/Getty Images(BOSTON) — Employment prospects for new college graduates are better now than at any time since the start of the recession, say college placement directors, employment experts and students themselves.In fact, a just-released stud…
Only Half of Recent College Grads Employed Full Time
Goodshoot/Thinkstock(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — The great recession has taken a heavy toll on college grads, with only half of those who graduated between 2006 and 2011 reporting they have full-time jobs, according to a new study.The survey by Rutgers Uni…
Survey: College Graduates Struggling to Find Work, Pay Loans
Ryan McVay/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — Just a few years ago, new college graduates had little trouble finding a job within a year of finishing school. Now, the outlook for those about to jump into the job market isn’t so bri…
Man Claims Burger King Fired Him After Revealing HIV Diagnosis
Scott Olson/Getty Images(CHESAPEAKE, Va.) — Virginia resident Christopher Pena is alleging that Burger King fired him last year because he was diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.In a lawsuit brought last week, Pena, 35, said he was a distr…
Texas City Weighs Hiring Ban on Smokers
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(DALLAS) — In times past, discriminatory employers posted signs saying: “Irish [or fill in the blank] Need Not Apply.” Now the city of Ft. Worth is considering saying that same thing to smokers.Though 29 states have…
US Jobs Market Continues to Show Signs of Improvement
Tim Boyle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The U.S. jobs market really is getting better, according to the findings of two new private surveys.CareerBuilder’s quarterly report says more employers are planning to add to their workforce.”Thirty percent of emplo…