http://occupationmarketplace.com Updates on today's job market Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:40:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The employment market for biotechnology positions remains fairly strong throughout the U.S., and we’ve chosen Houston, Texas as an example of this for purposes of analysis. While the market is not saturated with employers posting jobs, as was the case as recently as February, 2009, the dip in Houston biotech ... http://occupationmarketplace.com/2010/houston-biotech-jobs-market-remains-strong/ Whether you’re considering starting your own business — or looking for ways to expand an existing enterprise — there are three time-tested secret weapons you can use to help gain a sharp competitive edge. These weapons are three broad business strategies that can help you to create a new business ... http://occupationmarketplace.com/2010/three-secret-weapons-for-entrepreneurs/ These days, due to a combination of circumstances, including the whims of government agencies, non-profit organizations, private sector clients and – no doubt – serious sunspot activity, I’m currently juggling more competing deadlines than you could shake a Palm Pilot at. As I try to stay sane and meet my responsibilities, ... http://occupationmarketplace.com/2010/the-do%e2%80%99s-don%e2%80%99ts-of-handling-crunch-time/ I previously wrote about the process of becoming grounded and mentioned that you probably have hundreds of resources at your disposal. Let’s explore that a bit further. People Many resources come from the people you have access to: Friends and Family: They care about your personal success and happiness, and can ... http://occupationmarketplace.com/2010/you-have-amazing-resources-%e2%80%94-tips-on-how-to-unlock-the-resources-around-us/ Facebook, Myspace, blogs, LinkedIn, and Twitter are all popular Social Media sites leading the way to connecting people to a variety of helpful information. Today, job seekers have to be familiar with these sites in order to benefit from all the jobs that are out there.Are you a job ... http://occupationmarketplace.com/2010/job-seekers-tweets-you-should-be-following/ Pittsburgh, PA, 3/05/2010– As the local economy begins to recover from the worst downturn since the collapse of the steel mills, The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh and EmploymentGuide.com have combined efforts for the fifth consecutive year to bring together jobseekers with companies who seek their talents. On Tuesday, March ... http://occupationmarketplace.com/2010/employmentguidecom-and-the-urban-league-of-greater-pittsburgh-help-pittsburghs-job-seekers-for-sixth-year-in-a-row/ In the current economy, some folks are looking far and wide for jobs, including out of state. But there are plenty of obstacles to relocating, right? Not exactly. Most obstacles to a long-distance job search are in your mind, not the employer’s. That’s according to David E. Perry, co-author of Guerrilla Marketing for ... http://occupationmarketplace.com/2010/how-to-find-a-job-long-distance/ Your resume should communicate your experience, expertise, value, personal brand, accomplishments, and contributions among other things. What it should not be is a run down of your last job description word for word. If your resume consists mostly of bullet points that only describe your responsibilities and duties then you’re doing ... http://occupationmarketplace.com/2010/stop-boring-the-hiring-manager-with-your-resume/ It has been widely reported that for the first time in history, women are less than a percentage point away from making up the majority of the national workforce. The economic downturn has hit men harder. They held nearly 80 percent of jobs that have been lost during what is ... http://occupationmarketplace.com/2010/the-21st-century-workplace-%e2%80%94-are-women-the-new-men/ If you are reading this, it means that you have an outstanding resume and a nicely written cover letter and this makes you eligible for an interview call. So it is the time of so many thoughts that will make you nervous. Don’t do that just read it, because it’ll ... http://occupationmarketplace.com/2010/the-most-difficult-question-in-a-job-interview/