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Unemployment Related Search Terms Spiked in December
 The Wall Street Journal reports that searches using the word "unemployemnt" triped in December 2008 when compared to December 2007. Searches for "unemployment benefits" and "bankruptcy" also soared.
The market-research firm reports that December 2008 search-engine queries using the word "unemployment" tripled to 8.2 million from December 2007. “"Unemployment benefits" saw an even sharper spike - 748,000, up from 215,000 a year ago - while "bankruptcy" searches more than doubled to 2.6 million.
"Mortgage" and "foreclosure" queries grew 72% and 156%, respectively.
The research also found that search terms like "coupons" and "discounts" are on the rise. That's not a surprise since consumers are reportedly growing less self-onscious about using coupons. During a time period when people are worried about jobs or out-of-work trying to save money makes good sense.
Posted on February 28, 2009
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Helicopter Parents Hovering at Job Fairs
The term helicopter parents really fits with these over-helpful parents. CNN reports that helicopter parents have becoming commonplace at job fairs and some even try to answer interview questions for their child or make phone calls to see why their daughter or son did not get the job.
Some parents are writing their college-age kids' resumes. Others are acting as their children's "representatives," hounding college career counselors, showing up at job fairs and sometimes going as far as calling employers to ask why their son or daughter didn't get a job.
It's the next phase in helicopter parenting, a term coined for those who have hovered over their children's lives from kindergarten to college. Now they are inserting themselves into their kids' job search -- and school officials and employers say it's a problem that may be hampering some young people's careers.
"It has now reached epidemic proportions," says Michael Ellis, director of career and life education at Delaware Valley College, a small, private school in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
At the school's annual job fair last year, he says, one father accompanied his daughter, handed out her resume and answered most of the questions the recruiters were asking the young woman. Even more often, he receives calls from parents, only to find out later that their soon-to-be college grad was sitting next to the parent, quietly listening.
Jobs counselors at universities across the country say experiences like those are now commonplace.
The IWJ has more on the helicopter parent phenomenon from a writing perspective. If your parent is hovering too much is will probably turn off potential employers. If you can't handle your own job search without your parents help then employers might think you won't be able to handle your job by yourself either.
Posted on November 7, 2006
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Finding a Job is Hard Work. Never Give Up
Sometimes the struggle to find a job can seem to really drag on and on. It's important to stay focus and not give up even if it seems hopeless. Jeffrey Fox, the author of Don't Send a Resume, told job seekers to never give up in this interview from The IWJ.
(1) Read Don't Send a Resume, and do what the book advises. Thousands of people have used the book as a blueprint to getting hired.
(2) The recent college graduate, and the folks in publishing, should look at opportunities in any industry. Don't lock into one industry, especially if that industry is soft. Skills are much more marketable then people think.
(3) Work hard to get a job. It is hard work. Never give up. Don't despair. There is an organization that needs the job seeker.
Looking at different industries is great advice as well. Technology is changing industries so fast these days that it might be smart to market your skills and knowledge to a new industry instead of trying to find a job in an industry that is shrinking.
Posted on May 30, 2006
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Get Your 2006 Job Search Off to a Good Start
About.com Job Search website has a collection of job search advice from experts to get your job search off to a good start this year. According to the NACE's Job Outlook 2006 Fall Preview Survey listed here on JobWeb companies plan to hire more graduates in 2006.
Employers expect to hire 14.5 percent more new college graduates in 2005-06 than they hired in 2004-05, according to the Job Outlook 2006 Fall Preview Survey, conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).
Overall, 66.5 percent of employers responding to the survey reported that they expect to hire more new college graduates in 2005-06 than they hired in 2004-05. Approximately 15 percent indicated that their college hiring will remain even with last year's levels, and about 18 percent said they will cut back on the number of new college graduates they hire in 2005-06.
Job seekers might also want to read this article on WriteJobs.com about the most common job search mistakes. Job seekers will want to be sure and avoid these mistakes in 2006.
Posted on January 5, 2006
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