Caroline Levchuck, Monster contributor I Am Good At My Job! Promotion Denied! What Do I Do? So you didn’t get the promotion, and now your job feels like it’s plateaued. You aren’t being challenged or learning any new skills, and your boss wants to keep you right where you are at the bottom of the… Read More »
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Become a truck driver!
Become a truck driver! Looking for job security and good pay? Consider a career in truck driving—if you’re in it for the long haul. Matt Krumrie, Monster contributor It’s a Monday evening, and Mike Gaffin is heading out of New Jersey and toward his Boston-area home, where he is hoping to stop by and see… Read More »
The C-Suite!
The C-Suite!The most sought-after skills in the C-suite Do you have what it takes to land at the next level? Find out what’s on executive-level recruiters’ wish lists. Kate Ashford, Monster contributor The C-suite: It’s not really a job. It’s an achievement. These positions are at the top of the ladder: CEO, CIO, CFO, COO,… Read More »
6 Signs You Should Consider Becoming a Surgical Technologist
You’re considering a career in healthcare and it’s no surprise. The field is booming and there are a variety of careers available for all education levels and personality types. You’d rather not spend several years in school for this new position, which is why becoming a surgical technologist has you intrigued. You could earn your… Read More »
Paper Resume vs. Electronic Resume: What to Send When!
Whether a paper or electronic resume is best depends on the job and the company. You’ve found the right internship or job listing and your resume is ready to go – but how do you decide whether to send a paper or an electronic copy? As many offices are going paperless, resume tradition has changed.… Read More »
How to say goodbye to job burnout in 2017!
You don’t have to be miserable at your job—really. Here’s how to get your career mojo back and start the New Year with a new perspective! Elana Lyn Gross, Monster contributor If you finished off 2016 feeling bored, discouraged, stressed or unenthusiastic about your job, you’re not alone. A recent Gallup survey found that only… Read More »
How to choose between two jobs!
Lee Price, Monster contributor How to choose between two jobs! Your career path has reached a fork in the road. Here’s how to decide where you should go. Here’s the kind of dilemma every job seeker would love to have: You’ve combed Monster for the perfect jobs, and got not one but two great job… Read More »
5 Ways a Temp Job Can Get You Back on Track!
A temporary job can be beneficial to both the employer and the employee. When a company can’t afford to take on full time workers, turning to a temp agency that can cover short periods of time is the best option for them. For employees, it can be a great learning curve and can help to… Read More »
Staffing companies and not the government are the best path to first job
Although there are many reasons why government sponsored tech training fails, the one that stands out in this instance is that by the time the training for a skill becomes institutionalized, the demand for that skill inevitably disappears. In this case, the kid got trained on some Cisco routing gear. Sorry, but that sounds as… Read More »
Staffers: If You’re Not In Sales, You’re Overhead
Melanie Kramer is Vice President of Specialty Support at TempWorks Software-By Staffing Talk When I was a recent college graduate, I accepted a sales job in a jewelry store in the Mall of America. Customers would come in, try on every piece of jewelry we had in the store, then tell me they wanted to keep… Read More »