http://www.networlddirectory.com/general/jobs.html Jobs blog from networlddirectory, the place for information. Thu, 28 May 2009 11:19:25 GMT en-us http://www.networlddirectory.com/images/blogs/jobs-blog-2230.jpg http://www.networlddirectory.com/general/jobs.html 105 70 http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2009/sea-level-rise-may-pose-greatest-threat.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2009/sea-level-rise-may-pose-greatest-threat.html Thu, 28 May 2009 11:19:25 GMT The melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet this century may drive more water than previously thought toward the already threatened coastlines of New York, Boston, Halifax and other cities in the northeastern United States and Canada, as per new research. Results of the study are being published this week in Geophysical Research Letters They suggest that moderate to high rates of ice melt from Greenland may shift ocean circulation by about 2100, causing sea levels off the northeast coast of North America to rise by about 30 to 51 centimeters (12 to 20 inches) more than other coastal areas........ ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2009/to-hire-someone-with-a-criminal-record.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2009/to-hire-someone-with-a-criminal-record.html Thu, 28 May 2009 11:19:25 GMT Carnegie Mellon University scientists have created a model for providing empirical evidence on when an ex-convict has been "clean" long enough to be considered "redeemed" for employment purposes. The newly released study, which appears in the current issue of Criminology, estimates that after five years of staying clean an individual with a criminal record is of no greater risk of committing another crime than other individuals of the same age. The research comes at a time when President Barack Obama's crime agenda includes breaking down employment barriers for people who have a previous criminal record, but who have stayed clean since their earlier offense........ ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2009/more-job-cuts-ahead-bain.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/5-2009/more-job-cuts-ahead-bain.html Thu, 28 May 2009 11:19:25 GMT There are forecasts that even if markets start growing again, unemployment will continue to escalate.

That's borne out in the latest Bain executive survey, published in the Harvard Business review blog which found that companies are still planning big cuts.

According to Bain, seven out of 10 executives say they are ......... ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/lots-of-vacancies-at-yellowstone.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2009/lots-of-vacancies-at-yellowstone.html Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:26:55 GMT One of the best vacations I ever took was a visit to Yellowstone National Park. Now National Parks Traveler is saying that the recession has created a lot of lodging vacancies in and around the busy park. And that's probably good for your budget.Yellowstone's lodging concessionaire, Xanterra Parks & Resorts, reports that there is more vacancy for the summer at this time of year than they typically encounter. As a ......... ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2009/hire-a-dwight-schrute-for-a-better-performing-team.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2009/hire-a-dwight-schrute-for-a-better-performing-team.html Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:57:29 GMT Adding a socially unique outsider increases both group discomfort and quality of results. Nobody wants to share a cubicle with a new hire like Dwight Schrute. The beet-farming volunteer sheriff's deputy/paper salesman creates a number of awkward moments because of his differences with co-workers on NBC's "The Office"........ ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2009/australia-offers-best-job-in-world-on-paradise-island.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2009/australia-offers-best-job-in-world-on-paradise-island.html Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:57:29 GMT Australian state Queensland is offering internationally what it calls "the best job in the world" - earning a top salary for lazing around a beautiful tropical island for six months. The job pays 150,000 Australian dollars (105,000 US dollars) and includes free airfares from the winner"s home country to Hamilton Island on the Great Barrier Reef.

In return, the "island caretaker" will be expected to stroll the white sands, snorkel the reef, take care of "a few minor tasks" - and report to a global audience via weekly blogs, photo diaries and video updates. The successful applicant, who ......... ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/10-2008/boomers-and-the-baby-bust.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/10-2008/boomers-and-the-baby-bust.html Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:14:55 GMT We are now seeing news reports that retirement is about to become a thing of the past. If only out of economic necessity. Boomers can't afford to retire now that the market has damaged retirement savings.

But there is another more fundamental reason. The western world is perched precariously on a demographic fault line with the baby boomers about to exit the workforce. Starting from about fifteen months from now, the baby boom will start turning into a baby bust and that will produce a seismic transformation. If you don't think it's a problem, take a look at Japan. From ......... ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2008/wanted-forty-thousand-more-health-it-professionals.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2008/wanted-forty-thousand-more-health-it-professionals.html Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:39:21 GMT Study by OHSU expert says a 40 percent hike in IT workforce will be needed to move U.S. healthcare toward a paperless system that controls costs and reduces medical errors. If the U.S. healthcare system moves toward wider adoption of advanced information technology systems to control health care costs, reduce medical errors and improve patient care, it will need at least 40,000 additional health IT professionals - or almost 40 percent more than U.S. hospitals now are estimated to employ........ ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2008/strong-labor-market-for-scientists-and-engineers.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/4-2008/strong-labor-market-for-scientists-and-engineers.html Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:39:21 GMT Science and engineering workforce availability in the United States is under serious scrutiny by observers who worry about a decline in the nation's ability to fill future demand. However, three newly published National Science Foundation (NSF) reports show increasing supplies of researchers and engineers, as well as a strong labor market........ ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2008/wear-your-resume-on-your-back.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2008/wear-your-resume-on-your-back.html Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:39:21 GMT With all the job-hunting tools available on the Web, you may still find that your resume goes unnoticed after you click that send button on your computer. Maybe it makes more sense to wear your resume so that anyone who sees you on the street has the opportunity to make you an offer. That''s the idea behind Blackbird Tees'' custom Resume Tees. When ordering, you choose an intro or teaser line for the front of your t-shirt (for instance, "My resume is on the back of my shirt," a simple "Hire me," or "I heart job offers") and then upload your resume for printing on the back (as a Word doc, ......... ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2008/bullying-more-harmful-than-sexual-harassment.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/3-2008/bullying-more-harmful-than-sexual-harassment.html Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:23:50 GMT Workplace bullying, such as belittling comments, persistent criticism of work and withholding resources, appears to inflict more harm on employees than sexual harassment, say scientists who presented their findings at a conference today. As sexual harassment becomes less acceptable in society, organizations may be more attuned to helping victims, who may therefore find it easier to cope, said lead author M. Sandy Hershcovis, PhD, of the University of Manitoba. In contrast, non-violent forms of workplace aggression such as incivility and bullying are not illegal, leaving victims to fend for themselves........ ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2008/security-breach-affecting-over-600000-consumers.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/2-2008/security-breach-affecting-over-600000-consumers.html Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:23:50 GMT Credit issuer GE Money has announced that a computer tape containing the personal data of 650,000 customers of major retailers such as JC Penney is missing. The tape also contained the Social Security numbers of an additional 150,000 people. The tape went missing from a facility operated by Iron Mountain, a data storage company. It claims it notified GE of the missing tape last October and to its knowledge no one has been a victim of identity theft as a result of the ......... ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2008/connection-between-job-loss-and-poor-health.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2008/connection-between-job-loss-and-poor-health.html Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:47:40 GMT Employees who lose their jobs because of their health suffer more significant depression and detrimental health outcomes than people who lose their jobs for non-health reasons, new research shows. The study also suggests that people who are reemployed quickly have better health outcomes than those who remain unemployed........ ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2008/risk.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/1-2008/risk.html Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:47:40 GMT What are the risks involved in your proposed ......... ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2007/start-up-advice.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2007/start-up-advice.html Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:58:57 GMT How prepared are you to start your small ......... ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2007/more-ways-to-design-a-small-home-office.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2007/more-ways-to-design-a-small-home-office.html Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:02:56 GMT If these small office space design tips weren't enough for you, here's ......... ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2007/a-companys-good-reputation-can-be-a-bad-thing.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/12-2007/a-companys-good-reputation-can-be-a-bad-thing.html Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:59:21 GMT Consumers expect a lot from high-equity brands such as Disney or Apple. When such brands fail us perhaps by providing a product that doesnt work or service that is sub-par we may be particularly disappointed. Our evaluations of formerly high-stature brands may even dip below those of low-equity brands. However, a new study from the Journal of Consumer Research finds that this drop in esteem may not always be inevitable after a failure. The study also reveals that, surprisingly, a high-equity brand fares better when the failure is severe........ ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/10-2007/cubicle-freakout.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/10-2007/cubicle-freakout.html Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:59:21 GMT One of every eight workers works in a cubicle. Cubicle workers complain most often about noise - trying to hear themselves think over the sound of co-workers working, conversing, and talking on the phone. Some lose their temper and start yelling. Or get angry enough to throw something.

They call it 'desk rage' - anger at work that takes the form of yelling, verbal abuse, attacks on office equipment (usually computers), and even fistfights with office-mates.

Are you one of these cubicle workers?
With Cubicle Freakout you can vent your office stress.

(via ......... ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/10-2007/five-fastest-growing-companies-in-canada.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/10-2007/five-fastest-growing-companies-in-canada.html Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:26:29 GMT This story in Canadian Business online is a very interesting read. ......... ]]> http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2007/20-tips-to-avoid-burnout.html http://www.networlddirectory.com/blogs/permalinks/9-2007/20-tips-to-avoid-burnout.html Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:33:05 GMT For the solo bootstrapper just starting out, time is more valuable than money. Putting the time into a new venture is often crucial in the early phases because you don't have the investment to just hire people who can get the work ......... ]]>