For many of the employers we work with, gender diversity is a high priority on the corporate agenda — especially women in STEM roles. Employers are often tasked with achieving diversity targets, but are faced with high competition for the same talent and few ideas of where to begin to achieve this. It’s unrealistic to pretendRead More

CEO confidence rose sharply in the fourth quarter after a slight retreat in the prior quarter, according to The Conference Board’s measure of CEO confidence. In the fourth quarter, the measure jumped to a level of 65, up from 50 in the third quarter of 2016. A reading of more than 50 reflects more positiveRead More

Jan 03, 2017 | 10:23 AM | Dom Yanchunas NEW YORK — Now that 2017 has begun, the U.S. steel industry finds itself one year closer to a potentially devastating wave of retirements that could wipe out its vital leadership and knowledge base. Companies and recruiters have realized for years that the steel community has aRead More

Over 50% of job seekers find their job though their networking efforts. Most of your time should be spend increase your network while you keep in touch with your current personal and professional network. The following are eight groups of people most job seekers include in their network: Employers Co-Workers Subordinates Customers Family Members FriendsRead More

by Christopher Condon and Jeanna Smialek December 19, 2016, 1:30 PM EST Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said economic gains are finally raising living standards for most Americans as a healthy labor market contributes to higher wages. “After years of a slow economic recovery, you are entering the strongest job market in nearly a decade,” YellenRead More

Toward the top of your resume|CV should be a list of key skills employers are looking for and that align with the positions you’re seeking. Not only does this quickly convey your abilities to employers, it also appeals to resume scanners. Make sure to include exact match keywords from the job opening.

It is very tempting to delay your job search efforts until after the Holidays or first of the year. In fact, most job seekers either consciously or unconsciously make that decision. That is one of the reasons, why it is critical that you escalate your efforts right now. Other reasons include the following: Hiring AuthoritiesRead More

It is easy to get depressed or frustrated when you’re conducting a job search. This is especially true when your job search is taking much longer than expected! A Job Search can be extremely isolating and if you are not a sales person, the entire process can take you out of your normal comfort zone.Read More

Despite all the attention being paid to tech and diversity, the gender gap in computing is getting worse. That bit of unwelcome news—and a call to action to triple the number of women in computing by 2025–comes from Cracking the Gender Code, a new report from Accenture and Girls Who Code. “The attention to codingRead More

Some people will tell you the very thought of changing to a new industry is defeatist – a thought bordering on treachery to yourself and others (at worst) or, at best an act downright disloyalty or stupidity. They’ll tell you things like ‘you’re throwing away your career’ or ‘once you leave, you won’t be ableRead More