Comments on: a bleak summer job market http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/07/08/ved-a-bleak-summer-job-market/ Insight and opinion from the world of employment. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:01:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kate http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/07/08/ved-a-bleak-summer-job-market/comment-page-1/#comment-118695 Kate Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:29:17 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=7292#comment-118695 While it's certainly tough out there for students, a bad economy can help to encourage teens to take alternate paths during summer months that can really bolster their resumes for job searches in the future and college admissions: volunteering, job shadowing, and interning. Colleges and future employers will appreciate the job skills acquired, while your teen may get the opportunity to interact with people or in situations that they may not usually be exposed to--always a learning opportunity! Here's a great article from Monster.com about how volunteering can set students on the right path towards a career they want: http://content.office.monster.com/job-search-essentials/entry-level-jobs/volunteer-work/Volunteer-for-Your-Career/home.aspx A great resource to direct your teen to is the tips and advice tab on the Office Live Students Facebook Page. It has advice on resumes, job searches, networking, interviewing, and career planning: http://www.facebook.com/officelivestudent#/officelivestudent?v=app_7146470109&viewas=7300773 Cheers, Kate MSFT Office Live Outreach Team www.facebook.com/officelivestudent While it’s certainly tough out there for students, a bad economy can help to encourage teens to take alternate paths during summer months that can really bolster their resumes for job searches in the future and college admissions: volunteering, job shadowing, and interning. Colleges and future employers will appreciate the job skills acquired, while your teen may get the opportunity to interact with people or in situations that they may not usually be exposed to–always a learning opportunity!
Here’s a great article from Monster.com about how volunteering can set students on the right path towards a career they want:
http://content.office.monster.com/job-search-essentials/entry-level-jobs/volunteer-work/Volunteer-for-Your-Career/home.aspx
A great resource to direct your teen to is the tips and advice tab on the Office Live Students Facebook Page. It has advice on resumes, job searches, networking, interviewing, and career planning:
http://www.facebook.com/officelivestudent#/officelivestudent?v=app_7146470109&viewas=7300773
Cheers,
Kate
MSFT Office Live Outreach Team
http://www.facebook.com/officelivestudent

]]> By: Ezra http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/07/08/ved-a-bleak-summer-job-market/comment-page-1/#comment-118673 Ezra Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:01:06 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/?p=7292#comment-118673 I feel that the job market is increasing in size, but is seriously lacking any job with real substance. I firmly believe that the job market is still waning, but in a completely different way than people are anticipating. I still continue to use Hound as a means to find work, because it's very linear, and it helps display jobs in a way that's easy to navigate. A lot of jobs on Hound aren't even advertised in local classifieds, and there fore it gives the employee more to work with in terms of finding work. In closing, more needs to be done about the job market, other wise the unemployment rate is going to go through the roof, and there won't be much our president can do about it. It's sad really, but there's still hope left. I feel that the job market is increasing in size, but is seriously lacking any job with real substance. I firmly believe that the job market is still waning, but in a completely different way than people are anticipating. I still continue to use Hound as a means to find work, because it’s very linear, and it helps display jobs in a way that’s easy to navigate. A lot of jobs on Hound aren’t even advertised in local classifieds, and there fore it gives the employee more to work with in terms of finding work.

In closing, more needs to be done about the job market, other wise the unemployment rate is going to go through the roof, and there won’t be much our president can do about it. It’s sad really, but there’s still hope left.

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