finding a job

How many of your job opportunities do you find on job boards?

If you're like the majority of candidates I poll, you're finding too many of your opportunities on job boards - you're looking for jobs in all the wrong places.

To learn just how bad the odds of finding a job through a job board actually are, read:

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(SAGE Publications) Finding a job in today's economy is difficult in the best of circumstances, but many women are facing an even bigger challenge: returning to the workforce after a long absence.The top characteristic that resulted in job interviews for middle-aged women seeking an entry level job was vocational or computer training, according to the study in the Journal of Career Development (JCD), published by SAGE.

(North Carolina State University) When it comes to finding a job, who you know is as important as what you know.

Work experience generally helps people foster the kinds of personal contacts that can lead someone to new career opportunities, but a study from North Carolina State University shows that this is really only true for men.

The study finds that work experience doesn't improve women's chances of finding a job through social contacts.

Why are they always listed through some sort of other recruiting company? I feel weird sending my resume out to some mystery company that I have no idea who it is or what they do.

I enjoy working at medium sized companies that do client-server applications, but I feel like the jobs I find listed on these sites are so vague about what they do and who they are, I have no idea what I'm applying for.

Is this how most people find jobs? I know finding a job can be tough, but do other programmers not really care what they work on and will just accept any job that they can get?

(University of Missouri-Columbia) With America's unemployment rate higher than it has been in decades, many people find themselves looking for jobs.

In a new study, researchers at the University of Missouri focus on what job seekers need to get ahead of the competition.

The Mizzou scientists found that certain planning activities and positive emotions have a large impact on success in finding a job.

Hello all-

I am new here and to IT itself. I have a Bachelor of Music degree. Currently, a music career is not panning out for me the way I'd like.

I have a great interest in computer language; so recently I have decided that I would like to be employed in an IT related field.

The field that interests me the most is Security.
Sorry if I sound totally oblivious, but where do I begin?

Do I go to a school? If so, where and for how long? Do I go for certifications? If so, which ones? I keep reading people posting

40 and looking to make a complete career change. Very interested in pursuing Database Admin. Where do I start.

I live in Los Angeles CA. Associates or Bachelor ,Online school? (any good). Looking to start from scratch with my schooling.

Any suggestions will help. I'll deal with the hurdle of finding a job when I reach that one.

Older and wiser, do what you love and the rest will follow (i was told i should be in a computer career 22yrs ago by a number of career counselors)

LOL, thanks in advance for your suggestions.