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Job-hunt stress 'driving more to commit suicide' in Japan

TOKYO -- An increasing number of young people have been committing suicide in recent years due to unsuccessful efforts at finding a job, according to a survey conducted by the National Police Agency. The agency said 150 people in their [...]

Posted On : May, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Job hunt weighs on UI grads

When Janessa Hageman walks across the stage Saturday morning at Carver-Hawkeye Arena to receive her diploma, she can breathe a sigh of relief knowing she doesn’t have to worry quite as much about what comes next. The 22-year-ol [...]

Posted On : May, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Labour Day: Obese women face discrimination during job hunt,...

A new Australian study has found that obese women face discrimination when applying for jobs. Researchers from Monash University undertook the study to analyse a series of resumes with a photo of the applicant. It was found that obese wom [...]

Posted On : May, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Job Hunting Advice: Do Your Research

Perhaps you are thinking of a business or company that you may want to work for, or maybe you have already lined up a job interview with an employer. Regardless, it is still good planning to do research on the potential employer before go [...]

Posted On : Apr, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

NZ employees on hunt for new jobs - survey

New Zealand employers may struggle to retain workers over the next 12 months, with 68 per cent of employees likely to be looking for a new job, according to the Kelly Global Workforce Index. That's just higher than the internatio [...]

Posted On : Apr, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Job-Hunt Introduces "Defensive Googling," a Method to Minim...

“Google is your new resume,” says Dick Bolles, author of “What Color Is Your Parachute?” So, every job seeker needs to be sure that the employer finds them - NOT someone else - when doing a search on the job seeker [...]

Posted On : Apr, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

How not to job hunt

It's not that you shouldn't ask for some parental help on the job search, it's a matter of using common sense. Experts say asking for some help from home can even be a good thing, but there are some serious do's and don [...]

Posted On : Apr, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Job Hunt: Use social media to your advantage

Over the past decade, the Internet has revolutionized the job search in many ways. One of those ways is by making it easier for people and groups to find each other and communicate. The rapid growth of social media tools such as Facebook, [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

Job Hunt: Employers ask for workers' Facebook passwords

As employers become increasingly selective about whom they hire, it appears that some are taking the bold step of asking applicants for full access to their Facebook profiles, which means handing over one's username and password. It i [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

Job hunt tires Haryana’s Everest climber

A debt of Rs 15 lakh to repay, an uncertain future staring her in the face and a dream that disintegrates with every opportunity lost for want of money — that’s all Sunita’s life has been since the euphoria around her fe [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Survey: People mostly bank, shop, job hunt online

Banking and keeping track of finances, shopping and searching for jobs are the main tasks of Internet users around the globe, according to a new international survey. Nearly 60 percent of people in 24 countries used the web to check their [...]

Posted On : Apr, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

Daniel's job hunt proves frustrating

Daniel Crilley is young, passionate about computers and keen to work, but is "stumped" after his applications have been turned down time after time. Mr Crilley, 18, finished year 13 at Marlborough Boys' College last year, ac [...]

Posted On : Mar, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Long-unemployed face bias on job hunt

HARTFORD, Conn. — Few job seekers who fail to get an interview know the reason, but Michelle Chesney-Offutt said a recruiter told her why she lost the chance to pitch for an information technology position. Chesney-Offutt, 54, wh [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

Top apps that give added firepower to the job hunt

As social media and mobile technology continue to change the way in which firms recruit their talent, so too have job seekers been forced to consider new and diverse ways of seeking employment. A 2011 survey by European online job boar [...]