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Hot Industries: Popular Jobs Through 2016

As our economy continues a decades-long shift from goods-based to service-based, some employment sectors are expected to perform substantially better than others.

From 2006-16, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the U.S.civilian noninstitutional population will increase by 21.8 million.[1] Americans will age, with baby boomers representing the largest segment of the population and the pool of younger adults in the workforce shrinking due to lower birth rates in later generations.

September Job Trends: Get a Geology Degree

With all of the economic instability lately, September’s Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report showing unemployment holding steady at 6.1% can only be interpreted as good news.  However, given the numerous substantial changes to major financial employer

Financial Careers – What Now?

Concerned that your career in the financial sector may be going up in smoke?  Don’t worry too much.  (But have your resume ready.)According to Forbes, even massive layoffs such as those expected in the coming weeks happen on a relatively cyclical basis,

Find a Career in Scientific Research and Development

Creating supercomputers out of tiny nanotubes. Identifying how proteins regulate activity in plant cells. Developing next year’s hottest cars. Workers in the scientific research and development services industry create today the technologies that will cha

The Tech Sector is Strong – But Which Tech Jobs Are Best?

On the heels of the June Jobs Report, experts were quick to jump in and point out that the technology sector remains strong, losing very few jobs at a time when other industries are hurting. Unfortunately, the Bureau of Labor Statistics lumps all tech jo

Are You a Woman in Information Technology? Attend a Girl Geek Dinner

Looking for some real life contact in your “social networking” strategy? Girl Geek Dinners started in London, as a way for women in information technology and other technical fields to get together and network, share resources, and just have a good time.

Tough Times Hit the Daycare Industry

Just a few short years ago, child care was one of the fastest growing, most stable industries in the United States. Today, daycare centers are struggling to fill their seats and pay their employees as cash-strapped families pull their children out or reduce their hours.