All Entries in the "Occupations" Category
New Assessment Tool Helps Nursing Recruiters
Article from LiveCareer.Com
06 October 2008
Recruiters are turning to a new web-based assessment tool to help evaluate candidates interested in a career in nursing, nurse.com has reported.
The pre-employment assessment tool – known as Healthcare Selection Inventory (HSI) – evaluates prospective nurses under a number of categories, including education, experience, skills and [...]
24 Emerging Hot Careers
What’s the next hot career field? Are fuel cell technicians and chief privacy officers here to stay? Which unusual jobs are ready for a growth spurt? People ask questions like these hoping to learn about an entirely new occupation or some small, overlooke
Forbes Lists Recession Proof Jobs…
…Their list is not much different from what we’ve been saying around here lately. Basically: if you want a recession proof job, go into health care or tech. However, they do add sales and accounting to the list. Read the whole article here.Forbes rec
Are Night Jobs Right for You?
Millions of jobs occur during swing or graveyard shifts. For the folks who wake up at 5pm to be at work by 8pm, the benefits of more flexibility during the day, higher pay, fewer meetings and oversite outweigh family and social constraints. Here is a list
Career Profile : Agriculture / Natural Resources
Agricultural workers play a large role in getting food, plants, and other agricultural products to market. Working mostly on farms or ranches, but also in nurseries, slaughterhouses, and even ports of entry, these workers have numerous and diverse duties.
Career Profile : Animal Breeders
Career Profile : Animal BreedersAnimal Breeders breed animals, including cattle, goats, horses, sheep, swine, poultry, dogs, cats, or pet birds. Select and breed animals according to their genealogy, characteristics, and offspring.Animal Breeders – Career
Career Profile : Farm Equipment Operator
Farm equipment operators work on farms that grow crops and raise animals. American farmers run some of the most productive farms in the world. They sell their extra produce to other countries.Farm Equipment Operators – Careers.Org
Career Profile : Webmaster
My first Career Profile Video. Uploaded to Google.
Considering a Career in Nursing?
by Jennifer Boutell, Careers.Org Contributing EditorWith Health Care the strongest employment sector in our economy right now, many are looking to nursing as a smart career move. Careers.Org has some great resources for those considering nursing school,
Proceed With Caution: Hot Jobs in a Cooling Economy
Trade magazines and job websites love to identify the latest job trends. Often, “hot jobs” are based on government predictions, such as those contained within the Bureau of Labor Statistics “Tomorrow’s Jobs” report, issued every ten years. Ten years is a long time, however. Unforeseen circumstances can alter what once looked like a very safe prediction, leaving students and job seekers in the lurch.
