Insourcing American Jobs Who is insourcing American jobs?  Well, the hope is that more fortune 500 companies will decide to do this as President Obama attempts to meet with top company executives to convince them to bring jobs back to the United States.  Interestingly enough, in my last blog article, I posed the question, “Is the American Dream Shattered?”  Obama

Don’t You Wish? Everyone loves tips and tricks so I thought I would share one that you likely have not considered.  What kind of Careertipster would I be if I didn’t share a tip or two?  If you’re like most job seekers, you probably have some favorite websites you use to search for jobs, learn from other professionals in your

Most people have seen the Google Experiment or the super creative QR code resume that landed Victor Petit a marketing gig but this Twitter Hustle is arguably the most clever job hustle yet. How it Worked The user realizes that the top 5 new followers to one’s Twitter account always appear in the upper right corner of that person’s Twitter

FlexJobs, a leading online job board for available telecommuting, part-time, flexible schedule, and freelance jobs, released their list of the top 25 Flexible Career Trends.  Rounding the list of the top 5 as of Q2, 2011 are: Medical & Health – 7.80% Increase Sales – 6.41% increase Education & Training – 5.46% increase Computer & IT – 5.32% increase Administrative

What’s the difference between the employed and unemployed?  The simplest answer is that the employed must be doing something different that the unemployed are not.  I guarentee you it isn’t spending more time on job boards.  Opportunity Cost When you spend too much time on job boards searching for job openings, you burn up lots of time you could be

Interview with Laura Lashua: Expert Recruiter Laura Lashua has 33 years of recruiting experience and 13 of those years have been solely for the game industry.  She is the founder of Vertex Search & Consulting based in Washington, a well-known and often used recruiting firm among the largest game publishers and developers in the world.  With Laura’s experience and reputation,

21 of the Funniest Job Interview Spoof Videos on Youtube There have been many spoofs on the “horrible” job interview in television, film, comedy sketch shows, and Youtube channels. Take a look at some of the funniest on the web. FUNNY JOB INTERVIEW COMEDY SKETCHES 1. Passing the Test- Hilarious Take on “Trick” Questions 2. Evil Panel Interview – Overly

We’ve all heard the saying that finding a job is a full-time job, but being successful at finding a job isn’t only about the amount of time one puts into it, it’s about where that effort goes and how one adjusts their activities during the process to overcome obstacles.  People often say that finding a job is a numbers game