Jobless Corner

When someone mentions “Hot Careers”, what do you think? I guess it will not be surprising for something in the IT field to pops into mind. The U.S. Dept of Labor (DoL) and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), between them, seem to indicate that the Top 10 fastest growing, high-demand careers between 2000-2014 show a significant number of IT-related jobs.

But many people go into computer science, get a degree, then realize that they don’t really want a traditional computer job as a business programmer, network administrator, database administrator, analyst, tech support person and so on.

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Millions of young people could damage their future careers with the details about themselves which they post on social networking websites, a watchdog warns. The Information Commissioner’s Office found more than half of those asked made most of their information public.

Some 71% of 2,000 14 to 21-year-olds said they would not want colleges or employers to do a web search on them before they had removed some material. The commission said the young needed to be aware of their electronic footprint.

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Don’t bring mom to the job interview, warns Fortune’s Anne Fisher. Here are some of the goofiest things job seekers have done when meeting hiring managers.

(Fortune) — Even in a relatively strong job market, it can be tough to make yourself stand out from the competition. So it seems some job hunters these days are resorting to, um, innovative (or is that desperate?) ways of making sure their interviews are unique and memorable.

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Self-knowledge

Making career decisions can be challenging and sometimes graduates struggle to know where to begin. Looking at vacancies is a common starting point but not one that would be advised. Many vacancies are never advertised, so looking at job adverts will only ever give you a biased and partial picture of the graduate labour market.

If you are unsure which career will suit you, you would be better to spend some time thinking about yourself. Become better acquainted with yourself; be aware of your skills, interests and what motivates you. Consider any background issues or constraints, such as mobility, affecting your choice.

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Hey, I came across this article this morning and thought I would share it with you as a follow up to my last post on Dressing for Success in an Interview.

The article was written by Alison Doyle, for About.com.  She is a job search expert with many years of experience in human resources, career development and job searching. Through out her experience, she is amazed at how candidates prepare for interviews. She speaks about candidates appearing for jobs wearing jeans, purple sweat suits, and spike heels or sneakers. Other applicants weren’t afraid to show pierced body parts and spiked hair.

Still others chewed gum or showed up in rumpled clothes or with their pants falling down. One recruiter even told a candidate with his trousers down below his hips, to “Pull your pants up.” According to the article, the outlandish dress costs some candidates the job.

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