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As the days get longer and the weather gets warmer, many workers yearn to leave the constraints of their offices or cubicles and enjoy the outdoors. But if you’re unemployed during the summer months, chances are you’d be happy to trade in the mild temps for the office environment. Continue reading

It’s college graduation season, and more 2012 graduates are leaving school with a job or job prospects than their 2011 counterparts did at this time last year.

According to a recent survey from The National Association of Colleges and Employers, 44.2 percent of 2012 grads who applied for a job received at least one offer, up from 41.4 percent of 2011 grads who applied for and received an offer. Continue reading

Last week we profiled health-care case managers, one of the six most in-demand jobs in the U.S., according to information from CareerBuilder’s database. Today we’re highlighting another in-demand job: financial analysts. People with these jobs provide guidance on investment decisions for businesses. They assess performance of investments and help decide what moves the company should make when it comes to a portfolio. Continue reading

College students pick their major for any number of reasons — interest in a particular field of study, ability to get a job post-graduation, amount of education or training needed and more. Another factor students often consider is how much they might earn once they enter the workforce. Continue reading

Parenting is tough on any given day, and it does not get easier when one or both parents work outside the home. As you might expect, working moms have their own unique situations to confront, according to CareerBuilder’s annual survey of working mothers. As with all workers, today’s competitive workplaces, demanding positions and financial obligations affect how much time working mothers get to spend at home. Continue reading

When we share our weekly “companies hiring” lists, it’s a good opportunity to provide updates on the economy and job market as well.

Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that, while the number of job openings on the last business day of March — 3.7 million — was little changed from February, the number was up significantly from a year earlier. Continue reading