With the Kentucky Derby taking place this weekend, all eyes are on Louisville and Churchill Downs for “the most exciting two minutes in sports.” So this week, we’re highlighting cool jobs in the Bluegrass State. 1. HR Recruiter – Experis Manpower Group (Louisville, KY): “In this Recruiter position, you will respond to the company’s careers [...]

New York, May 4, 2012 April 2012 Index Highlights: Monster Employment Index U.S. holds relatively steady with prior-year level, growing one percent year-over-year. Index rises two percent month-over-month, a more modest pace than usually recorded at this time of the year. Transportation and warehousing continues to outpace all industries, while retail trade weakens, now recording [...]

By Charles Purdy, Monster.com Senior Editor Around this time of year, you see a lot of news reports and articles about young people and summer jobs — if you’re in school and planning your summer work experience, I hope you’re well into your job search: summer is right around the corner. When I’ve talked about [...]

An Interview with Recruitment Expert Corey Harlock Corey Harlock has spent more than 20 years at the executive management level in the hotel and restaurant sectors, in Australia, the Cayman Islands, and Canada, where he now lives. He has served as a multi-unit food and beverage manager for one of Canada’s leading boutique hotel companies, [...]

If you’re a teenager, you’re likely making plans for your summer right about now — and if you’re planning on getting a summer job, you should be taking steps to secure one now. Even as the economy improves, competition for summer jobs can be intense. Tina Krinsky has been the CVO (Chief Visionary Officer) of [...]

We recently asked visitors to Monster.com, “Do you typically connect with your coworkers on Facebook?” Here’s what they had to say: Yes: I connect with my coworkers; my Facebook is an open book. 6% Yes: I connect with my coworkers, but I limit what they can see. 4% Sometimes: I connect selectively with coworkers that [...]

By Charles Purdy, Monster.com Senior Editor I’m a person who enjoys both France and lunch — so a new Slate.com article caught my eye yesterday. “Don’t Eat Lunch at Your Desk” is about the author’s preference for the French custom of taking a long, leisurely lunch break in the middle of the day (as opposed [...]

By Beth Connolly for The Wall Street Job Report It sounds like a nightmare. Just when you finally relax, believing the search to be over, your future employer contacts you to rescind your offer of employment. It happened last week to one journalist. Here’s what happened: Kristopher J. Brooks, “AWARD-WINNING REPORTER | CENTRAL MICHIGAN STANDOUT | [...]

By Deborah Shane You have been toying with the idea of doing  something else with your career and work, but you are paralyzed with fear. Don’t be. Jobs and careers are better now because people are taking more responsibility for making them happen. Yes, optimism is up, attitudes are better, and there is more opportunity [...]

By Ritika Trikha for CareerBliss Your attitude, not skillset, is the top predictor of your success at a new job, according to Mark Murphy, author of Hiring for Attitude, in an interview with Forbes In his recent study, he looked at 20,000 new hires and found that almost all of the 46 percent of failed [...]