Posted by: Christian on: September 8, 2008
Our blog has a brand-new name – THE WORK BUZZ - and a brand new home.
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Posted by: Patrick Erwin on: September 5, 2008
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released its monthly summary of job data for August 2008.
Among the most notable items in the report:
You can take a look at the entire report here.
Posted by: Patrick Erwin on: September 4, 2008
In case you were busy at a barbeque on Labor Day and didn’t have a chance to catch Episode 2 of “America’s Toughest Jobs,” here’s a summary of what happened:
The contestants had to drive an 18-wheel truck through incredibly tough terrain in the Arctic Circle. I thought that the ice road truckers had it rough, but these drivers had to navigate icy slopes on the Dalton Highway – a road with the highest trucker mortality rate of any road in the country.
Several contestants, most notably Eric, Sandy, Michaela and Phil, seemed to be real pros behind the wheel. But the bottom four performers – Chris, Bryce, Rommel and Amy (who we talked about last week) were sent to an elimination round.
Chris, Bryce and Rommel completed their elimination round driving tasks, but Amy got stuck and never made it to the finish line, so she was sent home. (An interesting PS: The show indicated that Amy had quit her Wall Street gig and is changing careers.)
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Posted by: Patrick Erwin on: September 3, 2008
CareerBuilder.com has released the results of a new survey today about workers and their paychecks. Almost half of the workers we surveyed (47 percent) said they always live paycheck to paycheck.
This is an increase from last year’s survey on this topic, when 43 percent indicated they were just barely making those ends meet. (Undoubtedly, the economic slowdown has had an impact in this area, as well as gas prices.)
Among the statistics we learned in this new survey:
You can take a look at the entire summary here. This summary also contains helpful tips on how to enhance your finanaces.
Posted by: Patrick Erwin on: September 3, 2008
Check out our latest podcast!
The new CareerCast can be heard by clicking here. (Note: Clicking this link will open the CareerCast in Windows Media Player.) Our podcast is also available on iTunes!
You can hear discussions and find tips and resources on these topics:
In case you missed our first podcast, you can listen to it here.
Posted by: Patrick Erwin on: September 2, 2008
Welcome back to the grind, readers! Hope you had a relaxing weekend (and a safe one, too).
I like my job, and I think the environment where I work is pretty cool.
But I have to admit, I developed a bit of workplace envy after watching this video about the headquarters of Google! The employees at Google get some very cool perks.
Posted by: Patrick Erwin on: August 29, 2008
Labor Day is Monday, and to celebrate the holiday I thought I would share a few fun facts about the holiday.
Enjoy the long weekend!
Posted by: Patrick Erwin on: August 28, 2008
I know most of the news channels have been focused this week on politics. For a change of scenery, you can check out the latest work-related news here!
Urgent: State nursing shortage in Florida
Bridging cultural divides in the workplace
Connecting with hiring managers
Posted by: Patrick Erwin on: August 27, 2008
CareerBuilder.com is proud to officially launch CBInstitute today!
CBInstitute is designed to help workers enhance their skill sets and their knowledge. More knowledge equals more marketability when you are searching for a job — or when your annual review is right around the corner!
Posted by: Patrick Erwin on: August 27, 2008
As a career connoisseur, I was eager to watch “America’s Toughest Jobs,” which started this week on NBC.
The show is part reality show and part game show. Thirteen contestants were selected to participate. All of them had comfy desk jobs or safe jobs in “real life.”
Episode one has the contestants crab fishing in the Bering Sea. According to this article, commercial fishing in Alaska is one of the most dangerous jobs around, with an injury rate close to 100 percent. The contestants had to do a lot of exhausting, strenuous work. They also have to bite the heads off of raw fish as a good-luck ritual before heading off to work. Talk about extreme sushi!
The episode introduced all 13 contestants, and a few of them grabbed the spotlight. The clear leaders of the challenge were Michaela, a recruiter from Boston, and Sandy, a schoolteacher from Texas. These two women prevailed in a challenge that requires a lot of stamina and upper body strength.
Amy, another contestant from Boston, emerged as a bit of an oddball. She refused to bite the head off of her fish and shared some odd facts with the crew, including the fact that she uses her oven at home to store books! (Sounds like a fire hazard to me!)
I thought Amy would be voted off. But Senta, an administrative assistant from California, was the first to get the boot.
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