Looks like Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez will be Obama’s choice for Secretary of Labor, replacing Hilda Solis. This is an interesting choice given his Civil Rights background at the DOJ. Image via NBCLatino
Looks like Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez will be Obama’s choice for Secretary of Labor, replacing Hilda Solis. This is an interesting choice given his Civil Rights background at the DOJ. Image via NBCLatino
Latinos love to build relationships. Indeed, we are very social individuals. So in a job market where it’s primarily “not what you know but who you know,” Latinos searching for a new job might have a slight advantage of grabbing a few. The New York Times provides a good overview of what it might take…
You know I’m not a big fan of lists, but I’m sharing a Top 100 list anyway. The Top 10 – healthcare and technology: 1. Dentist 2. Registered Nurse 3. Pharmacists 4. Computer Analyst 5. Physician 6. Database Administrator 7. Software Development 8. Physical Therapist 9. Web Developer 10. Dental Hygenist
The Winter 2013 issue of Phoenix Patriot, a publication for and about our military community via the University of Phoenix, examines the Career trends of 2013 and the top 10 things students need to know about getting a job. Below is an overview of career areas where military students might find a lot of opportunities….
This is a great study by Georgetown University on the topic of “middle jobs.” These are jobs that require education and training beyond high school but less than a Bachelor’s degree, and secure middle-class earnings. According to the report, there are 29 million “middle jobs” in the United States that pay $35,000 or more on…
With the approval rating of Congress near single digits, it’s no surprise that new college graduates want anything to do with the government- especially as a potential employer. According to this analysis conducted by NACE, working for the federal government isn’t high on new grads’ list: The survey of 35,401 students from 599 colleges and…
A few good reads regarding the workforce and higher education. There’s a lot of change occurring in education and the workforce. It seems to me we’re watching, almost in real time, how the “great recession” is impacting the future of the workforce and higher education. First, the gender gap in higher education – while women…
It’s been a tough few years for recent college grads, but not as bad as workers with only high school diplomas. Via Georgetown University’s workforce report: Unemployment rates for new four-year college graduates peaked at 11.1 percent in July 2011 before declining to 6.8 percent in May 2012. Meanwhile, unemployment rates for new high school…
A Work Trends study just released by Rutgers University paints a gloomy picture for this month’s college graduates. Despite encouraging news by some, these findings show that only half of the college graduates interviewed had full-time jobs. Furthermore, most graduates characterized their current positions as either a “stepping-stone” or a “to get by job.” A…
A report by the Economic Policy Institute still shows a gloomy outlook for recent college graduates: For young college graduates, the unemployment rate was 10.4 percent in 2010 and 9.4 percent over the last year, while the underemployment rate was 19.8 percent in 2010 and 19.1 percent over the last year. This is a slight…
