Employersjobs Blog

Finding a job in a down economy can seem overwhelming, endless and discouraging. As opposed to the last major economic downturn, job seekers can tap into peer and employment networks using social media. Not only can one expand their search throughout the country, it’s also easy, fun and effective.

It’s no new news that hackers are turning employment websites into all you can eat buffets for jobseekers’ personal data. While the economic downturn has seen an upsurge in the numbers of people putting their data online at job portals, apparently it has made such sites good places for hackers to attack.

Many professionals are currently experiencing career transitions in the current economy, many can use this opportunity to not only conduct a self-assessment of their motivation and skills, but increase their chances for success by seeking new opportunities where they exist. Employersjobs.com are offering a host of recession busting career tips for the disconcerted employee either anticipating a lay off or experiencing career transition blues.

Creating a great CV or resume is only the first step on the path to success, you also have to evaluate this for effectiveness. This is perfectly natural because you want to make sure the CV/resume you created will help you achieve your goal. You may have created this CV/resume to help you land the job of your dreams. Another reason you might have created the CV/resume template is to sell it for profit for other jobseekers out there trying to find work in a tumultous economy.

With many over 45r’s finding themselves in a global disaster along with the rest of the job market who’ve encountered redundancies and job strife - it’s time we posted some advice about handling the modern job search climate. With these helpful tips you can handle job searching with the same finesse and experience often undervalued by employers that mature workers so easily possess!

Work place disputes are a necessary burden most of us will encounter at least once on our career paths. Despite many perceptions that conflict in the workplace is always messy and toxic - it is possible to resolve such conflict in a positive and character building manner, for both employers and employees. In an economy where one can simply not afford to be unemployed being diplomatic and informed is key in any dispute situation - and soon help will be but a phone call away.

I thought this may be of use to all employers and jobseekers alike! Basically it’s a list of, as good as, all the job boards you’ll ever need to know in the UK to either find a job or fill a job.  Like EmployersJobs.com many of these job boards also cover Europe, US, Asia and Australia.

Following my last blog post “Employers, what we want from a job board?” I thought this may be of use to help you find the best job websites for employers. For a job board to be effective and deliver the best results for you and your business, it must attract the most relevant jobseekers looking for jobs like yours and employers like you.

We want to fill our job vacancies, quickly, and with the best candidates! It’s really that simple.  Why then is it that we have such problems finding the right job sites to advertise on?  Why even once we’ve made a decision do we still tend to  feel; unsure of whether we’ll get any applications, unsure if we will attract relevant applications - OR unsure if we are actually getting value for money!

Many of us have experienced bullying on one level or another - however people don’t expect to endure bullying once they’ve left the schoolyard and are firmly planted as adults in the workplace progressing their careers. The ugly truth (and often unaddressed truth) is that workplace bullies are as common as their younger playground counterparts.