National Edition - September 2, 2007
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 Jobboom Honks for Truckers
Many sectors in Canada are experiencing, or will soon experience, a severe labour shortage due to an aging workforce, limited entry into trades-related occupations and various other national or international economic factors. Like other industry sectors, Canada's trucking industry, worth $61 billion annually, has been facing a shortage for some time. With more than 270,000 truckers in Canada, Jobboom is happy to announce that there are nearly 100 current trucking and automotive positions right now! Honk if you want a job!
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WORKPLACE CHALLENGES
Office of the future
It's certain that employers would rather have employees on site, rather than off site. Truth be told, they're quite uncomfortable with the far-off yet looming notion that you may be linked-in to their conference call from the comfort of your living room, conducting business in your underwear. Yet, what's behind the loosening of bosses' attitudes toward telecommuting are wireless technology and soaring real estate prices. The result: office space is slowly disappearing. Businesses with large holdings are consolidating their real estate assets in a bid to lower operating costs. Heck, even governments are selling off their posh embassies in exchange for rented downtown office space.
(Source: Fast Company)
STARTING A NEW JOB
Funding an arts career
So you want to be a painter. Interiors or exteriors? Opting out of the rat race and trading it for a rat-infested loft space is what some people do. But is it art? Working to become an artist, whether an author, painter, filmmaker or musician is a laudable yet foolhardy ambition. For practically minded, steady-job-holding types, it's difficult to understand. At the crossroads of fame and fortune, their artist friends went the other way.
(Source: Virtual Employment Resource Centre)
Do you secretly long to give up your 9-to-5 job and follow your dream of becoming an artist?
To answer, visit Career zone, and check out the Your opinion matters section.
NEGOTIATION TIPS
Figuring out how much you're worth
You're toiling at your job, head down, nose to the grindstone, in the zone. Yet, when you raise your head, you catch a whiff of wafting suspicion. It dawns on you that you're not being paid as much as you feel you are worth. How will you keep up with the Joneses? Comparing salaries is merely the first step to finding out how much you should be paid. You also have to make sure you've got apples and apples (not apples and oranges) by factoring in other forms of remuneration, like benefits packages, stock options and bonuses.
(Source: Jobboom, Career Zone)
JOB INTERVIEWS
Shake your interview fears!
Perhaps more so that death, pain and spiders, the average person fears being put on the spot. This includes sitting through a job interview, answering invasive questions shot across the desk by beady-eyed individuals. Rather than cringe and curl up into the fetal position, it's time to rise to the challenge by breathing, concentrating and not taking it all too seriously.
(Source: Jobboom, Career Zone)
NEWSWORTHY
Shoemaking craft lives on in Paris
You too would be passionate about making shoes if the Chanel fashion house were among your rich-and-famous clientele. The price tag doesn't hurt either; keeps the fire burning in the belly. Traditionally thought of as a meek and dying trade, this Parisian cobbler fetches $4,000 a pair for his shoes. Move over Jimmy Choo.
(Source: Reuters)
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Do you... know what you want? A recent study reveals what American workers want most from their employers.
- A comprehensive healthcare benefits program is one of the top three reasons for them staying put with an employer
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage is also the most sought-after benefit, even more so than a competitive salary
- The Working in America study also found clear evidence that many workers are deeply dissatisfied with their jobs
- Nearly two thirds - some 62 percent - were either actively or passively looking for a new job
(Source: Management Issues)
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NOTICE: Jobboom and its sponsors do not necessarily endorse the opinions conveyed in the articles selected for this e-zine and do not assume any legal liability in consequence thereof.
Comments: info@jobboom.com
Research and editing: Austin Macdonald
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