With more than 2.5 million websites integrated with Facebook, companies and businesses today find that they rely heavily on social media and internet exposure. On top of that, Twitter is adding nearly 500,000 users a...
Archive - December 2011
sparkCast Episode 021
The official podcast of SparkHire.com. Covering news related to the job market, HR, startups, and more. The Job Market: Office Christmas party survival guide Holiday Tipping Done Right Santa Claus’ Holiday Wage...
Turn Your Seasonal Job Into a Permanent Job
The job market has been tough this year, that’s no surprise. As a result, a lot of those who lost their jobs have turned to seasonal work to put much needed cash in their pockets. If you were lucky enough to snag...
Is Email Dead?
With 188 billion emails sent each day, it is easy to see that email is certainly not dead. Even though there are other communication platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, email still reigns supreme, and that makes...
Highest Paying Jobs A Psychology Degree Can Get You
Last year in 2010, colleges saw that there were 94,271 students going to school to study psychology. Interesting the study of the human mind, emotions, perceptions and personality may be, but the infographic that Spark...
Things To Remember For Your Holiday Office Party
As Spark News reported earlier this week, much to employees delight, or dismay, office Christmas parties are making a comeback. Thanks to a weak job market and a struggling economy, it seemed that Christmas parties for...
A Look At The Most Popular Career Paths From 1970 to Today
This infographic from Visual.ly shows what the most popular career choices are today all the way back to 1970. In the year 1970, education was the most popular career choice and 176,307 college students from that year...
Keystone Pipeline Back In Debate
It is the hope of Republicans and many others that the U.S. State Department will approve the Keystone pipeline project. As reported by CNN Money, it’s a 1,700-mile long pipeline that would transport crude oil...
U.S. High Schools Are Dramatically Falling Behind Federal Standards
The “No Children Left Behind” Act is finally leaving children behind, just as most thought it would. Approximately half of U.S. high schools failed to meet federal achievement standards this year, marking...
The Rules to Workplace Gifting
As Spark News posted earlier this week, company Christmas parties are back and employees all over the country are excitedly anticipating the awkward yet undoubtedly entertaining interactions that tend to take place...
