How many occupiers on Wall Street will eventually find themselves working in the very offices they are protesting against? All signs point to…not many. For Tracy Postert though, it’s reality. The occupiers...
Archive - December 2011
What ‘Mancession?’ Men and Women in the Job Market
For what seems like forever women have been fighting for pay equal to that of their men coworkers. With that struggle still prevalent, there is another one to focus on now. According to Forbes, men are getting more jobs...
4 Tips For Those Unemployed During the Holiday Season
Holiday cheer is buzzing through the air all around. Your stomach may have finally digested from Thanksgiving dinner and the end of the year holidays are fast approaching. Everyone seems to be in a holiday infused...
How Much Thought Should Go Into Your College Major?
Pick something practical. Choose something financially promising. Decide on a growing industry… Parental words of advice for the soon-to-be leaders of our country. It’s a jarring transformation for the teens...
20-somethings Move Back In With Mom and Dad
If you’re a recent college graduate or a 20-something living in the U.S., there is a 50/50 chance you are not enjoying the comforts of your own digs. Simply meaning, you’re probably stuck enjoying the...
Freelance Is The New Full-Time
In years past, donning the title, “Freelancer,” seemed to strip one of any professional credentials. It disassociated the people who sell their skills independently and contractually from the sense of...
Economists Predict Colorado Will Out-Hire the Rest of the Nation
If Colorado continues to create jobs and hire the unemployed at the rate it has been so far, it will likely create more jobs than the rest of the nation. The state of Colorado is expected to add 23,000 jobs in the year...
Healthcare Jobs Continue to Thrive
Call it what you want, an overpriced monopoly or an inaccessible mutual fund, our healthcare industry is the relentless undertow of an otherwise stagnant job market. What was one of the nations most debated topics of...
American Jobs Act Aims to Help Struggling Teachers
With the large amount of job and spending cuts the public sector has made in the past year it is hard to imagine a light at the end of the tunnel. But many are putting their hopes of seeing that light in Obama’s...
sparkCast Episode 019
The official podcast of SparkHire.com. Covering news related to the job market, HR, startups, and more. The Job Market: 84% of Workers Want to Quit Jobs New Occupation: 20,000 march for economic justice in NYC...
