You may recall that one of the big “pre-swine flu” news stories (remember those days of recent past?) was about the nursing shortage in the U.S.  What many of the media outlets covering this story failed to clarify is that the nursing shortage is technically more of an impending one, with over one million nurses needed by 2010.  This is the year when the number of aging baby boomers requiring skilled nursing care is expected to peak.  There are of course other elderly patients and patients across all demographics that will also require more nursing care as chronic illnesses such as heart disease, stroke and cancer gain prevalence.

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It’s a Tough Year for Kids By Mary Frost
Brooklyn Daily Eagle

BROOKLYN — It’s a tough year to find a job if you’re a teen — the local shrinking economy has lessened the number of seasonal jobs and internships for young people across the city.

According to the New York State Department of Labor, while New York City’s adjusted unemployment rate increased to 9 percent in May; the unemployment rate among 16- to 19-year-olds is up to 22 percent.


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Bob Lankard

 It is true that the age-old Help Wanted section has taken a hit from the Internet. Used in conjunction with other methods of finding a job, though, there's a lot to recommend classified job listings in your local newspaper.

Newspaper career classified advertising can be very effective in finding local employment. Their effectiveness is perhaps greater for finding entry-level jobs - as an office clerk, say, rather than an office manager.

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Six practical tips on landing the dream startup job!

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We at Bright Green Talent recently surveyed 430 jobseekers who are interested in moving into the green sector.

Here are some of the more striking results:
• 50 percent of respondents are currently unemployed

• 61 percent have a master's degree or a doctorate

• 40 percent have an annual income higher than $80,000; 24 percent have an annual income higher than $101,000

• 83 percent have previous experience or some training/experience that would be relevant to a green company

• 69 percent say one of the strongest barriers to getting into the green sector is the lack of available jobs

• 41 percent say lack of proper training is a barrier to entry

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If haven’t realized it yet, you and only you can secure that new job! As stated in every job hunter’s and career guide on the market, you must make a great first impression when you meet the HR manager, hiring manager, business owner or whoever you’ll be interviewing with. Most hiring decisions are made within the 1st 15-30 minutes of the interview, or at least, whether or not the 1st person will pass you along to the next person in the chain of hiring command.

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Blogging is often the overlooked aspect of social networking though it is arguably the most important thing you can do for your personal brand and career development. Invariably, whenever I go to a networking function and a panelist asks for a show of hands on the use of social media tools, everyone in the room is using Facebook, LinkedIn and to a lesser extent Twitter. Relatively few raise their hands to identify as bloggers. Of those who are bloggers, even more fall into the category of those who blog less than once a week. As with any marketing principal, a blog must be maintained and regularly updated to have value. 

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