Great article on Kiplingers, discussing the Hot Career Trends for 2008.

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Great article on yahoo finance, how your actions and personality can effect your interviews and career.

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SavannahJobs.com attended the Hitlon Head Business Expo a few weeks ago.

SavannahJobs.com had a booth yesterday at the TLC Job Fair at Savannah Tech. A number of job seekers visited our booth. SavannahJobs.com promotes all the positions on our site when we attend a job fair.

SavannahJobs.com was very happy to be a sponsor at the Celebration of Service luncheon on Thursday, January 17. Please view some great pictures of the event.

Savannahjobs.com in partnership with The Tourism Leadership Council will present a new look in 2008 for jobsinsavannah.com. The new design will be presented to the public at the Celebration of Service luncheon on Thursday, January 17. This collaboration brings more visibility for employers and job seekers.

TLC members will still have the ability to post job openings on the site, while savannahjobs.com, will be linked in, creating a larger avenue with multiple career choices for potential employees.

Marti Barrow, Executive Director for the Tourism Leadership Council says, “Jobsinsavannah.com has always been a great tool to assist TLC members with job recruitment. The tourism and hospitality industry in the Savannah area continues to grow, offering job seekers such great opportunities for career growth and development. We are very excited to be partnering with savannahjobs.com that has tremendous expertise in these areas.”

The new site will be presented to the public at the Celebration of Service luncheon on Thursday, January 17. Jobsinsavannah.com will continue to give membership information for businesses interested in joining the Tourism Leadership Council.

“We are enthusiastic about the partnership,” says Savannahjobs.com President, Rob Jones. “Moving into the hospitality and tourism market gives us the ability to serve one of the largest economic sectors in the Savannah economy.”

Savannahjobs.com was launched in 2000 and is currently the most visited internet job board in the area. Their family of sites includes blufftonjobs.com, hiltonheadislandjobs.com, goldenislesjobs.com, statesborojobs.com and jobsinkennesaw.com.

According to a recent article on Yahoo Finance the strongest sectors are going to be retail, health-care and hospitality. Sounds very much like the Savannah and surrounding areas economy. Be looking for exciting things with SavannahJobs.com and our family of sites in 2008.

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According to this article on Yahoo Finance if looks like salary increases for 2008 will be minor. The job market is still very strong but it looks like salaries will remain flat. Weak Salary Increases for 2008

Great article from Yahoo Finance on what not to do in a job interview. 5 Ways To Flub a Job Interview

The unemployment rate is very low in the Savannah Georgia region, companies are having a very difficult time finding new employees. Employers need to make sure that the employees that have do not leave. This is a really interesting article from Yahoo business about perks companies are providing employees.

Employee Perks to Retain Staff

SavannahJobs.com was very excited to be a platinum Sponsor for the 2007 CBETA Awards. The awards were handed out last night, it was a great event.

Job References have changed rapidly lately, keep this information in mind during your next job search.

Traditionally, recruiters call references after a thorough face-to-face interview. The contacts are provided by the job seekers and are typically people who are likely to provide a positive recommendation. However, these days your prospective boss may have called your references before you walk through the door and they may not be the contacts you provided.

Professional networking sites such as LinkedIn Corp. and Jobster Inc. are making it easier for employers to get in touch with people who have worked with job candidates in the past or know them personally. Recruiters say they use such sites where people create online profiles and then link to professional colleagues who are also members to find mutual connections they can hit up for information.

Such reference checking can be a “double edged sword.” Many social networking users routinely connect online to people they have only a passing relationship with. There’s no guarantee these references will be favorable. Additionally a potential employer can inadvertently turn your covert job search public, by contacting a current coworker for a reference. On the other hand many profiles list glowing recommendations from contacts and coworkers that help a job search. Just be careful and aware of what employers may find when they do their homework on you.

Interesting article I found on yahoo finance, what to do if you hate your job and how to make a change. What to Do When You Hate Your Job

I found these resume writing tips recently, really good information for someone looking for a new job. Most Job seekers do not realize how important your resume is to a successful job search.

You may be the best person for the job, but the fact is, you’ll never even get an interview in the first place, unless your resume is good. You should tailor your resume to highlight the qualifications, work experience and any education that you’ve had that best represents the type of work you are applying for. You should also include any other work experience that you’ve had, as well as any accomplishments that you have made in your field.

There are also quite a few things that recruiters hate to see on resumes as well. Many people think that recruiters really don’t go all the way through a resume, but they really do. Recruiters have certain pet peeves when it comes to reading a resume. Below are a list of the things that recruiters hate to see.

Fancy fonts and colors are not eye catching in the manner that you likely wanted it to be. Needlessly adding objectives and introductions on your resume bores recruiters.Avoid writing your resume as a narrative or in the first or third person. Pictures and/or graphics on a resume is distracting to a recruiter. Lying or putting misleading information on your resume is a major no-no. There are always ways for a recruiter to check up on you and many do, so don’t lie. Getting caught in a lie on a resume just says that you can’t be trusted.

U.S. employers plan to maintain a stable, yet cautious approach toward hiring in the final quarter of 2007, according to the results of the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey by Manpower Inc. “It is not unexpected that U.S. employers have conservative hiring plans for the fourth quarter,” said Jeffrey A. Joerres, Chairman & CEO of Manpower Inc.

The seasonally adjusted survey results show that in the majority of industry sectors the hiring pace is expected to remain steady during the final months of 2007. Of the 14,000 U.S. employers surveyed, 27% expect to increase their workforces during the fourth quarter of 2007, while 9% expect to trim their payrolls. Fifty-eight percent expect no change in the hiring pace, and 6% are undecided about their hiring plans.

“Companies that deal with producing goods are struggling, but the service sector is doing very well,” said Jonas Prising, President of Manpower North America. “We can clearly see this trend in the survey results, with Services employers reporting the strongest hiring intentions for the fourth quarter, and those in the Manufacturing and Construction sectors coming in with weaker employment projections.”

For all the details please read this article from yahoo. Everyone should read this.

How to Land Your Dream Job

Very good info for Job Seekers in a recent article I read. According to a recent survey of recruiting experts by Diversity Inc, here are the five biggest mistakes job applicants make and how not to make them:

1: Not researching the company before the interview. Thorough research will reveal what positions are available and what type of employee the company wants. Network with people already working at the company; call professional organizations the company is associated with, and ask people you know who work at the company about their experience.

2: Inability to articulate needs and desires. Companies are hiring because they either need to solve problems or have opportunities that require more employees, which is why the best applicants are those who can articulate how their experience is best for the particular position.

3: Being unprofessional in the interview. Applicants often commit faux pas that can be excused among friends but that make them less desirable to recruiters. Examples of unprofessional actions include: bringing food to an interview, sharing personal information not relative to the job, and speaking ill of a former employer.

4: Demonstrating poor communication skills. Be prepared to talk with confidence and expertise about who you are and why you’re the best fit. Practice the basics of communication before going to the interview, listening and responding and not talking over the other person. At the same time don’t be dull or fear showing enthusiasm.

5: Not keeping the personal to yourself. Don’t put your social-network identification on your resume or mention it in the interview. Make sure your voice mail message reflects a professional attitude. Use an email address with your name before the @ sign, from a professional email address provider.