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Monthly Archives: September 2006

The Best Job I Ever Had

September 25, 2006 – 1:59 am

Okay, it sound crazy, but the best job I ever had was “Receiving Manager” at a grocery store. I know you’re probably thinking that my other jobs must really suck if this is the best. But, give me a second to explain.
First, let me describe the job of Receiving Manager. A Receiving [...]

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Money Magazine’s Best Jobs In America 2006

September 24, 2006 – 11:16 pm

Money Magazine published it’s Best Jobs in America and the results weren’t that surprising given the source. Money Magazine generally focuses on best paying jobs, or at least weights it’s list when high-paying jobs. This year was no different, even though the magazine did include other factors in it’s decisions, including job growth [...]

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Job Market Trends

September 23, 2006 – 8:32 pm

Get the latest job market and career trends here.
The economy has shifted away from goods-producing (manufacturing) jobs to service-producing (professional services, computers/IT) jobs.
Labor-intensive jobs that don’t have to interact with customers face-to-face are being outsourced or moved to other countries or cheaper areas in this country. That includes call centers, tech support, manufacturing, data [...]

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Yahoo! Says Medical-Related Jobs Tops in 2006

September 23, 2006 – 5:25 am

Yahoo! lists top jobs for 2006 in it’s Best Jobs To Have in 2006. Most of the jobs are in the medical field; the others are in education, engineering, civil service and trades.
Yahoo’s Best Jobs:

Audiologist
Optometrist
Veterinarian
Professor
Librarian
Clergy
Speech Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Physician Assistant
Pharmacist
Personal Coach
Electrician
Firefighter
Landscape Architect

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Top Jobs 2006

September 23, 2006 – 3:23 am

Every year the government, magazines, news organizations, colleges and others involved in education and employment roll out a list of the best or top jobs for the year. They base these lists on various criteria–from pay to leisure time to coolness factor.
Most of the lists are base, in whole or in part, on information [...]

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