“Barack Hussein Obama’s journey to the White House began in Boston a little more than four years ago, when he electrified the Democratic National Convention and captured the imagination of so many in the television audience…” (The Boston Phoenix, Editorial, 1/23/09)
 
To think, four years ago in Boston, I could have been sitting at some Newbury [...]

6 Job-Hunting Tips From the ‘Sandwich Board’ Guy

WALL STREET, INVESTMENT BANKING, INVESTMENT BANKER, VALUATIONS, ACCOUNTING, UNEMPLOYED, PINK SLIP, LAYOFF, JOB, CAREER, JOB HUNTING, TIP, WEISER, JOSHUA PERSKY
Posted By: Cindy Perman | Writer

CNBC.com
| 07 Jan 2009 | 11:09 AM ET
Among the iconic images that summed up 2008 was that of Joshua Persky, the unemployed investment banker [...]

So I was cruising along I-93 the other day admiring the fantastic Boston skyline when a billboard caught my eye: it was a Boston Bruins billboard featuring the slogan “We want it as bad as you do.”
 
Not being a hockey fan, I really wasn’t sure what “it” was.  Is “it” the Stanley Cup?  Is “it” [...]

Here’s the 411 on Cover Letters (From JobWeb.com)
By Kelli Robinson
Today’s primary modes of communication are e-mail, text messages, and web pages. The job-search process is no different. Most job searches are done on the Internet, and job seekers e-mail their resumes or complete online applications.
Given these facts: Are cover letters still necessary?
While the [...]

January 15, 2009
Temp Job in Paradise Pays $100,000
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Position: island caretaker. Duties: lazing around the Great Barrier Reef for six months. Salary: $100,000.
It sounds too good to be true, but the position is real. Calling it the “best job in the world,” Australian tourism officials say they are seeking [...]

OVERHEARD IN THE RECRUITING LOUNGE is a weekly feature on things going on in the recruiting side of CCD.
To intern or not to intern?
That is the question.
A senior came into the office last week, wondering whether he should get an internship after graduation instead of a full time job.  I offered up a very [...]

13 Companies Hiring in the New Year
By Rachel Zupek, CareerBuilder.com writer

Though 2008 was wracked with layoffs and economic struggles, the coming New Year means rejuvenated hope for job seekers. While several companies continue to make mass layoffs, other companies are shifting their focus to hire aggressively in the beginning of 2009.
“This is a difficult economy, no [...]

The FBI launches hiring blitz
Candidates with language fluency, computer skills are needed

Reuters
updated 12:14 p.m. ET, Tues., Jan. 6, 2009

WASHINGTON - Wanted by the FBI: agents, language specialists, computer experts, intelligence analysts and finance experts.
The FBI said Monday has launched one of the largest hiring blitzes in its 100-year history involving 2,100 professional staff vacancies [...]