Randy’s Career Tips

The economic downturn currently gripping America is also being felt across the world. At a recent summit of the Group of 20 economic powers, representing 19 countries and the European Union, the state of the economy was marked with uncertainty now and optimism is the years to come.

Still, the G20 nations expressed a need for the global economy to remain open and called on countries to not adopt protectionist attitudes or policies. This implies that opportunities for overseas employment will not evaporate - the prospective overseas worker will just need to know where to look.

American workers seeking employment overseas could have a lot of talent and expertise to offer their foreign employers. After all it is what has happened in America that has caused repercussions to reverberate around the globe.

Just as the G20 nations discussed, international collaboration is needed to regulate and oversee international business, especially financial institutions and other agencies that have been blamed for sparking the current economic conditions.

In fact, many foreign countries have a massive labor shortage and this fact will not change no matter the economic climate. It’s not always highly-trained and highly-educated workers that countries desperately need, though such a skill set will go a long way in securing overseas employment. For example, Ontario, Canada desperately needs food industry workers.

For years Ontario has implemented a points-system for prioritizing who gets a Canadian work permit. The system favored engineers and doctors but neglected filling empty slots in low-skilled jobs. Typically, the food service worker is between the ages of 15 and 24.

Currently, Canada has 483,000 food industry workers in that age range.

However, by the year 2025, the number of 15 to 24 year-olds is expected to decline by 345,0 Read the rest of this entry »

The job market is anywhere that job seekers and employers intersect… so really, it could be just about anywhere.

There are local, state, national and international organizations which together comprise the job market. Deciding where to focus your job search depends in large part on your skill set and your career path.

If you speak two or more languages fluently and are looking for employment as an interpreter, there are a lot of opportunities open to you in places all over the world. You will not be looking for open positions in the same places you would if you were instead looking for work as an actor as your opportunities would be far more limited.

How do you know where to look for a job? First, let’s focus on who the employment providers are.

The job market is enormous. The list below is only a partial list of employers.

Government agencies

Large corporations

Non-profit organizations

Small-business

Farms/Agriculture

Universities/Colleges

Work from home businesses

National Parks

Private K-12 schools

Web-based businesses

How do job seekers find employment providers? There are many different ways to learn about open positions.

Job Banks

Professional Associations

Networking

State Agencies

Headhunters

Temp Agencies

College Placement Services

Career Fairs

Private Employment Agencies

Classified Ads

Contacting employers directly

Web Sites

This is not a comprehensive list, but it should give you some good starting points. Don’t forget to use the internet, too. The web is a great source of job-related information. There are websites run by employment agencies, headhunters, large companies and even academic institutions’ placement offices. The internet offers a wealth of resources for job seekers.

When Read the rest of this entry »