We had to laugh a little when we saw a recent article that talked about "where the jobs are." Here is the article:

The Career News - November 22, 2004 - Vol. 4, Issue 13

Employment report: where the jobs are
Abridged: MSN Money

SEATTLE, WA - October's employment report finally delivered the kind of job growth economists expect during an economic recovery. Looking at the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there's evidence the groundwork for a jobs recovery was laid in the first three months of the year. The first quarter saw job growth markedly better than the same qu ... (read more)

'04 Sees Mostly Gains and A Few Losses Following a Strong 3rd Quarter

By Robert Hawthorne, President - Lumina Consultants/Yellow Pages Recruiting.com

Over the past five years my recruiting group has seen some dramatic changes in employment in the Yellow Pages industry, from the rapid growth of online Yellow Pages and Search Engine Optimization, to acquisitions that have changed the landscape of the publishing industry over the past ... (read more)

By Robert Hawthorne, President - Yellow Pages Recruiting.com
www.yellowpagesrecruiting.com

Over the past several months I have been asked by numerous Yellow Pages professionals "where do you see the job growth coming from?" While our core publishing clients, both independent and incumbent, are still searching for marketing, sales and operational managers as positions become available, it is niche or vertical publishers that are creating many of the new jobs.

We qualify these publishers as thos ... (read more)

You're going nowhere fast in your job. But it doesn't have to be that way.
By CAROL HYMOWITZ and KEMBA J. DUNHAM
Staff Reporters of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
March 29, 2004; Page R1

You're stuck.

Yes, you're working harder than ever -- especially since all those recent staff cutbacks. Yes, you're as ambitious as ever -- and see any number of jobs you could do at the company.

But you haven't had a promotion in several years and don't see one in sight. New opportunities at other companies are equally scarce, which rules out employer-hopping.

So what do you do when you're running fa ... (read more)

In this months article we've selected a group of web sites that can assist you in achieving improved print communications whether you're sending a thank-you note to that favorite aunt, or trying to decipher your bosses last email directive. Here they are:

Business Buzzwords: This site should help you translate that jargon-filled, incomprehensible email from coworkers or supervisors. For example, do you know what E2E means??? From the site:

"...E2E: The "2" madness never ends. It should mean "everybody-to-everybody," but the business marketplace sites are struggling so they're cooperating with each other. T ... (read more)