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Source: The Conference Board

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the following are the 5 fastest growing occupations for 1998-2008:

1. Computer Engineers
2. Computer Support Specialists
3. Systems Analysts
4. Database Administrators
5. Desktop Publishing Specialists

1. Monster.com

2. CareerBuilder.com

3. JobsDB.com

4. Vault.com

5. Job.com

Source: Alexa Internet, Inc., An Amazon Company, March 16, 2006

Hiring Outlook Rosy for 2006

Three-quarters of senior executives in North America, Europe, and Asia expect their companies and industries to grown in 2006, according to a survey by Accenture. The survey revealed that 78% of senior executives expect their companies to either fill current positions as they are vacated or to actively hire in the first half of 2006.

Building Your Brand: Tactics for Successful Career Branding

by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D.

What is it that all successful companies have mastered -- and what job-seekers looking to advance in their careers need to master? What is it about Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Starbucks, Disney, and McDonald’s? What makes a consumer buy one product over another -- and makes one job-seeker much more sought after than others? The answer is marketing, but more specifically it is the power of branding. And branding isn’t just for products anymore.

Branding can be described as many things, but it’s best defined as a promise… a promise of the value of the product… a promise that the product is better than all the competing products… a promise that must be delivered to be successful. Branding is the combination of tangible and intangible characteristics that make a brand unique. Branding is developing an image -- with results to match.

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What Employers Want

by Peter Weddle

I get a lot of e-mail from frustrated job seekers. Most of it is a riff on a single theme: in essence, the messages say, "I've spent the last two, three, four or more months sending out resumes to employers, and I've yet to get a single interview." It is, of course, hard not to be moved by such communications-job searching is the loneliest and most humbling of experiences even when things go well. Without any sign of hope, it can be painfully debilitating to anyone with a sense of pride in his or her work.

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Closing the Sale and Overcoming Objections in the Job Interview

by Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D. and Katharine Hansen

The best job-hunters understand the power of marketing in the job-search, and comparing the job interview to a sales call is vital to achieving greater success -- in obtaining the job offers you seek. But the burden is not all on the job-seeker, because the employer also sees the job interview as a sales call -- and just as much as you are selling yourself as the product to be purchased by the employer, the hiring manager is also selling the employer’s value to you.

And anyone who knows even just a little about sales knows that the key to success is in overcoming objections and then closing the sale. This article shows you how you can do the same in the job interview -- and how using this technique will take you one step closer to the job offer.

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