RJ and Makay

Although the economy and the job market have a long grueling road ahead of us, recent data suggest we at least have started our journey.

Going up
Economists are projecting the U.S. economy added 185,000 jobs in March. This is an increase of 162,000 jobs in March. Although the unemployment rate will not come down anytime soon, employers are hiring more. The official unemployment report comes out May 7th.

CareerBuilder and USA TODAY's latest nationwide survey of employers found six employment trends for Q2 2010.  For example, hiring contract workers is a trend, as employers seem to be hesitant to accelerate hiring of permanent staff, 25 percent of employers anticipate hiring contract workers or freelancers in the second quarter to help fill productivity gaps.  Thirteen percent said they are likely to hire these workers on a permanent basis.

Here they are:

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After reviewing a string of emailed resume submissions we received over the weekend I thought I’d share a tip that has been shared many times before but is a good tip to be reminded of. It’s proofread! When you are submitting a resume and cover letter and send an email and a message in the email body you are making your first impression. When you have careless typos and misspelled words in corresponding about the position it gives a really bad impression on the person reviewing and screening your information.