Just Saying: Alison Doyle

Alison Doyle, About.com Guide to Job Searching, is a job search and employment expert with many years of experience in human resources, career development, and job searching. We asked her about current trends.

You’ve covered job searching for a long time. What’s changed the most in the last three years about what it takes to get hired?

What’s changed most about job searching over the last few years is that for many types of jobs simply posting your resume or filling out an online job application isn’t enough. Employers are taking recruiting social and using professional networking site LinkedIn and social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to seek candidates for employment. That means it’s important for job seekers who are seeking professional positions to have an online presence where companies are hiring — or they will be at a disadvantage in this competitive job market.
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Newsroom: Interview Tip: Try A Little Humor

Interviewing for a job is no joke, but that doesn’t mean humor can’t help you. It can lighten the mood, putting both you and your interviewer at ease; smooth over an awkward moment; and show what you’re like to work with. But use it sparingly, experts say. “Don’t forget — If you’re naturally more of a straight-shooter (or your interviewer seems to be), don’t feel obliged to unleash your inner Jim Carey. Misplaced humor can backfire,” says career coach Caroline Ceniza-Levine.

Teleclass Today, March 7

If you’re reading this it might mean you need a job. Perhaps you’re graduating from college this spring and anxious about finding work. You could be thinking of switching careers or are a mom who is thinking about getting back into the workforce after a few years “off.” Whatever the reason, you’ve come to the right place.
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Five Questions For Andrea Chambers

Andrea Chambers, director of the Center for Publishing at the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies.

1) The change from print to the web has cost thousands of people jobs. Why get into the industry?

While the transition to digital has indeed resulted in layoffs and restructuring, particularly in the newspaper business, it has also created a wide range of new positions and opportunities for those willing to embrace change and master new skills.

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Newsroom: Top Faux Pas We Make Negotiating

Women aren’t bad negotiators but we do better when asking for someone else then we do for ourselves. Here are five things to not say when negotiating.

Newsroom: Working Parents Don’t Share Child Care

A new study finds that working parents, who believe in sharing child-care duties equally, rarely do it. One reason: women enjoy it more than men, The Wall Street Journal says.  Researchers surveyed 181 married professors with kids under age two, all of whom had access to paid parental leave. The majority of male and female professors said they think parents should share child care duties. But only three of 109 menreported that they did half or more of the care, while 70 of 73 women reported doing at least half, even when both spouses worked full time. Female professors on paid maternity leave spent most of their time off on infant care, including breastfeeding. Male professors used leaves to focus on research and publishing papers.