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Hottest Jobs 2016: Marketing and Web in Top Ten

March 29, 2016

By Kristen Harris CareerBuilder’s recently released List of Hottest Jobs for 2016 highlights shortages in the marketing/creative sector. Which means opportunity for both those in the field and anyone interested in joining it. Of the 20 hottest jobs, Marketing Manager is #3, and Web Developer is #9. What exactly does this mean? Long answer…the list is comprised of occupations where more ads were posted than people hired. It also includes other data to indicate that these are well-paying occupations, have seen healthy growth, and are expected to continue to be

Survey Says: Soft Skills Matter to Employers

February 4, 2015

By Kristen Harris We’ve been hearing a lot about the “skills gap” lately, where employers have a tough time finding qualified candidates even as a sizeable number of unemployed people struggle to find jobs. Now the debate has moved on to look at “hard” and “soft” skills. Hard skills are the specific manual or cognitive skills you need to do the job. They’re a measurable ability to perform the task at hand in an excellent manner. This is what most of us learn in post-secondary education or a training program,

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Hottest Jobs 2016: Marketing and Web in Top Ten

Survey Says: Soft Skills Matter to Employers

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