Category Archives: Career

Market Employment Focus: Fairfield County in Connecticut

By: Laura Hutchins | Published: May 25, 2011 | Categories: Career

Located in the southwestern corner of the state, Fairfield County is the most populated in the state at 916,829 people according to the 2010 Census.  In fact, four of the State’s largest cities (Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk, and Danbury) are located in Fairfield County; and combined are home to almost half the county’s population.  The county …
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Employment Market Focus: Atlanta, Georgia

By: Laura Hutchins | Published: April 28, 2011 | Categories: Career

According to the 2010 census, 5.4 million people call metro Atlanta home, including 420,000+ in the city alone.  Like many other sun-belt cities, Atlanta’s population has been growing since the 70s, having added 1.1 MM residents between 2000 and 2008.  Atlanta is the county seat of Fulton County and the state’s capital, both contributing to …
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Employment market focus: Chicago, Illinois

By: Laura Hutchins | Published: March 29, 2011 | Categories: Career

Commonly called Chicagoland, the metropolitan area is the 3rd most populated in the US, behind NYC and LA.  A center for business and finance, Forbes has ranked it as the world’s 5th most economically powerful city.  Containing this nation’s 2nd largest finance center, Chicago is home to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, major financial …
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Recycling in the Job Search

By: Laura Hutchins | Published: February 24, 2011 | Categories: Career

Recycle Reduce Reuse —  a slogan heard constantly in our environmentally conscious world.  Now, let’s apply the same idea as we recycle one expert’s leadership development rules into valuable, common sense job searching guidelines.  No one will argue that leadership development is crucial in today’s workplace.  Ensuring that current staff and managers are prepared to …
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The job search – keep it simple

By: Laura Hutchins | Published: February 14, 2011 | Categories: Career

It’s no secret that the U.S. job market has not experienced the same robust recovery as the stock market. Not yet, anyway.  With all those well qualified applicants competing for jobs it is imperative that real opportunities are not squandered. Enter the expat spouse into the competition for jobs. Already perhaps burdened with language and/or …
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