The World is Doomed… Gmail Goes Down

Yesterday Google had a massive shutdown of its services which caused Gmail to be inaccessible by users for more than an hour.  Check out Google’s explanation of the mishap here. An occurrence like this has many implications in people’s everyday interactions with the online environment.  Gmail is indeed a popular service, and individuals use it for communication [...]

Traveling!

I’ll be traveling for the next month throughout Europe, so I won’t be able to blog frequently about the current job market.  However, I do look forward to getting back to it upon my return!

New Search Engine – Bing

When it comes to using an online search engine, Google has certainly been the most favored by users.  However, Microsoft’s new Bing.com pulled incredible numbers in the first week that it aired.  According to this TechCrunch article posted yesterday, Bing is out-performing Google on some features such as displaying up-to-date search trends.  Still, a 12% [...]

Back to it!

After a bit of a reprieve from the blogging world – I’ve decided to come back to it and continue posting my thoughts and feelings.  Despite still searching for a position to jump start my career, I feel motivated to use this blog as an outlet and a place where I can reason out the [...]

The Power of LinkedIn

Social networking sites that are being used for the purposes of networking are proving to be quite valuable in the advancement of one’s career.  While some people are still skeptical about the “power” of social networking sites and their abilities to connect people for purposes other than social interaction, others who are embracing business-oriented sites [...]

Taking a Break

As Spring Break approaches for many colleges and universities across the nation, it may be the perfect opportunity to really take advantage of rest and relaxation time.  If you are not jetting off to an island destination for your week off from classes, it is worthwhile to investigate other ways to de-stress and reflect.  Here [...]

February Layoffs

America’s 500 top companies have announced  123,604 layoffs in February alone as a result of the downturn in the market.  Among the top companies include JPMorgan Chase, Avon, Walmart, Best Buy, Delta Airlines, and many other companies that range in industries that provide both products and services.  The economic hardships have evidently affected all types [...]

Continuing on Women In Business…

My last post on the best places for women to work led me to find another article in which Fortune published the “50 Most Powerful Women in Business” and included those women who were the youngest, highest-paid, and, recognized on a global scale.   According to Fortune’s rankings, the women at the top of the list [...]

Closing the Gender Gap

This video from Forbes.com contains some very interesting startistics on the global diminishing gender gap.  Women are inching closer to men in areas like economic contribution, educational achievement, political influence, and general health and survival.  The 2008 reports from the World Economic Forum show that Nordic countries are the leading global economies where women are gaining [...]

Hello world!

Hello, and welcome to my very first blog!  This blog will provide answers to questions for the 20-something-year-olds out there who are currently jobless, but are hoping to start off their career during a time when thousands of professionals are being laid off everyday. Those of us who are graduating from higher level institutions and [...]