5 Ways to Beat the Rising Costs of Health Care

It seems that in good times and bad, you can count on health-care costs to defy economic gravity. According to benefits consultant Hewitt, the average insured worker at a big company is likely to spend $3,826 on insurance premiums and out-of-pocket medical costs in 2009. That’s up 9% from last year, a remarkable figure when you consider that inflation overall is pretty close to zero. So for...

Job Search iPhone Apps

There are a variety of job search apps available for your iPhone and iPod Touch. You can download apps that search for jobs by keyword and location (using the iPhone GPS function), email job listings, keep track of your contacts, and even create a resume. Many iPhone applications are free. Before you buy an app, check for reviews in the iTunes store to make sure it’s worth investing a few...

When Networking Expenses Add Up

By Dawn Jordan Ms. Jordan is a former operations vice president at Bank of America. Her job was eliminated near the end of 2008. Previously, Ms. Jordan spent three years with the personal-insurance division of Countrywide Financial as vice president of customer retention. She lives in Laguna Beach, Calif. These days, my email inbox is loaded with invitations and announcements for upcoming...

Do This 1 Thing and I Guarantee You Will Get a Job

When it comes to the job search, everyone’s with the lists: how to get a job; mistakes people make; ways to ace an interview; things you need to do today. Enough. There is a problem with all these lists. The problem is not that there’s not some good insights in some of them. It’s that no list will ever get you a job. Ever. Know what’ll get you a job? One thing: action. Let’s do an...

hiring managers prefer linkedin

A recent poll from Jump Start Social Media found that three-quarters of hiring managers use LinkedIn to research credentials of job candidates. The poll, which was completed by Digital Brand Expressions and InterBiznet, surveyed 100 hiring managers at various sized companies on how they use social media in the hiring process. Of the hiring managers surveyed, 75 percent said they use LinkedIn, 48...