Hot Jobs

It's a tough job market by all accounts, however, there are still are Hot Jobs and employers that are hiring. If you have the right education or training you may be well positioned despite the downturn in the job market. If not, take a look at these fast growing occupations and see if you can get on a fast track to a new job or career.

Some of these Hot Jobs have significant educational and/or experience requirements, others don't. If you are qualified, now's the time to get going on your job search!  If you are not qualified yet, keep in mind that these occupations will continue to grow for at least the next ten years. So, you have plenty of time to prepare for a career change. Take a look at the available opportunities to see which if you are qualified, and then consider your options for the future.

This will be the beginning to finding the right opportunity for you. Over the 2000-2010 periods, total employment is projected to increase by 22.2 million jobs. From jobs in farming, fishing, and forestry to jobs in management, business, and finance, every major occupational group will experience some amount of job growth. Smaller employment gains, like those projected in production occupations (750,000 jobs) and those in installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (662,000 jobs) will be dwarfed by the gains expected in professional and related occupations (7.0 million jobs) and those in service occupations (5.1 million jobs).

In addition to the employment gains mentioned above, there will also be increases in labor force participation over the 2000-2010 period. The number of women in the labor force is projected to increase from 65.6 million in 2000 to 75.5 million in 2010--an increase of 15.1 percent. The number of men in the labor force is projected to increase from 75.2 million in 2000 to 82.2 million in 2010--a 9.3 percent increase. By 2010, women are projected to account for 48 percent of the total labor force.

When it comes to Hot Jobs then a premier job site is called HotJobs.com. As a leader in the online recruiting industry, Hot Jobs, a Yahoo! company, has revolutionized the way people manage their careers and the way companies hire talent. Hot Jobs tools and advice put job seekers in control of their careers and make it easier and more cost-effective for recruiters and employers to find qualified candidates. Job seekers voted HotJobs.com the "Best General Purpose Job Board for Job Seekers" in a survey conducted by WEDDLE's in Feb. 2002. In addition to its popular consumer job board, Hot Jobs provides employers and staffing agencies with progressive recruiting solutions and hiring management software.

Hot Jobs products and services for members:

Yahoo! Small Business: Yahoo! Small Business (smallbusiness.yahoo.com) enables small businesses to establish a Web presence in order to reach new customers. Hot Jobs makes several services from Yahoo! Small Business available to its membership, including Yahoo! Web Domains, Yahoo! Web Hosting, Yahoo! Store, Yahoo! Business Mail and other powerful online marketing tools.

AIRS: AIRS (www.airsdirectory.com) is the leading provider of online recruitment training. Yahoo! Hot Jobs members receive special pricing on select AIRS University training courses. Yahoo! Hot Jobs members also have exclusive access to “Find Candidates with Yahoo!,” a guide to using the Yahoo! network’s many tools and features to locate elusive passive candidates.

Hot Jobs products and services for Job Seekers:

Salary.com: As the premier job listings partner of Salary.com, Hot Jobs reaches more than one 1 million active and passive Salary.com users. Utilizing Salary.com salary search criteria, Hot Jobs provides up to 20 of the most relevant job listings matching the user’s specific skill set, level of experience, desired salary and location. Salary.com is the world's technology leader in compensation management, whose products include the widely syndicated Salary Wizard. The Salary Wizard contains detailed job description and salary benchmarks for thousands of job titles in a comprehensive set of industries. 

ResumeEdge: ResumeEdge (www.resumeedge.com) is a leading resume-writing service featuring over 200 Certified Professional Resume Writers who specialize in 40 different industries. For a fee, the company offers a full line of resume and cover letter services for entry level to executive candidates.