BlackCareers Blog

55 Jobs with High Growth in 2010

Published: 03/03/2010
Although 2009 saw some of the most desolate unemployment numbers in history, there is reason to believe that things are starting to look up. Both the unemployment rate and the number of jobless persons decreased in November to 10 percent and 15.4 million, respectively, according to the most recent date from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. [...] Keep Reading »

Diversity Opportunities at CareerBuilder.com!

Published: 02/02/2010
Diversity People. Ideas. Innovation. CareerBuilder.com employs many different types of people, ideas and experiences so that we can be creative, fresh, fast and innovative within our marketplace. We provide programs to help each employee grow and reach their own full potential with the entire company benefiting from their diverse skill sets and knowledge bases. CareerBuilder has immediate openings [...] Keep Reading »

Top Companies for Multicultural Business Opportunities

Published: 01/22/2010
  DiversityBusinesss.com created a list of their top 50 companies for multicultural business opportunities.  The Div50 is a listing of the top 50 corporate and organizational buyers of diversity products and services throughout the U.S. It represents the voice of over 600,000 diversity-owned (women, African-Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Native American, and other multicultural groups) businesses in the U.S., in sectors [...] Keep Reading »

Preparing for Your 2010 Job Search

Published: 01/08/2010
The good news: You have a job. The bad news: You’d like to find a new one, and the current state of the economy has undermined your efforts. You don’t have to wait out the storm. You can take steps to prepare for your job search. By laying the groundwork now, you’ll be well-positioned once the [...] Keep Reading »

Top Diversity Companies for African-Americans

Published: 12/17/2009
The Black EOE Journal has released their 2009 top diversity companies for African-Americans.    The companies listed below have shown an interest and succeeded in creating diverse work places for the employees.   Click on a company name to view open positions.    AARP Abbott Laboratories Accenture Inc Amazon Ameren Corporation American Airlines, Inc. American Cancer Society American Electric Power  American Express Company Army and Air Force Exchange Service AT&T [...] Keep Reading »

The Realities of Black Unemployment

Published: 12/01/2009
I read an interesting article today on MSNBC.com on the disparities of the unemployment rate  in the african-american community against the general population and what this could mean as the economy improves.   This article paints a bleak employment forecast for Blacks (and other minorities for that matter) for many reasons but one being many blue-collar jobs (manufacturing, retail, construction) have been lost [...] Keep Reading »

Companies Hiring This Month

Published: 11/19/2009
This month Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, which has become synonymous with spending time with relatives, eating too much food and napping at midday. Of course, the underlying purpose of the day is to be grateful for what you have. Accordingly, many families preface their Thanksgiving meals by asking each person at the table to say what [...] Keep Reading »

What is Diversity, Exactly?

Published: 11/03/2009
While researching topics for this week’s post, I came across an article regarding the importance of diversity in the workplace.  Harris Interactive conducted a survey of executives and asked their opinion on the importance of diversity and its relevancy to business.   95% of those surveyed said that management viewed creating a diverse workforce a major [...] Keep Reading »

50 jobs that pay $50,000

Published: 09/16/2009
While the unemployment rate edged up in August to 9.7 — the country’s highest in 27 years — the Labor Department has reported that fewer jobs were lost. While employment continued to drop, that decline appears to be slowing: -216,000 jobs in August compared to -463,000 in June and -276,000 in July. This latest report also [...] Keep Reading »

Using Your Diversity To Your Advantage

Published: 08/27/2009
I just finished reading a called called “Minority Rules, Turn your Ethnicity into a Competitive Edge”.  In it, the author Kenneth Roldan describes five common missteps that most minorities fall victim for when trying to set themselves apart that I thought were pretty interesting… Mistake #1: Denying Your Ethnic Background Mr. Roldan compares the denial of one’s diversity as [...] Keep Reading »