Career Trends
Women Outpace Men in Number of New Jobs
Women took on slightly more than half of U.S. jobs created in the first part of the decade and made gains in securing the most lucrative openings.
Women posted a net increase of 1.7 million jobs paying above the median salary, while men gained a net increase of just over 220,000 of such positions, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report for the years 2000-2005.
You Can Say Too Much Without Even Speaking
Can a shrug mean too much?
No matter what a job candidate might say, using the wrong body language can make them appear disinterested or even deceitful to recruiters.
"It's so important for people to be cognizant of their body language because while their words may be saying one thing, their body language may be saying something else," says Kimberly Bishop, senior partner of Korn Ferry International, a Los Angeles-based retained executive search firm.
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Posted on July 20, 2006 2:35 PM
