Top Cities for Finding a Job in 2013

Despite high unemployment rates, some cities in the United States have great job opportunities. If you’re looking in the New Year, here are some recommended locations.

According to U.S. News and World Report writer Danielle Kutzleben, Washington, D.C. is considered one of the most opportune of all cities. Government jobs make up a large portion of these employment opportunities, but many other careers are available in the consulting, non-profit, and education sectors. Oklahoma City, also has over 35,000 government jobs available, as well as a large number of telecommunication jobs.

Also on Kurtzleben’s list are Salt Lake City; Baltimore; and Milwaukee; each with a strong health-care industry and large medical centers/universities that employ thousands. Austin is hot for technology jobs; it’s home to Dell and hosts large offices for both IBM and Apple. Combined, St. Paul and its neighboring twin city of Minneapolis are the headquarters to eighteen Fortune 500 companies.

Hartford, is home to aerospace supplier United Technologies and is the headquarters location for many insurance and financial companies. Also on the east coast, Boston is known for its concentration of universities, not to mention, hospitals, health care, and insurance employers. Plus, New York City is still known for its number of jobs per capita; although unemployment for the city still remains high, jobs in the financial sector and hotel and restaurant industries remain strong.

According to Chad Brooks of BusinessNewsDaily (January 2, 2013) job openings are plentiful in the West in cities such as Phoenix and Tucson, Austin and El Paso, and San Francisco. For more information from BusinessNewsDaily, click here.

High 5 Weekly Career Transitions Roundup: Networking, Finding Meaning, and Introverts

This is our weekly roundup of some of the best career-related articles, interviews, blogs, etc., we've read during the week. We share these every weekend so you have some great resources to prepare you for the coming week. Enjoy!

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• 14 Ways to Be Better at Your Job in 2013: "Lending expertise, time and effort to other teams will help you get to know other aspects of the business as well as help you connect with people across the company."


• 5 Interview Mistakes You Can Easily Avoid: "Preparation doesn't mean a quick skim of the job description and a glance at the employer's website; it means at least several hours spent thinking through likely questions and practicing your answers to them."


• 5 Key Networking Tricks to Help Land You a Job: "(m)ake a point to attend industry conferences, so you have a chance to make a good impression. It's even better if you seize the opportunity to make a presentation, organize an event at the conference, or blog or tweet about the program."


• Finding Meaning at Work, Even When Your Job is Dull: "Work can, however, provide an array of meaningful experiences, even though many employees do not enjoy those in their current job. So, what are the sources of meaningful experiences at work?"


• 3 Tips for Introverts in an Extrovert Workplace: "Introverts shouldn't have to succumb or change themselves to succeed or take on a leadership role... Introverts bring different and great strengths to the table, like less micromanagement and more insight and contemplation." 

High 5 Weekly Career Transitions Roundup

This is our weekly roundup of some of the best career-related articles, interviews, blogs, etc., we've read during the week. We share these every weekend so you have some great resources to prepare you for the coming week. Enjoy!

© Bellemedia | Stock Free Images & Dreamstime Stock Photos

• 6 Steps for Rekindling Your Career in 2013: "Tis the season to begin thinking about New Year's resolutions. Get a jump start on your career and professional development by including some of these items to your list."


• 8 Tips for How to Ask for a Raise: "Don’t just go storming into your manager’s office and pound your fist on their desk asking for more pay.  Keep track of your performance as you go through the year.  Gather data and statistics that clearly demonstrate your contributions."


• 14 Ways to Stay Focused at Work Through the Holidays: "
  Avoid multitasking. Work on one project at a time ... 
  In addition, try to avoid working on personal and work-related tasks at the same time
  ."


• 6 Lessons From a Work-From-Home Mom and CEO: "There are countless studies that show working from home can be more productive than working in a traditional office setting with benefits such as fewer interruptions from colleagues, less office politics to deal with, a work environment that's in your control, etc. BUT, in order to benefit from these, you really need to be disciplined with your focus and time."


• How to Win New Contacts and Job-Search Allies at Holiday Parties: "Make sure you follow through with anything you said you'd do during your first conversation and don't squander potential opportunities by failing to keep in touch. When you do, you'll have a better chance of adding new allies to your job search efforts."