The Brave New World of Work: Whats Happening

If you want to make sense of the twists and turns in the world of work, Gary Johnsons website is THE place to go. NewWork News has recently celebrated five years of reporting timely news on workforce topics. Its a site that HR professionals, CEOs, researchers, and workforce professionals regularly turn to. NewWork updates them daily with changing economic, social, and demographics pressures on workers and workplaces. Presently www.newwork.com includes more than 17,000 news briefs, the majority having hotlinks to original stories.
Regular columnists report on more specialized areas. For example, Jane Lommels monthly columns cover Internet job searching trends and topics. For example, February described the 20 deadly sins of writing electronic resumes reported by employers. In March, Dr. Lommel will discuss what makes e-resumes different from traditional resumes. Shell cover keywords that are literally the key to having an e-resume make it to the top of a recruiters pile of preferred candidates. Forty percent of Americans reported that theyll be actively job hunting during 2001. So they need to become savvy about e-resumes since close to 50% of employers now expect them.
Future Internet columns will focus on internships; websites for college graduates; unusual careers online; cyber networking resources; contract work opportunities; and resources for entrepreneurs.