Gender Discrimination in the Workplace

In many places women are still discriminated at the workplace. On the website http://smallbusiness.chron.com/effects-gender-discrimination-workplace-2860.html it says according to TNS Research Surveys, 68 percent of women surveyed believe gender discrimination exists in the workplace. Although they may just be beliefs, a gender gap is still obviously seen in some work setting. An exxageration on this can be seen at http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/10/09/gender-discrimination-in-the-workplace/8868.html. A big topic that highlights gender discrimination is the fact that men get paid more than women, even if they work the same job and have the same background experience. The website http://www.iwpr.org/initiatives/pay-equity-and-discrimination explains the difference in pay between men and women. Is it truly fair that in 2012 gender is an issue in the workforce?

Holiday Employment

Around this time of year many places of work are looking for seasonal worker. According to http://www.temporaryjobs.org/Holiday-Jobs.html some businesses hire between 30,000 to 60,000 people during the holiday season. Many retail stores like http://wetseal.com/home.jsp or http://www.charlotterusse.com/ hire seasonal workers because of the holiday sales that come around. Seasonal jobs are a great way to network, learn new skills, and earn extra money on your free time. They are nothing to overlook.

Tech Benefits

According to http://www.ere.net/2012/10/18/it-pay-raises-to-be-almost-twice-national-average/ salaries for tech workers will raise almost twice the national average in 2013. Many jobs dealing with the internet and wireless capabilities will see a substantial increase in salaries. This is also the reason many courses training someone for these tech forces are getting harder. It is not a walk in the park degree, but it seems to pay off in the long run. To learn more about tech workers and their benefits you can visit http://www.techworkers.com/ and http://www.norwalkcitizenonline.com/news/article/Tech-workers-sense-opportunity-as-health-care-law-4077190.php.

Career Fair

There was a career fair at the University of Southern Mississippi on Wednesday, October the 24 in the Thad Cochran Center room 216. There were many future employers there looking to network and connect with students at the university. There were employers ranging from local restaurants to bigger businesses across the states. Also the career services hosted a Careers in Law Panel Discussion the same day. This event helped students explore the field of law and taught them more about the process of becoming a lawyer. For more information about future programs and career fairs on the USM campus visit http://www.usm.edu/career-services. Some jobs that were at the career fair were http://www.unitedbloodservices.org/ and http://www.krispykreme.com/home.

Importance

What do you find most important in a job? Of course pay would be in the top three, but what is really so important? In earlier blogs I have talked about what makes a "good" job and I have recently found link to show you all what others truly think about this topic. The link is http://www.ere.net/2012/10/24/a-good-jobs-a-meaningful-job/ . I find the ratings very interesting because I seem to agree with many of them. I always thought I had a unique way of thinking, but it seems that in finding a job more people think that way then I thought. You can see others' insight to what a "good job" is at these sights http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2009/09/24/what-is-a-good-job/ and http://www.salon.com/2011/04/26/lind_good_jobs/.

What is considered a good job?

What is a "good" job? In today's economy any job should be a good job, but many people do not see it like that. Some people base it on how much money you make, but some people base it on the difference you make. For example, people who go into the Peace Corps do not go in for the money they make, but for the difference they make in people's lives. Although they do not make very much money, they still consider their job to be a good job. I personally think that it varies from person to person about what a good job is. You can see facts about the Peace Corps here from someone who has volunteered http://net.jasonpearce.com/peacecorps/faq.html#benifitsPay. You can also view http://www.peacecorps.gov/jobs/ and http://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/resources/jobs/.

My Employment Problems

In this blog I will talk about my employment problems. It is extremely hard for me to find and keep a job mainly because I am a full time student and a part time athlete. I barely have any time to work. I am free on the weekeends, but even then I still have homework. Recently, I was employed at Olan Mills Portrait Studio in the Turtle Creek Mall. I was then forced to quit because it was bought out by LifeTouch Portraits. This buy out caused for store hours to change and the hours that were available, I was no longer available. I'm sure many things happen like this all the time, but it was my first encounter with it. Here are the websites to see their picture quality http://www.olanmills.com/ and http://lifetouch.com/. You can also view their store hours now by going through the Turtle Creek Mall website http://www.turtlecreekmall.com/shop/turtlecreek.nsf/index.