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Self-evaluation a big first step toward making switch

Recruiters are bullish on the outlook for executive-level job hunters in 2010.

For employers, that means workers may be harder to find and, thus, likely to be costlier. And that could be another factor making it tough to reduce the unemployment rate.

Career Experts Say Positions in Growing Fields Will Require an In-Demand Degree Coupled With Skills in Emerging Trends

This push toward entrepreneurship among young people is likely to continue as employers plan to hire 7% fewer graduates from the class of 2010 than they hired from the class of 2009, which saw a nearly 22% drop in hiring from the class before.

Despite the current recession, the shortage of registered nurses in the U.S. is projected to grow to 260,000 by 2025.

The Wall Street Journal introduces Résumé Doctor, a new feature in which recruiting experts and hiring managers critique readers’ résumés and suggest ways to improve them.

A 360 degree leadership assessment is one of the most effective ways to get feedback from your employees, peers, and managers against a set of pre-defined leadership competencies.

"The problem may not be that there are too few (science) qualified college graduates, but rather that (science) firms are unable to attract them."

The data covering 2006-2008 show that Austin, Texas, Portland, Ore., Charlotte and Raleigh, both in North Carolina, and Seattle saw large jumps in residents with at least a college degree. Each offers the promise of specialized tech jobs and hip lifestyles.