The truth is that there is no simple answer to the latter questions. It is clear that the manufacturing sector which has been in decline for the last couple of decades (at least) is not the place to go looking for a job. The financial sector that grew rapidly since the 80s has also collapsed after the more recent fiasco with the subprime mortgages. So, if you are thinking of going back to school to earn and MBA in hopes of getting a job in the financial sector, forget it. It is not going to happen.

Starting your own business is an alternative that some will definitely explore. Considering, however, that unemployment numbers are flirting with double digit numbers and lots of people are changing mentality towards saving money rather than spending uncontrollably, chances are that many new home businesses and mom and pop stores will also be failing ventures. In other words, if you start a new business now you will most likely end up with more debt than you have now.

So, what is really left?

Well, there is always the Information Technology sector. Sure, many companies are tightening their belts trying to minimize losses while this economic twister passes through, but at the same time many are thinking about how to grow their businesses for the years to come. IT is not going away since just about every industry today relies on computer technology to operate. To enter the IT sector if you have no prior experience consider taking some night classes at your local college. These are usually affordable and being at night allow you to take care of your children or work a part-time job if you have one. When it comes to IT jobs, it is always a good idea to keep your skills current so even if you have prior training it won’t hurt to take some more courses to familiarize yourself with some of the most current tech.

You can start you IT job search at any time by using one or more of the myriad of online resources. An job in the IT sector maybe one of your best chances for becoming employed in the current economic climate.

Goverments throughout the world are trying to improve the situation by printing money and encouraging banks to give out more loans. So far such a policy has not helped much as jobs are lost on a daily basis. All job sectors have been hit hard including financial institutions, information technology companies and automakers. As people have less and less money to spend while trying to save as much as possible many jobs in retail have and will continue to be lost over the next few months. Even the holiday period that often sees the highest sales was not enough to save jobs. Interestingly, the only retailer that measured a sizeable increase in sales and profits during this past holiday season was the online retailer Amazon.

The rest of the year is going to be very difficult for many families. Those who have lost their jobs are already feeling the pain as it has become impossible for them to pay back their debt many losing their houses; foreclosures throughout the USA and the rest of the world are at their highest. Those fortunate enough to still have a job, live every day in fear that their income may disappear the next day as their employer tries to cut back on expenses.

The current economic downturn is causing much hurt to all of use. Let’s hope things will pickup quickly and that the same people who made the mistakes the last few years will not repeat them again. Citizens of this world simply cannot take any more abuse by the greedy.

It is very important to put a lot of time into considering your interview attire. First and foremost, you should always wear a suit. Even if you are not interviewing for a job that will require a suit and tie, on the interview this is a must. If you skip this, you are more or less putting yourself at a disadvantage from the start. It does not take much more time or effort to put on a suit and tie. The worst thing that could happen would be that you are overdressed. And guess what? It is better to be overdressed than to look like a fool because everybody else is decked out to the nine’s.

Not only should you wear a suit and tie, but it should also be one that is in style. In other words, if you do not have a clean, modern suit, you need to buy one. You want to put on the best show, and a new suit will help you to do just that.

The way that you present yourself at your interview will have a lot to do with whether or not you land the job.

Sometimes, the idiocy of some people astounds me!

Guess what! You new employee may be taking advantage of online services that allow for employment screening. In other words, your new employee may find those photos you posted on MySpace that show you having a hell of a time in Ibiza half naked and fully drunk. Believe it or not, this could cost you a new job or a promotion in your current job. Many people have already been burned because of information about their private lives that they have posted online. Don’t make the same mistake and show prudence on what kind of material you post on the Internet. Better to keep some things to yourself than share them with strangers no matter how innocent might seem to you now.

Applicants must meet physical standards and educational requirements, which include a bachelor’s degree in engineering, math or science and at least three years of experience in one of these fields.

Teaching experience, including experience at the K-12 level, is considered to be qualifying experience; therefore, educators are encouraged to apply.

The open positions require extensive travel on Earth and in space. Possible destinations may include, but are not limited to, Texas, Florida, California, Russia, Kazakhstan, the International Space Station and the moon.

Those who apply should note that this can potentially be the longest interview of their lives.

Final selection as an astronaut will depend upon satisfactory completion of a training and evaluation period that lasts approximately two years at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Only US citizens need apply.

Of the 10 jobs on the list, in my opinion, two stand out as the absolute worse not only in science but among all jobs. I am talking about the whale-feces researcher and hazmat diver. As you may have guessed, both jobs involve shit!

A whale-feces researcher spends her time traveling the oceans looking for whale feces to collect and study. Apparently, you can learn much from a whale’s feces including telling individuals apart or determining if a female is pregnant. You have to go to graduate school for many years to qualify for this job. I am sure it makes it all worth it!

A hazmat diver’s mission involves literally swimming in sewage. Hazmat divers are called in to clean environmental pollutants such as toxic spills, oil spills or clogged sewers. These guys face death everyday of their lives. Even though they wear some kick ass drysuits that prevent contact with the toxic material, a small tear anywhere can be deadly. I sure hope they get paid well for doing this job.

Other jobs in the list include forensic entomologist, Olympic drug tester, Microsoft security expert, coursework carcass preparer, garbologist, elephant vasectomist and oceanographer.

You can get descriptions for each of these jobs at the Popular Science magazine website here.

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Apparently, most of these new jobs were created in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. This should be no surprise since Alberta’s economy is booming due to its vast oil supply in the Oil Sands project. Similarly, British Columbia is growing at a frantic pace with construction taking place everywhere and especially in the city of Vancouver. Vancouver and Whistler are preparing to host the 2010 Winter Olympics so there is much construction work in housing and transportation, i.e., highway expansion and a new train connecting the downtown to the Vancouver international airport. No wonder the unemployment rate in BC dropped by a whole percentage point to only 4.3%.