If you’ve been given career advice lately, odds are it had something to do with networking. Everyone — from parents to professors to strangers you meet on the subway — is probably telling you the importance of networking. Unfortunately, the phrase, “you should really be networking,” is rarely followed up with practical advice about how to network.
While the Internet has given rise to new forms of professional networking, at their core they all stem from old-school face-to-face connections. That’s why, if you’re going to effectively network in your professional life, …

Job seekers, here is our weekly list of 10 companies that are hiring now. Click on the links below to learn more about the opportunities available at each company.
1. Airtron
Industry: Heating, ventilation and air conditioning
Sample job titles: HVAC service technician, residential new construction installer
Location: Charlotte, N.C.; Houston; Indianapolis; San Antonio, Texas; Washington, D.C.
2. American Traveler Staffing Professionals
Industry: Health care staffing
Sample job titles: Travel registered nurse-critical care, travel registered nurse-emergency room
Location: Boston, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, Phoenix
3. Crescent Processing Company
Industry: Banking/finance; sales
Sample job titles: Outside sales/entry-level sales
Location: Nationwide
4. Dunbar Armored
Industry: Security/transportation
Sample …

By Ben Jablow, vice president of CareerBuilder Niche Sites
An improving economy affords workers more opportunities, and job seekers have a reason to be optimistic. According to a recent CareerBuilder study, more than a quarter (26 percent) of hiring managers nationwide plan to add full-time, permanent employees throughout 2013. This is up 3 percent from 2012 — one sign of the economy’s continued recovery.
As businesses continue to grow, job seekers will have access to more opportunities, allowing them to be more specific about the types of roles they pursue. To help …

By Robert Half International
In your efforts to refine your managerial skills, don’t aim for perfection or try to imitate someone else’s style. Instead, determine how you might become an even better version of the boss you already are. Here are some strategies to try:
Lead by example. If you want your employees to work hard and push themselves to excel, you must be willing to do the same. Set high standards for performance and hold yourself to them. Be an example in terms of time management, client service and creative approaches …

Jerry Seinfeld once quipped, “According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you’re better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.”
For some, though, any alternative sounds better than public speaking. Glossophobia, or speech anxiety, is the fear of public speaking or of speaking in general. And for many people, anxiety over public speaking engagements or simply speaking in front of people at …