What do ferryboats, tattoos and running 26.2 miles have in common? According to some experts, they are just a handful of industries that are showing the most promise these days.

Over the last two-and-a-half years, we’ve written a lot on recession-proof jobs and the future’s most-wanted workers, but boy were we missing some. Some of today’s thriving industries include interactive technology, wellness and family entertainment.

Check out these 10 surprisingly recession-proof industries on the Huffington Post. The article points out that Americans are spending less on “essentials” like education and funerals and more on things like checking that marathon off their bucket list, pampering their pooch and getting some fresh ink. “Perhaps mounting frustrations and anxieties about the economy have shown a new side of human nature,” mused the writer.  

Inc. magazine also points to industries ripe for would-be entrepreneurs, including environmental consulting, vintage clothing and even cupcakes. As more long-term unemployed consider self-employment and starting their own businesses, this piece provides some fresh ideas.

If you’re looking for that next great opportunity, try searching some of these growth areas as keywords on CareerBuilder.com, or check out OpportunityBuilder.com for advice especially for small business owners and entrepreneurs.

Have you thought about starting your own business or pursuing a career in a new industry? Tell us your experience.

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Have you known all along that LeBron James would end up in Miami? Does the accuracy of your World Cup predictions rival that of Paul the German Octopus? 

If you have a knack for guessing the outcomes of sporting events and you regularly win the NCAA office pool, you may have a future at a Sports- Betting Hedge Fund.

The new investment strategy, currently employed by only one firm, London-based Galileo Managed Sports Fund, yields returns for its investors by betting on sporting events. According to an article appearing in BusinessWeek yesterday, the investment fund seems to be profitable, meaning that copycat firms could soon start to crop up.

Unfortunately, it is still unclear as to whether such an investment structure would fly in the United States, since most states have strict anti-gambling laws when it comes to sports (though the Galileo fund maintains that it is a hedge fund, rather than a glorified gambling ring) which may make it more difficult for such a company to succeed on our side of the pond.

But who knows — the Spanish Prime Minister just offered to send a protective detail for the Octopus that predicted his country’s World Cup win. Stranger things have happened.

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Some students, whether in grade school, high school or college, can only work under pressure. They put off writing papers until the last few days — or minutes– before the deadline. While some pupils brainstorm, research, draft, edit, rewrite, ponder, rewrite, edit and finalize, others are waiting until the final moments to get to work. Pressure is their motivator. You can find workers who thrive under pressure in just about every industry. A graphic designer might work best the night before a meeting with her client. The manager of a retail store might do more tidying up in the ten minutes before the door opens than he did all morning.

Therefore you probably shouldn’t be surprised that workers needed some serious motivation to eat better and smoke fewer cigarettes. Forty-seven percent of workers say they have brought their homemade lunches to work in order to eat healthier or save money in light of the struggling economy, finds a new CareerBuilder.com survey. Perhaps more surprising is that 44 percent of workers who smoke admit they are more likely to quit smoking given today’s economy. In addition, 21 percent of surveyed smokers have decreased the amount of smoke breaks during the workday and 20 percent have already quit smoking.

The health benefit
The economy affected everyone on some level, and bank accounts were where most people felt the repercussions. Therefore workers looking to stretch their budgets probably realized the cost of a homemade sandwich was significantly less than one you buy from the local deli. Plus, scaling back on cigarettes or eliminating them as an expense means additional money in your pocket. Of course, the added benefit is that personal health also improves as a result. When you’re packing your lunch, you know you won’t be getting any ingredients you don’t want. And healthier lifestyles result in fewer medical expenses in the long run, which help your checking account balance.

The unhealthy effects
Still, economic troubles haven’t necessarily made every workplace a template for wellness. Having time away from the stress of the workday is important, yet 32 percent of workers take less than a half hour for lunch. Five percent of workers don’t even take a full 15-minute break. Perhaps most bothersome is that 10 percent never take a lunch break and 16 percent work through their lunch hour.

Not everyone is glued to their workspace during lunch, however. Workers like to multitask, as we’ve discussed, and many use their lunch hour to do more than eat. They use their breaks for the following:

• Hanging out with co-workers – 23 percent
• Running errands – 18 percent
• Doing work – 16 percent
• Walking – 10 percent
• Shopping – 7 percent
• Working out – 3 percent

So, has the economy improved your health habits at all? At a glance, the results of the survey aren’t surprising because brown-bagging your lunches is cheaper than paying $12 for a salad every day. And eliminating the cost of cigarettes is like finding extra money in your pocket. But you have to think some workers are eating as a result of stress or have had to cut out paying for a gym because of the cost. Let us know if your health habits have changed (for better or worse) as a result of the lackluster economy.

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Need a confidence boost at work? A new study suggests that — if you’re a woman — a low-cut top and sky-high stilettos may help your cause. According to a survey conducted by UK recruitment website HireScores.com, many women feel that they perform better at work when they dress “sexy.”

The study, which polled close to 1,300 British professionals, found that 78 percent of respondents felt that the way they dressed was the most important factor in enhancing their work performance. Of the women who agreed that the way they dressed made them better workers, 53 percent responded that “dressing provocatively helped their productivity.”

Lisette Howlett, managing director of HireScores.com, tried to explain the correlation between provocative attire and improved work performance in a company press release. “I was curious as to why women feel productive when they dress more provocatively and having checked this out concluded that this is because it gives them a sense of empowerment which in turn makes them more confident in the office.  Indeed feeling confident and positive seem to be two key factors to high work performance, ” Howlett said.

Yet the number of women who feel that dressing provocatively can be equated with productivity seems unexpectedly high, especially given the recent case of Debrahlee Lorenzana — the curvaceous female banker who alleged that she was fired from Citibank for being “too sexy.”

After all, although Lorenzana made a case that the firing was unfair, the fact that her style of dress could be grounds for termination is, in itself, enough to spark a debate about whether dressing sexy at the office is worth the risk of losing your job.

And then there’s the argument that — while Lorenzana’s figure (whether enhanced or not) is decidedly not the concern of her male counterparts — it is still clear that she was viewed as a sex-symbol in her office; a  counterproductive stigma for a woman looking to climb the corporate ladder. It seems that, while feeling attractive may provide a short-term confidence boost, in the long-run exuding a sexy image can  have a negative impact on one’s career. 

“Dressing provocatively will absolutely backfire on women who want to be taken seriously in the workforce,” says Lizandra Vega, author of “The Image of Success: Make a Great Impression and Land the Job You Want.”  ”Women may think that it gives them a competitive edge over other ‘less sexy’ women, but dressing in a provocative manner will hinder a woman’s chances of competing for senior level, highly authoritative positions that their male counterparts are also vying to attain. Dressing provocatively is associated with being a bimbo rather than a smart executive who can make intelligent decisions. Women may be able to get away with provocative dressing for jobs that are support level jobs (to men), but it will definitely hinder crossing the line to senior level, executive positions,” she says.

Though provocative dressing may not be the best way to get ahead, that doesn’t mean that women should be relegated to baggy pantsuits and clogs at the office, for fear of being “too sexy.”

Indeed, says Vega, a happy medium can be determined. Below, she helps establish the line between clothes that flatter and clothes that flaunt, with these guidelines for looking pretty, polished and professional in the workplace:

• Keep skirt hemlines right above the knee cap
• Maintain shirt buttons closed just enough where cleavage is not showing
• Wear comfortable pumps with a heel that is between 1/2″-2 3/4″ high.
• Leave strappy sandals, peep toe shoes and slides for weekend wear not office wear.
• Wear hosiery at all times.
• Wear undergarments that adjust and maintain your body parts in their proper place rather than having them jiggle and bounce.

What do you think about provocative clothing and the workplace? Let us know in the comments section, below.

For more information on dressing for the job you want, check out “The Image of Success.”

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Even if only for two weeks, the United States caught World Cup fever. That’s no easy task for a country notorious for not necessarily disliking soccer but basically not even acknowledging its existence. (Be honest: How many MLS games have you ever watched in your life?) But thanks to nail-biting games and awesome performances by Landon Donovan, Americans got caught up in the excitement. Workers were streaming the game on their computers or running to the break room to check the score. Some even put the game on projection screens in meeting rooms. It suddenly became inescapable.

You probably know that the World Cup is the single most popular sporting event in the world, so even after the U.S. was eliminated, millions of people kept watching. An article from the AP highlights how workplace productivity during the World Cup is a quadrennial battle for employers and employees.

From the article:

“One study suggests the German economy, Europe’s largest, loses more than $8 billion in productivity, about 0.27 percent of gross domestic product, during the monthlong tournament. Surveys in Britain predict output losses there of $1.5 billion to $2.3 billion.”

In some countries, watching the game at work is just a given, as the article points out. In other places, workers are warned not to let the fun of the game interfere with productivity.

However, if you couldn’t watch the game during work, you probably tried to find a way to get updates regardless.  Perhaps you just wore one earbud so you could hear the play-by-play (and drone of vuvuzelas). Or maybe you feverishly refreshed a blog that was giving live updates of the game. On the surface, doesn’t it seem as if we’re a culture of multitaskers who can handle following a game and doing other work? Maybe not. Perhaps we weren’t meant to split our minds between work and other distractions.

In the last few weeks, Nicholas Carr’s book “The Shallows: Has The Internet Rewired Your Brain?” has made headlines. In his book, Carr he looks at the history of written language and how people have absorbed information. His concern is that the Internet has turned us into a culture of skimmers. If TV news made the soundbite omnipresent, then the Internet, he suggests, has made paragraph-length information the most we’re willing to process. This review from NPR highlights one important quote:

“Dozens of studies by psychologists, neurobiologists, educators and Web designers point to the same conclusion: when we go online, we enter an environment that promotes cursory reading, hurried and distracted thinking, and superficial learning.”

That’s not to say the Internet is a waste of time, but how we use it might be forcing us to think we can process more than one task at a time when really we’re just skimping on all of our responsibilities.

Take this conclusion from reviewer Oscar Villalon:

“With ‘The Shallows,’ Carr attempts to snap us out of the hypnotic pull of our iPhones, laptops and desktops. He reveals why we’re suddenly having a hard time focusing at length on any given thing, and why we compulsively check our e-mail accounts and Twitter feeds and never seem to be able to get our work done.”

The World Cup takes up four weeks of soccer fans’ attention. Last week  Elena Kagan’s hearings were streamed online for anyone to watch. Opening day for your favorite baseball team happens each year. March Madness dominates workplaces each spring. E-mail, phone calls, IMs, text messages — they’re not going anywhere. And we’re convinced we can handle all of them, but can we?

Do you think you or workers in general have mastered multitasking? Or have we just convinced ourselves that we have no choice but to multitask because  of increased technology? Perhaps fear of losing our jobs during a struggling economy is our  main motivation for spreading ourselves too thin.

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At first look, the BLS’s June unemployment numbers give a sharp contrast to May’s large jump in employment. But like every month, we’re going to look at these numbers a little closer.

Said one report in the NY Times:

Just as last month’s government job report appeared deceptively robust, swollen as it was by 411,000 workers hired by the federal government to help with the census, so the June report appears deceptively anemic, as the government is shedding many of those same temporary census workers.

Here’s why: While nonfarm payroll employment fell by 125,000 in June, the decline reflects the shedding of 225,000 temporary Census 2010 jobs. The number of jobs in the private sector actually edged up by 83,000. If you remember May’s report, temporary census hiring accounted for about 411,000 jobs and private-sector employment rose by a modest 41,000.

Since the beginning of 2010, private sector employment has risen by 593,000; yet, that is still a sharp contrast to the 7.9 million jobs that have been lost since the start of the recession.

June’s job growth is due to modest increases in several industries including:

• temporary help services
• management and technical consulting
• business support services
• amusements, gambling, and recreation
• transportation and warehousing
• mining
• health care
• manufacturing

Construction employment, which has changed little this year, continued to fall.

For the long-term unemployed, there is added concern. More than 2 million people will lose their unemployment benefits by the end of next week, according to NPR news:

Unemployment benefits generally last 26 weeks, but they are inevitably extended during recessions. With the jobless rate hovering around 10 percent … Congress has already extended the benefits several times over the past two years, offering assistance for up to 99 weeks.

But such additional coverage expired June 4 and the Senate has since failed to renew it. The House approved an extension Thursday, but it appears the Senate will not pass its version until after the July 4 recess.

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Today marks the midpoint of 2010. At the risk of sounding old, can you believe we’ve already gone through half of the year? I feel as though we were just talking about what to expect in the first and second quarters of this year. Yet, here we are looking at the second half of 2010  in the newly released Job Forecast from CareerBuilder and USA Today.

As you might expect, employers are cautiously optimistic when it comes to hiring. Between July and December, 41 percent of surveyed hiring managers plane to hire new employees. Approximately 20 percent of hiring managers plan to hire full-time, permanent employees in the third quarter, which is similar to figures in both the first and second quarter of this year.

What does this mean? Simply, don’t expect a hiring sea change in the next three months. Employers have held a consistent approach to hiring this year and plan to continue. Although everyone (employers and job seekers alike) would like to see a boom in new workers, take heart that companies aren’t looking just to boost their payroll momentarily and then have to downsize — they’re looking to fill positions for the long haul.

However, for those of you looking for work, here are the sectors where employers plan to begin their hiring. Note that the focus is on positions that bring in revenue for the company:

• Customer service (25 percent of hiring managers)
• Sales (22 percent)
• IT (18 percent)
• Administrative (13 percent)
• Business development (10 percent)
• Accounting/Finance (10 percent)

What to expect for the rest of 2010:

1. Emerging jobs: Much of the year’s hiring will be in positions that either didn’t exist a few years ago or weren’t in high demand until recently. According to the survey, 24 percent of hiring managers will recruit for jobs in social media, green energy, cyber security, global relations and health-care reform.

2. Employees jumping ship: Some HR professionals worry that an improving economy could mean their top performers will leave the company in pursuit of another job. Fifty-six percent fear their top talent will leave, and the survey finds that 29 percent of workers do plan to change jobs when the economy is in better shape.

3. Skilled labor is still hard to find: Although the job market has no shortage of applicants, it does have a shortage of qualified workers, according to employers. Twenty-two percent of employers report that they are having difficulty filling positions with qualified candidates. IT, customer service and communications are suffering from a shortage of qualified workers, say hiring managers.

Looking ahead at Q3:
Most job seekers want to know three things: Is anyone hiring? Where are they located? How much will they pay?

Is anyone hiring?

Yes! Although most employers don’t plan to hire new employees, approximately one-fifth are.

• 21 percent of employers will add full-time, permanent headcount.
• 8 percent plan to downsize.
• 65 percent don’t anticipate a change in headcount.

Where are they hiring?
Hiring seems to be occurring at the same pace throughout the country.

• 22 percent of Western employers intend to add full-time, permanent workers.
• 21 percent of Northeastern and Midwestern employees say the same.
• 20 percent of Southern employers plan have the same plan.

How much are they paying?
While many employers don’t foresee any salary raises or cuts, some do. However, most employers who will be giving raises expect them to be on the moderate side.

• 42 percent of employers do not plan any change in salary levels.
• 31 percent expect to see an increase of 1 to 3 percent.
• 12 percent plan increases between 4 and 10 percent.
• 1 percent anticipate an increase of 11 percent or more.

What do workers think?
The recession has caused many workers to reevaluate their situations, from expenses to education to employment. The economic troubles of the past two years have not been kind to some companies, as 25 percent of workers admit to having a worse opinion of their employers as a result of the Great Recession. On the other hand, 14 percent have a better opinion and 61 percent have unchanged views.

Why do workers want to leave?
As mentioned above, 25 percent of workers plan to leave their organizations in the next 12 months. Why?

• 30 percent of workers blame the recession. They feel overworked, the climate has changed, and resentment lingers from layoffs.
• 33 percent of workers believe they are overqualified for their positions.
• 23 percent of workers are not interested in their work.

Of course, you might not be surprised to learn that the number one reason employees would stick around is an increase in salary. If that’s not an option, then employee recognition will do.

You can read more in the complete forecast here. Do you agree with what employers say or do you see a different future in the coming months? Let us know.

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This week we are attending the annual conference of the Society of Human Resources – the Lollapalooza of HR, if you will. We’re hitting the sessions to learn the inside scoop about the employer side of recruitment and employee engagement and pass them on to you, the job seeker. If you’re on Twitter, you can see the latest if you follow #shrm10 or #cbshrm10. Here are some of the things we learned today.

What can Kennedy and Gore teach us about work?

First up this morning, I hit the keynote speech with Al Gore. Before the former Veep came out, we were treated to a surprise guest, Edward Kennedy Jr. The son of the late Senator Ted Kennedy addressed an issue particularly special to him – employing people with disabilities. Kennedy, who lost his leg as a child to bone cancer, shared a startling stat: 2/3 of people with disabilities can’t get jobs. He also said the most important lesson his father taught him was that if you can find common ground with someone, you can solve anything – a lesson that can be applied in any workplace.

Next up, Al Gore, who called himself “the former future President of the United States” and a recovering politician, discussed the importance of diversity in the workplace. It’s not too often that one goes to a conference keynote session and the speaker actually ties in the audience to his or her topic. I thought that would be the case yet again but was pleasantly surprised when the Grammy- and Oscar-winner/ Nobel Prize recipient seamlessly tied his expertise in global warming with trends in HR. His overall lesson: Sustainability and diversity can make a workplace thrive.

Insider interview secrets

As a job seeker, it’s always useful to understand where the hiring manager is coming from. I sat in on a great session moderated by Nancy L. Newell, SPHR with nth degree consulting in from Albuquerque, N.M. Here are some of the things she talked about:

• Interviewing is hard for hiring managers, too. These folks are responsible for determining in a very short amount of time if a virtual stranger is going to be a good fit for the job, company culture and co-workers.
• What’s more, employers think job seekers are pretty dang smart. They know job seekers are more savvy than ever before and know how to look good to hiring managers … the caveat, Newell said, is that there’s a difference between giving a textbook answer and showing that you’re the best candidate. The stakes are higher for employers and recruiting is more crucial than ever. Companies need their workers to do more with less in this economy and are expecting more from these smarter candidates.
• Search for a company’s interview questions online. If you have an interview with a large company, there’s a good chance you can find some of their favorite interview questions online and the types of answers they’re expecting. I’m not suggesting you completely lift the answers, but use them as a guide for crafting your own responses.
• Be prepared for: “Tell me about a time when…” vs. “What would you do?” Newell told recruiters that past performance is predictor of future behavior. They should be looking at what the candidate did instead of what they would do. Be able to tell employers about your successes.

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That’s right; today companies everywhere will be allowing dog owners to bring their four-legged BFFs to the workplace.

Although I personally think this is a great idea, since I love dogs, I can see how take your dog to work day might raise some office controversy for the canine-aversive. As someone with a serious cat allergy, if there was such thing as annual Take Your Cat to Work Day, I would call in sick on that day every year. Yet despite any potential employee opposition, an increasing number of companies are making it policy to allow animals in the workplace — and not just once-a-year.

According to a 2008 survey by The American Pet Products Manufacturers Association, 17 percent of businesses in the United States allow pets in the workplace. Indeed, large companies like Google, The Jim Henson Company, Dell, Clif Bar, Athleta Clothing, Smith & Hawken, DraftFCB and Amazon.com are all dog-friendly.

TheWorkBuzz wanted to see what employees thought about pets in the workplace, so we talked to a bunch of workers at companies with animal friendly policies — whether those policies exist just for today, or all year round. Here’s what they had to say: 

“We got a puppy in December and bring him to work every day. It’s really improved morale and socialization in our office. The dog reminds us to have fun and take a break to play ball or give a treat. One of my staffers told me that he’s one of her favorite things about the office. We call him our chief puppy officer!” — Michelle Madhok, CEO, SheFinds.com

“Allowing employees to bring their dogs to work is great for morale, retention, and is a reminder of our start-up roots.” — Collin Bass, public relations associate, UShip

“We welcome dogs and cats and, although we have had our share of chewed computer speaker wires and unplanned carpet cleanings, it is very positive for the employees who bring in their pets and those who are interacting with our pets. We employ 20 disabled adults through a local non-profit group who work at our facility packaging healthy dog treats. The office dogs give our diverse workforce unconditional love and delight them with their tricks and shameless begging.” –Rebecca Rose, CEO, InClover Pet Supplements

“For my company, every day is Take Your Dog to Work Day. It just wouldn’t be the same without Sandy, my golden retriever, at my feet. Sandy is so well-behaved that I’m not concerned about doing conference calls with her here–she seems to consider it rude to bark indoors. For me, Take Your Dog to Work Day is a good idea every day.” — Mellanie True Hills, CEO, StopAFib.org

“We work really hard during the week and each Friday many of our producers, developers and other staff members bring their dogs to work. Allowing dogs in the office one day a week has been a great program for the company – and it’s a nice to have some furry friends around our very busy, hard working, deadline driven environment once a week!” — Carrie Peters, Smashing Ideas Digital Media 

“I love the concept of taking your dog to work and know it is fraught with challenges. I once worked for a PR firm with offices in Emeryville, California (near Berkeley) that had a dog-friendly office. It was a great idea, and having dogs in the office did a lot for creating a family and friendly atmosphere. The real challenge is that you have to interview the dogs who come to work as well as their masters. The concept of bringing your dog to work is great, assuming the dog is well behaved and the master is willing to take responsibility.” –Tom Woolfe, Woolfe Media

“OtterBox is participating in take your dog to work day with “Otter Barks” day! We are celebrating with our furry friends while giving back to a great local organization, the Animal House Dog Shelter in Fort Collins, Colo. Each person bringing a dog will make a $10 donation and all proceeds will be given to the Animal House Dog Shelter.” — Kristin Golliher, public relations manager, OtterBox

“We’re a graphic design firm and [our office dog] is a full member of our company. Every member of our staff loves her. She’s even listed on our ‘Meet Our Staff’  page.” — Brian Law, president, Prime Design Solutions

Based on the responses we received, it seems like the overall reaction to animals at work is positive, but what do you think? Let us know in the comments section.

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We finish up our trot around these 50 states (and one district) with a look at the companies hiring in the Western region of the U.S. We picked a couple of positions from each state. You can click on the job title to see the posting, on the company  name to see other openings or on the state name to see state-wide postings.

So get your finger ready to click away!

Montana
UPS –Package handlers
CARQUEST Auto Parts – Customer service delivery teammate

Wyoming
Pizza Hut – Assistant Manager Trainee
Edward Jones (BOA) – Branch office administrator

Colorado
Imation – OEM Account manager
Trimble – Product support tech

New Mexico
Liberty Mutual Group – Sales representative
Family Dollar – Assistant store manager

Arizona
Applecore – Assistant manager
MCH Healthcare – SQL/Crystal reporting analyst

Nevada
Clearwire – Retention representative
Liberty Mutual Group – Customer service representative

Idaho
Molina Healthcare Inc. – Identification Card Clerk
Zero Chaos – Technical field support

Utah
Walmart – “C” programmer analyst
UnitedHealth Group – Senior software engineer

California
Everest College – Corinthian – Director, admissions
MSI International – Director of pharmacy

Oregon
CSM Corporation – Leasing consultant
UPS Freight – Full-time dockworker

Washington
Regence – Clinical / financial analyst senior
REC Silicon – Logistics specialist

Hawaii
WellCare Health Plans Inc. – Senior manager, field finance
Lockheed Martin Corporation – Signal data analyst

Alaska
ETS Dental – Dental hygienist
Alaska Airlines – Avionics technician

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