The internet has come into its own such that virtually everyone uses the internet . With that being said, would that continue to be the case if the internet transformed from open to a huge information highway with toll charges everywhere? Just the idea of toll gates [in the form of access fees for premium websites] should be troubling to everyone --- especially job seekers. If such a thing were to come to pass, which seems to worry Google's Sergey Brin, you can rest assured that online job search will change too. Job hunters have become accustomed to finding a job online without being gouged with fees; that will change. The big boards will start assessing fees to make up for the fees passed on to them for consuming massive amounts of bandwidth. On the flip side, a fee structure placed on big boards could help jobseekers since it would likely encourage those sites to clamp down on wasting bandwidth i.e. overburdening ads, excessive external content links, photos, videos, etc. Right now, no one is certain the extent of a toll based internet but one thing is sure; someone will be paying more and that cost will passed on down the chain. Believe it.

Wait what's this...talking job blogs? Are you kidding. No. It's true now your best job blog speaks. Well -- that is if you're tuned in the Job Seeker Blog. It's easy to do so, especially for Apple iTunes fans too. You can subscribe to Job Seeker Blog podcasts and listen to the latest and greatest on job market trends, who's hot, who's not, and so on. Best of all Job Seeker Blog podcasts via iTunes are totally free (not kinda free, really free). Staying in tune with job market trends in not an option, anymore, and with podcasting via iTunes, this is a major leap forward into overcoming the day to day obstacles that tend to get in the way of keeping in touch with what is happening in the job market around you...when you're on the go, like say at the gym with your iPod or iPhone. Happy reading...or should i say happy listening.

Some say the job market is healing, while others think the job market is struggling. One thing is true -- the current job market trend is good for some and bad for others. If you're in one of the industries like Information Technology (IT), you could very well be one of the winners. Why? The lack of hiring from the unemployment pool is signaling that IT employers are having a hard time finding good help within the huge pool of unemployed -- well over 12 million plus unemployed. You know what that means. Supply and demand kicks in buddy. A low supply of experienced labor in the IT job market in conjunction with rising demand for IT services means wages in the IT job market will continue to rise. Good news for the geeks huh. What about the rest of us?...well i guess there is always "door #2" or "door #3" -- keep hope alive.

Apparently job seekers are still having a hard time with find a job; needless to say since the unemployment rate is still above 8%. In those difficult times "who you know" can be a big time help. If you don't have a lot of friends and resort to finding a job online, you might want to at least keep up with the challenges of doing so today. Just because job postings are up doesn't mean you should shoot off your resume to every Tom, DIck and Harry.