It may seem like this economic downturn will never end, but it will and job growth will begin again.

Economists have been predicting there will be more jobs than people once the Baby Boomers start to retire, and once the economy turns around we’re supposed to see employment opportunities galore. The jobs they leave behind will need to be filled, everything from education to social services positions. And the aging population has created a demand for more health care, and that means there will be many jobs related to medicine.

Many of these jobs don’t involve sitting behind a desk. And many require emotional connections with people unlike anything you may have experienced at the water cooler.

The question is, will you want to take any of the jobs that will be the most abundant? Do you have the skills, or the desire? (more…)

It was a tough year for working stiffs and as a result I ended up writing about workers getting screwed quite often this year.

But there were certain topics that got many readers the most riled up.

Just mention working moms in a blog post and readerships spikes. The topic of moms who dare want careers is like the third-rail of the blogesphere. If you write about it there will surely be lots of cyber sparks.

And famous men screwing behind their wives’ backs also got a lot of attention this past year, as did ex-cons and the hell they face when trying to find work, and the perils and perks of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook

Here’s a list of some of the most popular CareerDiva posts of 2009: (more…)

I often hear from moms who decided not to return to work because of the high cost of childcare. “Daycare would eat up a lot of my paycheck,” they say.

Well, that’s a lame excuse for not working if indeed you want to work, and it could spell doom for your financial health in the long run. (more…)