Job Front

Sometimes the best opportunity is going back to work with your former boss.

Women working in the building trades will converge on the capital city this weekend for Women Building California and the Nation.

Employers are showing more flexibility with their workers, a new report reveals, with more firms offering time during the day to attend to family and personal matters and flex time.

Legislation that would bar employers from requesting job candidates' social media user names and passwords is growing closer to becoming state law.

Health care employers topped the list of local online job postings in March while registered nurses tallied the most job ads, according to the state Employment Development Department's latest help-wanted online report.

Professional attire? Check. Cover letter and résumé? Check. Passwords to your Facebook and Twitter accounts?

California's National Guard – the nation's largest and busiest National Guard force – is facing an employment crisis, and a new initiative is attacking the issue head-on.

Karen Teague couldn't believe her ears. The job interview was going well for the young wife and mother of two until the business owner threw a curveball.

Although few job seekers are guilty of outrageously bad behavior at interviews, plenty of them make mistakes that are devastating to their chances of getting hired.

Employers expect to ramp up hiring college interns this summer as companies continue to climb out of the recession.

Companies are hiring military veterans, but few employers know about the resources available to help them find and hire that talent.

Students and alumni packed a Sacramento State ballroom converted into a career fair on Wednesday, looking for leads on a job or internship.

Job growth in California's biomedical industry has stalled as uneasy investors wait out a shaky economy and an uncertain regulatory environment.

Salaries for tech professionals are on the rise in Sacramento, says technology careers site Dice.com, pointing to a more competitive market early in 2012.

California's home builders are climbing out from one of the worst years on record and the beleaguered industry and its workers are seeking signs – however small – of a turnaround in 2012.

A rebounding Sacramento employment market may be more than a rumor in 2012. Employers are whispering about recovery, starting the new year with talk of new hiring.

Home improvement retailer Home Depot is renewing its spring hiring drive with plans to add as many as 1,000 seasonal workers at its greater Sacramento-area locations, officials said last week.

The brother-and-sister act showed up at Mike and Katie Sawyer's offices just about 1 p.m. Friday, quickly slipping into costume and character.

Sacramento's employment outlook is expected to brighten in the first quarter, with many businesses polled in a recent employment survey planning to hire. That's the good news.

Christmas is in the books, but area employers say they expect the cheer to stretch into the New Year.

For military men and women returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, readjusting to life at home and claiming their place in the civilian work world can be battles all their own, greater still for those disabled in service to their country.

A Sacramento Works program to train a new generation of alternative-vehicles technicians kicks off enrollment this week.

Job hunters seeking opportunities with the state of California will soon be able to find job and testing information more easily.

The California Job Journal will host its annual Business & Career Expo on Dec. 13.

Retail job postings online in the Sacramento region rose in October, according to the state Employment Development Department's latest Help Wanted Online report, as retailers began to gear up for the holidays.

California Community Colleges and the state's Department of Veterans Affairs want to smooth veterans' transition from military service to the civilian workforce.

Seasonal hiring could look a lot like it did last year as employers try to gauge consumers' confidence heading into the holiday shopping season.

Restoring jobs to the nation's manufacturing sector is the focus of the upcoming Sacramento Manufacturing Summit at California State University, Sacramento.

Online job ads for nurses continue to dominate Sacramento's help-wanted posts, but computer systems analysts and retail positions were also in demand.

Insurance firm Esurance is hiring for as many as 25 positions at its regional office in Rocklin, in fields from sales to information technology to operations.