Links: Underrated Career Tools, Thousands of Entry Level Jobs and How to Climb the Green Job Ladder

I have a number of good posts from around the career blogosphere. Everything from underrated career advice to finding entry level jobs. So let's get to it!

Penelope Trunk Reveals Underrated Career Advice: Penelope thinks asking good questions can give you a leg up in your career. She then offers up 5 tips for how to ask good questions, for example, make sure the question matches the person.

Jobacle's Cubicle is Shrinking: "Needleman gives an example from an interior design group that is creating new work areas that are now 48 sq. ft., down from 64 sq. ft. five years ago. When I mentioned that to my husband, he said the 48 sq. ft. actually sounded roomier than his current space. I'm sure a number of very practical reasons go into these decreases; companies needing to cut costs during the recession, elimination of space for employees who work mostly away from the office or adapting to a more open floor plan."

Career Alley Offers Thousands of Entry Level Jobs: Like, for reals. No exaggeration. Hot Jobs has over 8,000 job listings. Indeed has 77,000. Monster has over 2,000 listings. All for entry level. So get cracking!

Brazen Careerist Ashley Shute has another Underrated Job Search Skill: Keywords: "Keywords are so important to my job search. Knowing what I want to do – outreach, social service, preventative services, non-profit work, communications – is so key in finding the good jobs. Without knowing exactly what I am looking for the job hunt would be really hard. Well, the job hunt still is hard, but nonetheless, it’s not as hard knowing where to find the jobs I want now that I know how to narrow them down."

The Think Pink Line Profiles Green Jobs: "There has been a cultural shift in society’s expectations that businesses should work to protect the environment and its people. In fact, 95 percent of CEOs report that businesses must address the social and environmental pressures of society (McKinsey & Co., July 2007) and mounting evidence shows that employees will drive companies’ efforts to address sustainability (MIT Sloan Management Review, Sept 2009)."

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