The restaurant and retail industries are among the few industries that are starting to add jobs. In January, food stores added 14,000 positions, clothing stores 13,000 jobs, and general merchandise retailers 10,000 jobs.
In addition to adding jobs, hospitality and retail typically have a high turnover of employers - close to 100% a year, in some cases - so there are usually jobs available at many of the top employers. These companies hire entry level candidates and are willing to train, so it's an opportunity to gain experience as well as a paycheck.
For job seekers looking for restaurant employment, CareerBuilder.com has launched JobsOnTheMenu.com, a new site that connects job seekers and restaurant and food service employers. Job seekers can search jobs by keyword and location, apply for jobs online learn more about restaurant and food service careers, explore education opportunities and get career advice.
If you're looking for a job in retail, partner site, WorkInRetail.com has retail corporate, management and hourly job listings. Job seekers can search by keyword, location, and category.
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It seems like niche job boards do quite well; otherwise why not just search job in the “Food” category of CareerBuilder.com
That’s what an ex-employee at Monster.com pointed out, saying that she did not get the point of restrictive job boards like bigrecruiters.net or exec-appointments.com