The Score: Looking for Jobs Online

Analysis shows that record numbers of Americans are visiting Job Search sites; younger women make up the biggest audience. The recent flood of advertisements from Monster.com and Career Builder has reminded us that the New Year is a time to re-evaluate one's current job and perhaps seek a better career.

In Search of Skilled Workers, Employers Go to Summer Camp

With skilled-labor shortages looming, some employers are moving to solve the problem by winning the hearts and minds of the young -- the very young. In an effort to tap future workers in middle school or earlier, big employers, including IBM and Boeing, are increasing their backing of career-driven summer camps. The camps promote kids' interest in all kinds of fields. The efforts are yielding new opportunities for families, and insights into how to help kids explore promising careers.

More Women Decide to Extend Careers

Three years ago, after a long career with FedEx, Anne made a difficult decision: She accepted an early retirement offer when the company was downsizing.

"It was a bit of an identity crisis for me," says Anne, who is in her early 60s and divorced. "I wasn't sure what I wanted to do." After a lengthy search, she found another position in public relations at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. "I needed the structure of a full-time job, the stimulation of working with others, and the reward of being productive," she says. "The income was also welcome.”

1.On the website “Monster.com” we can see lots of advertisements about .

A. clothes B. foods

C. monsters D. jobs

2.In order to get skilled workers for the future, most big companies .

A. go to world-famous universities to hire employees

B. begin to support the career-driven summer camps

C. begin to train middle school students even earlier in many ways

D. spend much money on training their employees

3.From the last paragraph we can know that .

A. Anne really didn’t want to retire early

B. Anne enjoys a higher salary than before

C. Anne was very happy to retire and found a new job

D. Anne found the present job easily

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