Careers 2007

No matter where you work, some days, you’ve got that Jim-from–The Office dilemma. Should you stay put where it’s comfortable, working semihard but enjoying the hours off? Or make your big move now, taking a risk and reaching for greater glory?

Sorry, slackers—the latter’s the way to go. Although the unemployment rate rises and falls every day—last month, it hit 5.2 percent in New York City, up from 4.6 the month before—positions in key fields are multiplying.

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• Uncompromising positions: Need a job? We know a guy. Actually, we know the guy. Our guide to ten growth industries in New York, including a chance to score an interview with a big cheese.
• Actor
• TV news
• Hedge-fund manager
• Advertising exec
• Fashionista
• Construction
• Chef
• Paralegal
• Magazine writer
• Nonprofit/charity worker
• TONY job hookup: Find out how to apply for a job in your chosen field.
• What's your dream job?: Tell us the industry where you plan to make your mark.
• Beyond the résumé: The suits on Wall Street (and The Daily Show) had a good laugh when Yale grad Aleksey Vayner submitted his video résumé to finance company UBS. Vayner got lots of ink, but he didn't get the job. Learn from his mistakes.
• YouTube résumé tips: Hone your multimedia profile based on what others do right...and wrong.
• The TONY résumé makeover: Need help punching up your old-school résumé? Submit yours here and a lucky five will be edited by experts.
• Bossed around: Espresso or decaf? Smoke or not? And what to wear? Our indecisive reporter turns his life over to a CEO.
• Human resourcefulness: Our handy, dandy, possibly illegal map of where to rub elbows.
• Make money fast!!!: The easy way!!! No strings attached!!! You just have to get naked and devote your body to science, that’s all.

Also in this issue:

• Continuing Education 2007: Good jobs, hot industries, quickie classes, easy crafts and more!