With unemployment numbers at or near historic lows, employment beat writers are seeing little demand for the standard job-hunting story. Instead, they have changed their focus to how to keep a job or thrive in an increasingly demanding workplace.
"There's definitely been a shift as the economy has changed in terms of what reporters are interested in," says Monster.com's PR director Danielle Perry. "There are less stories on the tough job market and more on the positive outlook of graduates ...