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Did the Economy Help Lower Workplace Fatalities?

Call me morbid, call me crazy, but I’m a “glass half-full” type of gal. I’ll take good news where I can find it — even if that means looking at workplace fatalities. Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its annual National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. Continue reading

By in Featured, News and trends, Surveys

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25 Percent of Job Seekers Plan to Use Recruiters in Job Search

We keep hearing encouraging news in terms of the U.S. economy showing signs of stabilization. Yesterday, we revealed that 48 percent of workers who were laid off from full-time jobs in the last three months have found new full-time positions. Continue reading

By in Featured, How to search, Surveys, Who's hiring

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Celebrity Grunt Work

Well, it’s almost Friday and, if you’re like me, weekend brain is probably already starting to take hold. That being said, I’m not going to rattle your brains too much today.

Instead, I’ve opted for a fun little quiz that I found in the Chicago Red Eye earlier this week. Continue reading

By in Featured, The right job

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Mature Workers Expanding Job Search

Today’s job market has thrown workers of all ages for a loop, but a new CareerBuilder study reveals that mature workers, age 55 and older, have been hit particularly hard. Only 28 percent of workers in that demographic have found work within 12 months of being laid off, compared to 71 percent of workers aged 25-34. Continue reading

By in Featured, How to search, Surveys, Who's hiring

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“America’s Oldest Worker” Passes Away

Sorry to put a damper your Monday morning, but I just found out some sad news in the working world: Waldo McBurney, who was named “America’s Oldest Worker” in 2006, passed away last Wednesday. He was 106.

Experience Works, which provides training and employment for senior citizens, gave McBurney the “oldest worker” designation. Continue reading

By in News and trends

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11 Things Job Seekers Can Learn From Hockey Players

This morning, my trusty Tweet deck alerted me to a Tweet posted by my co-worker, which read: “‘Does this include punching someone when you’re frustrated? ‘What Job Seekers Can Learn From NHL Hockey Players‘” (And, no Anthony, it doesn’t.)

Intrigued, I clicked on the link, which led me to an interesting article by Marilyn Maslin, a Denver Job Search Examiner for Examiner.com. Continue reading

By in Featured, How to search, News and trends

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