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Category: EmploymentBy anthony balderrama on Jul 1, 2009 in Employment, Job Search, Jobs, Networking, News, Unemployment | 0 Comments
Hey, there!
Are you as excited for the weekend as we are? Here we come, BBQ on the patio!
For your evening reading, we bring you some noteworthy story:
So even when the stocks seem to be doing OK, they’re still skittish. Eek.
Stocks advance after mixed data; Jobs report looms
Are job loss numbers hitting the bottom? Please be [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Jun 29, 2009 in Employment, Featured, Work | 0 Comments
When you’re job searching, not only is it important to do company research to impress the hiring manager with your knowledge and enthusiasm, you also want to make sure the organization is going to be a good fit for you.
Yesterday, Anthony wrote about finding a reputable employer. On the heels of that blog post, some new [...]
By rachel zupek on Jun 29, 2009 in Current Affairs, Employment, News | 0 Comments
Last week, I told you what laid-off workers are doing with their free time. So what about employed workers? How are they spending their time at work?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the 2008 results from its annual American Time Use Survey. The ATUS focuses on the average amount of time per day in 2008 [...]
By rachel zupek on May 28, 2009 in Employment, Employment Trends, Featured, Job Search, Work, Work/Life | 7 Comments
At first, workers who survived layoffs within their companies felt relief, grateful and reassured to have their jobs. But, according to a new survey by CareerBuilder, those feelings quickly turned to stress and burn out.
Thirty percent of layoff survivors feel burned out, according to the survey of more than 4,400 workers nationwide. Forty-seven percent of [...]
By rachel zupek on May 12, 2009 in Employment, Employment Trends, Featured, Job Search, Work | 7 Comments
If you’re looking for a job this summer, you might be in luck: 23 percent of employers are planning to hire seasonal workers this summer, according to CareerBuilder’s Annual Summer Job Forecast that was conducted from February 20 to March 11, 2009, among more than 2,500 employers. Prepare yourself for some stiff competition, however, due [...]
By rachel zupek on Apr 22, 2009 in Employment, Employment Trends, Featured, Job Search, Work | 0 Comments
My cousin passed along this fascinating map that his friend over at Slate created to show the month-to-month trajectory of job loss throughout America.
The map shows employment gains or losses by county. It “tells the story of how those job losses first struck in the most vulnerable regions and then spread rapidly to the rest [...]
By anthony balderrama on Apr 14, 2009 in Employment, Featured, Job Search | 1 Comment
Everyone’s a little skittish right now. Has the economy bottomed out? Is my job safe? Can I find a job?
Understandably, no one’s at ease. And college seniors coming up on graduation are certainly feeling a special sort of antsy. They’re young, probably don’t have an extensive work history, and would like to earn enough money [...]
By rachel zupek on Apr 8, 2009 in Employment, Featured, Job Search, Job Surveys | 3 Comments
We get it: The economy sucks. But, new research suggests that maybe, just maybe, it’s starting to get better.
Forty-one percent of workers who were laid off from full-time jobs in the last three months reported they found a new full-time, permanent position while another 8 percent found part-time work, according to a survey from CareerBuilder [...]
By Kate Lorenz on Feb 20, 2009 in Current Affairs, Employment, Employment Trends, Featured | 56 Comments
Now that Congress has passed and President Obama has signed the $787 billion American Reinvestment and Recovery Plan, its intent is to create or save up to 4 million jobs over the next two years.
If you’re a job seeker, no doubt you’re probably wondering: What does this mean for me? What kind of jobs will be created?
We’ve scoured [...]
By rachel zupek on Feb 16, 2009 in Employment, Employment Trends, Job Search, Jobs | 13 Comments
On Friday, we told you about President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus that could create up to 4 million new jobs over the next two years. But which jobs will offer the most opportunities in the world of work?
In his recently released book, Great Jobs in the President’s Stimulus Plan, occupational expert Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D., reveals [...]
