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Being an over 50 job seeker can be a harrowing and daunting task. No one would deny that mature workers have a difficult time finding new jobs, but job seekers can help themselves by preparing for the interview in a number of different ways that can help them achieve their goals: securing a new position. […]
Continue reading …Economic Upswing Means Chance to Change Careers
22/01/2012 Comments Off on Economic Upswing Means Chance to Change Careers
Are you ready for a career change? Now may be the time. With the national unemployment rate down to 8.5%, the lowest level in 33 months, opportunities may be at hand. Career coach and veteran human resources executive Lee Miller wrote an article in New Jersey’s The Star-Ledger offering insight into the improving job landscape. […]
Continue reading …Online Job Ads Down 76,200 in Nov., 3.5 Seekers for Every Job
30/11/2011 Comments Off on Online Job Ads Down 76,200 in Nov., 3.5 Seekers for Every Job
Online advertised vacancies were down 76,200 in November to 3,857,200, according to The Conference Board’s Help Wanted OnLine data released 30 Nov. 2011. The November drop follows a decline of 14,000 in October and 44,000 in September. The job supply/demand rate stands at 3.53, indicating there were 3.5 unemployed for every online advertised vacancy in […]
Continue reading …Quick Links: U.S. DOL Resources For Job Seekers & The Unemployed
21/11/2011 Comments Off on Quick Links: U.S. DOL Resources For Job Seekers & The Unemployed
Quick Links Resources For Job Seekers & The Unemployed From The U.S. DOL This page provides links to information and services the Department of Labor (DOL) offers job seekers and the unemployed. We will continue to expand the links here based on your comments and feedback. Please, bookmark this page and come back often. Disability […]
Continue reading …Need a Job? Find a Company Where You Want to Work and Pursue It
15/11/2011 Comments Off on Need a Job? Find a Company Where You Want to Work and Pursue It
The story of how Hanna Phan landed her “dream job” at SlideRocket, a San Francisco high-technology start-up is a glimpse at the future of job search and of technology putting a new spin on an old job-hunting technique. Finding a company you really want to work for an making it your goal to land a […]
Continue reading …Infographic: Top 5 Unconventional Ways to Land a Job in 2011
15/11/2011 Comments Off on Infographic: Top 5 Unconventional Ways to Land a Job in 2011
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How to Manage Your E-Reputation And Stay Employed
14/11/2011 Comments Off on How to Manage Your E-Reputation And Stay Employed
Anything you say and do on the Internet can and will be used against you. Managing your e-reputation is critical in an era when anyone with a will and an Internet connection can gather a vast amount of details about nearly anyone in no time at all. This is increasingly true when it comes to […]
Continue reading …Best Places in the U.S. for Military Retirees to Start Second Careers
14/11/2011 Comments Off on Best Places in the U.S. for Military Retirees to Start Second Careers
A new study by financial services firm USAA and Military.com finds that Nassau, N.Y., is the best metro area for military retirees to start their post-service careers. The study, “Best Places for Military Retirement: Second Careers” lists the U.S. metro areas most likely to offer employment opportunities for military retirees, while maximizing military benefits and […]
Continue reading …Obama White House & Google Create Veterans Job Bank
09/11/2011 Comments Off on Obama White House & Google Create Veterans Job Bank
Working directly with Google and and job post aggregator Simply Hired, the Obama administration has launched launched the Veterans Job Bank, a new search tool designed to help connect veterans with employers. The Veterans Job Bank works by bringing jobs listings directly to veterans—instead of the other way around—via a search widget that provides a single window […]
Continue reading …EPI – Minimal Improvement in Job Prospects in the U.S.
08/11/2011 Comments Off on EPI – Minimal Improvement in Job Prospects in the U.S.
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) released on 8 Nov. 2011 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the number of job openings increased by 225,000 in September to 3.4 million. The total number of unemployed workers in September was 14.0 million (unemployment data come from the Current Population Survey). Therefore the […]
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- The decline of job creation at new establishments
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- Investigation into worker’s severe arm injury finds Cusseta auto parts manufacturer, supplier willfully ignored safety precautions
- ‘It’s a sweat factory’: Instacart workers ready to strike for pay and conditions
- Ships backed up outside US ports pumping out pollutants as they idle
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- ‘We are not machines’: Hollywood workers poised to strike for better conditions
- Boeing pilot indicted for allegedly deceiving US regulators over 737 Max
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Ipswich apprentice butcher encourages others to consider industry
- Over 10,000 John Deere workers strike over ‘years’ of poor treatment
- Corporations are pledging to be ‘water positive’. What does that mean?
- US Department of Labor investigation of crane collapse, double fatality on Interstate 10 finds Lufkin company failed to assemble crane properly
- For the 6th time in 7 years, federal inspectors find Illinois contractor putting construction workers at risk of industry’s deadliest hazard
- US Department of Labor proposes $83K in fines to healthcare facility for failing to protect workers from coronavirus hazards
- Facebook says it will do more to prevent online hate, harassment
- As U.S. prepares to reopen border, some urge Canada to relax testing requirement
- Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’
- What is the ‘new model’ the EU is proposing for Northern Ireland?
- Apple to make 10 million fewer iPhones due to microchip shortage
- US Department of Labor, Mexican Consulate in Boston enter alliance to promote workplace safety, health among New England’s workers
- US Department of Labor sues Austin luxury car dealer that retaliated against employee who raised concerns of coronavirus hazards
- Vaccine hesitant New Yorkers consider leaving the city as mandates take effect
- Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
- House passes bill to raise US debt ceiling through early December
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- Zellers returns — kind of — but the lowest price isn't quite the law
- Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- California justice department to investigate enormous oil spill