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By Thomas E. Perez, Secretary of Labor — Of all the challenges I face as the nation’s Labor Secretary, this is the one that keeps me up at night: long term unemployment. In my travels, people have shared heartbreaking stories about being out of work for six months, one year, even longer. There’s no single […]
By RICH MORIN and RAKESH KOCHHAR, Pew Research Center– Long-term unemployment takes a much deeper toll than short-term unemployment on a person’s finances, emotional well-being and career prospects, according to a new Pew Research Center survey that explores the attitudes and experiences of workers who have lost jobs during the Great Recession. Of those who have experienced […]
Continue reading …Changing careers requires focus. For workers who have been unemployed for a long time, changing careers may be worth considering. Before making a change, though, individuals need to zero in on exactly what they want to do and get out of their job. Ron Campbell, who has worked extensively in job preparation and search industry, […]
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