Friday, September 03rd, 2010
Huge numbers of people are out of work, but many people are still finding their first job even during tough times. This guide explains how to write a winning resume and cover letter, how to prep for a job interview, how to get jobs online, how to get a federal government job, what not to [...]
Getting a job is not easy. There are the many interviews, the endless emails and resumes and the competition for the best spots. Amazingly enough, having gone through this marathon process, having been hired, the hiring process is not over.
Huh? How can this be?
In the U.S. today we have a surplus of job seekers and [...]
Getting a job is no easy matter in the current economy, and getting a good job — the job you want — is even harder. Imagine then when someone comes up with a new way to get employment that’s smart, quick, web-savvy and cheap. An idea you can copy.
Alex Brownstein wanted an advertising job in [...]
The market for jobs is bad and getting worse. As this is written the official unemployment rate is 10 percent and 15.4 million people have lost their jobs as of November 2009. The real numbers — which include the underemployed and discouraged workers — are much larger.
These are lousy numbers and lousy times for many [...]
The Internet is awash with job sites, many claiming to have millions of jobs, or the best local jobs or the jobs you really want in a given field or profession.
There is some truth to these claims. The Internet has made the process of finding a job very much faster and easier than in the [...]
If you’ve been getting more money each year and maybe a bonus here and there you might think you’re doing pretty well. After all, part of the American dream is to get better at what you do and therefore earn more money as a result.
Unfortunately, you’re likely to notice that even with a bigger number [...]
What should you expect from an employment agency?
It’s not an easy question because employment agencies offer a variety of services to a variety of job seekers and a range of businesses. Some agencies specialize in entry-level positions or in given professions. Others are generalists.
Also, of course, there is the question of whether or not you [...]
Every month the headlines include the latest unemployment figures. Unfortunately, the headlines and what actually is happening are often not the same.
To understand what’s going on you first have to grab your very own copy of the monthly federal report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. You can always get the most-recent release because [...]
There’s no doubt about it, Americans are working less — not just in terms of steeper unemployment levels but also in the sense of overtime.
Can you do something to get more hours at work? For a lot of folks, the answer is going to be yes. Here’s how:
By The Numbers
Figures from the Bureau of Labor [...]
Until the past few years foreclosures were rare. In fact, the Mortgage Bankers Association reports that in March 2005 just .44 percent of all loans were in the foreclosure process, a figure which grew almost seven-fold to 2.97 percent as of December 2008.
For 2008, reports RealtyTrac.com, 2,330,483 U.S. properties received one or more foreclosure notices, [...]
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