Archive for Peter G. Miller
How To Beat The No Job Blues
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 [...]
How To Get The Best Jobs Online
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 [...]
Work & Wages — Are You keeping Up?
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 [...]
10 Consumer Questions To Ask Every Empoyment Agency
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 [...]
How Many People Are Really Unemployed? What’s The True Percentage?
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 [...]
How To Get More Hours On The Job
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 [...]
Work & Foreclosures: Losing Jobs Means Losing Homes
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, [...]
Late To Work? Why You’ll Be Fired
You hear it all the time. “But boss, I’m only five minutes late. What’s the big deal?”
Actually, it’s a very big deal.
“Unfaithfulness in the keeping of an appointment,” said Horace Mann, the great educator, “is an act of clear dishonesty. You may as well borrow a person’s money as his time.”
No one has perfect attendance, [...]
Is This Employer Abuse?
Question: I have an opportunity to get a new job in a new field. The employer wants me to train and try out for three days. The catch? I won’t be paid for the three days. Is this fair?
Answer: I have mixed feelings about this one. On one hand, you’re putting in time and the [...]
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