I run a small business, which means I’m always scanning the horizon for threats. In some ways, this isn’t a very nice way to live one’s life; it can seem as if you’re always focused on the bad possibilities instead of the good. Still, who can take a chance? If my landlord sells the building, [...]
Unemployment
There’s nothing like a recession to teach you resilience. Who knew you could cook an egg so many ways, much less raise your own chickens in the city? For better or worse, this economy is forcing people to reach deep in order to make ends meet. When it comes to balancing one’s budget, there are [...]
Unemployment stinks! Losing your job doesn’t mean you have to spend your days sitting on the couch, though. According to a recent article at Business Insider, there are a number of ways to make the most of being unemployed. These include: Changing your Attitude Staying Busy with Hobbies and Volunteer Work Asking for Help Avoiding [...]
When you’re out of work and out of money, the smart thing to do is to get a job – any job. So for tens of thousands of American workers, the chorus has been “Hi-ho, hi-ho, it’s off to Wal-Mart I go.” Not to pick on Wal-Mart or any of the other companies currently benefiting [...]
Yesterday, Los Angeles County officials approved a plan which will create thousands of new transportation jobs using a voter-approved tax. If you’re looking to find a transportation job, they’ll be giving special hiring consideration to applicants living in areas of high unemployment. Says LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, “We are demonstrating that we are serious [...]
There’s a lot of conversation these days about the “long-term unemployed” and discrimination by employers against people who have been out of work a while. If it were to be discovered to be true, one obvious question would be, “Why?” The answers range from the somewhat logical (I want the person with the freshest skills) [...]
There’s a scary trend building among employers, according to a recent article on The Lookout. If you’re hunting for a job, it’s getting harder and harder to find opportunities if you aren’t currently employed. Job placement professionals and recruits, such as Matt Deutsch of TopEchelon.com have reported seeing an increasing number of employers who won’t [...]
Not every location in the United States is experiencing the same high unemployment rates. Recently, CNN published the results of a study showing places across the country that have actually seen a growth in job availability from 2000 to 2009. If you’re job hunting and don’t mind moving, the following areas might be able to [...]
