Health care may be one of the most recession-proof industries out there, but hospitals and other care-providers are not immune to the current economic situation. In fact, the American Hospital Association (AHA) recently reported that nine out of ten U.S. hospitals have made financial cutbacks since the start of 2009, and almost half of them […]
According to the job placement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., the annual holiday hiring outlook “might improve slightly over last year, but only because 2008 saw the lowest seasonal employment growth in nearly 20 years.” Retail spending has gone up slightly over the past three months, which may signal to retailers that consumers will […]
Brrrr, it was cold outside this morning! Those falling temperatures mean fall is upon us… which means, ski season is about to start. If you are in the market for a seasonal job at the slopes this winter, it’s time to get serious about your applications and interviews. There are thousands of positions in Colorado […]
Happy Hump Day! As you know by now, Wednesdays at the JobMonkey are for hot job leads. We bring you three of the hottest leads from the Job Monkey Job Center, a free resource for job seekers in search of an adventure — and a paycheck. This week, I am spotlighting jobs in the Alaska […]
Time Magazine’s feature story this week is a sobering report on double digit unemployment. The magazine asks, frighteningly, if double-digit unemployment is here to stay. Economists had long since told us that when growth returned, jobs would return. But now, top labor analysts are wondering whether this truism still rings true. Has something fundamental changed […]
Happy Hot Jobs Day! You probably know by now that Wednesdays at the JobMonkey are dedicated to bringing you hot job leads. This week, we are all about the ski jobs. Fall hasn’t even officially begun yet, but ski resorts around the country are gearing up for ski season and putting out the call for […]
Happy Labor Day, dear JobMonkey readers! How are you enjoying your day off? I will be taking in a ball game later, and then joining my family for a barbeque for dinner — yum! Of course, if you are currently out of work and looking for a job, I suppose a “day off” is no […]
Another first Friday of the month, another unemployment report. This one is a real mixed bag. First, the really bad news: The unemployment rate is 9.7% — the highest it has been since June, 1983. Unemployment creeped up from a rate of 9.4% in July, and many economists predict that it will top out at […]
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