Seven Things to Avoid After You're Laid Off
With the unemployment rate at 7.2% last month, up from 4.9% a year earlier, it's realistic to imagine you may be one of the unlucky ones out of a job in the near future. Here are some big mistakes people make after being laid off that you want
Comment on: How to Get a Job in 2009
I?m always amazed that the professionals assume that everyone looking for a new job has developed the same expertise in job search and resume writing that the seeker has in their career field.
As a former hiring manager, what I look for in a resume is
Job Resources For 'Un-Retirees'
What resources can you recommend to help retirees find a job? With the economy in the tank and my nest egg dwindling, I've had to cut back my monthly withdrawals to keep from running out of money. Now I need to find a job to help make ends meet. What
How To Deal With Job Rejection
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Extended benefits decision pending for Bastrop IP workers
...encouraging the labor department to honor Louisiana's request. Under the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, training, job search and relocation allowances, income support and other services would be available to displaced employees and their families. Vitter...
Determine objective for a follow-up job call
Published: Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Hurried job seekers often get frustrated with slow-moving employers. You work hard to impress them with your picture-perfect resume, seamless responses to interview
Top Jobs 2009
In 2009, the job market will be full of contrasts: some industries will be eviscerated while others face shortages of workers. The good news is that despite the recession, there are still real jobs to be had. The bad news is that you may have to change
Starbucks' CIO Seeks Strength During Economic Storm
Most IT managers' first hires are programmers or tech support specialists. But not Stephen Gillett, the new CIO at Starbucks. The first person he ever hired as an IT leader was a CFO who became his boss. Talk about trial by fire.
Gillett, who joined
More businesses using freelancers, experts say
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Anne McKillips is certain of one thing in this uncertain economy: She is never going to work for someone else again.
In 2005, 7.4 percent of workers were classified as independent contractors.
Unlike employees at risk of
Frazier influenced by Dungy Soft-spoken Rams head-coaching candidate is often compared to the former Indianapolis coach.
"When I got to Indy and saw Tony handle his Football team, his personality is so similar to mine and the way he approaches things," Frazier told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune earlier this season. "I was like, 'Wow, this is me.' He and I laugh about
