Future CEOs get canned
recession plays out and millions are laid off, there may be some reassurance in knowing that many of the job-creating company founders and CEOs of the future will rise from the ashes of today's unemployed.
That's the way it's played out in the past. In
Laid off or anticipating a lay off, there are things you can do
In either scenario, comfort and security are not banners we wave. The shock of being laid off, the fear of being tagged next and the survivor's guilt of escaping yet again has encouraged an environment in which low morale thrives and overwhelming
Changing careers can be fun
P erhaps you've dreamed of making a career change, sliding effortlessly from one occupation to another based on your interests and whim. One day an advertising guru, the next a brewmaster, and the third heading a worthy nonprofit organization. All you
Older Workers Outdated in Job Search
After a 25-year career in property management, Betty Clark received a pink slip last July. For the first time in a quarter century she had to start job-hunting, this time in a vastly changed employment universe.
Job seekers wait in line to enter a job
Jobless seniors face their own challenges
Joe Capocci was supposed to be enjoying time with his family, basking in his retirement after
working more than 30 years in the construction industry.
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But when the bottom dropped out of the
Job search resources
These Web sites offer tips on job searches:
Groups that offer help
This group can offer job-searching tips and can connect seniors with its Senior Community
Service Employment Program.
This group offers resume-writing help, career counselors and
Program gives former inmates a second chance
MANITOWOC With the Wisconsin unemployment rate hovering around 7 percent, it is difficult for just about anyone to find a job these days.
Imagine how much tougher that job search would be for someone with a prison record and a felony conviction.
This
Use care in digital search for jobs
BOSTON -- If there's any small solace when starting a job search in this recession, it's the proliferation of digital technology to help you re-enter the working world.
Web sites like Indeed.com and LinkedIn.com have multiplied the number of job
Clark County business calendar March 1
Free financial seminars: Columbia Credit Union offering free seminars, 7-8 p.m. through March at different branches. March 4, Budget Basics, 401 N.W. 12th Ave., Battle Ground; March 5, Value of a Dollar, teaching children, 210 S.E. 131st Ave.; March 11,
Claudia Buck: 'Parachute' author sees possibilities in bad job market
Job seekers, don't despair. Richard Bolles is on your side. At 81, his life's work has been about how to find a job. And not just any job, but the career of your dreams. Even in a recession.
Bolles, the renowned career-hunt specialist, speaker and
