How to Use Social Media to Land the Job of your Dreams
As the recession looms on, more and more people are turning to social media and blogs to look for jobs. Jamie Varon (@jamievaron) has generated buzz in the Twitter community with her new website called Twitter Should Hire Me, where she blogs candidly
Tax tips for an economic slump
Don't panic. If you cannot pay the full amount of taxes you owe by April 15, you should still file your return by the deadline and pay as much as you can to avoid penalties and interest. You also should contact the IRS to discuss your payment options
No time like the present
DUNEDIN, Fla -- In a time of uncertainty, there is no greater comfort for a baseball manager than to be able to look down his bench and identify one lead-pipe cinch.
For the Blue Jays and their imponderable starting rotation, that would be Roy
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TOUGH TIMES: A SURVIVAL GUIDE
Tribune columnist
We all have a few friends out there on the unemployment line, applying for jobs, filing résumé after résumé, cover letter after cover letter, hoping they at least get a chance for that interview.
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n DEBT RESTRUCTURING/ELIMINATION WORKSHOP: Hosted by the Exeter firm of Bostock Donais, PLLC at 7 p.m. at its office at 92 Portsmouth Ave. Workshop seeks to educate the community on options available to consumers during this difficult financial period.
Temp agencies stay busy through recession
Jobs not keeping pace with number of job seekers
What a difference a recession makes. In January 2008, the unemployment rates in Maine and New Hampshire were on the rise, but still significantly lower than the national average. Employment and staffing
TO FIND A JOB: Lawyer works retail to get by
In this current economic environment, everyone searching for a job has an interesting story to tell. The Naples Daily News is interested in sharing your story with the public, getting you increased exposure to Southwest Florida employers and offering
Job-seeker gets his face out there -- on a billboard
MILWAUKEE -- If Mark Heuer doesn't land a job, at least hundreds of thousands of people will know what he looks like.
Heuer's seven-times-life-size image, printed on weather-resistant vinyl and illuminated at night by spotlights, is wrapped around a
Young, elders facing off for work
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. ? This city has become a front line in a generational battle for jobs, as older workers increasingly compete against applicants in their 20s for positions at supermarkets, McDonald?s and dozens of other places. And older workers
