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The Naples Daily News has begun a new project, "To Find a Job."
We're asking individuals who are on a job search to write periodically about their struggles, failures and successes. We are gathering experts on issues job
The Other Side Of The ISM Coin
Seems people are fascinated with this presumed ISM "bottom". Some thoughts on that phenomenon per the Rosenbergs.
Manufacturing sector remains depressed
The ISM manufacturing index rose slightly to 36.3 in March versus 35.8 in February. This was
WaMu staff promised retention bonuses may be hit by 90% tax
The WaMu employee's bonus equals that pay for the transition - $90k more. So the family income would make $270k - once only. So they would lose 90% of the amount over $250k in addition to all the regular taxes, just when they need the cash to survive
Applying for jobless benefits? Here, pee in a cup
(CNN) -- If Craig Blair gets his way, anyone filing for unemployment or food stamps must show that they are drug-free. He's a state lawmaker in West Virginia who has introduced a bill to require random drug testing for benefits and lays out his case
Survive Unemployment By Getting Organized
After being fired, the sports agent in the movie "Jerry Maguire" promises his co-workers that he won't "flip out." But he does, delivering a crazed speech as he heads for the door, pausing to steal an office goldfish. ("These fish have manners," he
More Employers Help Layoff Victims
By Sarah E. NeedlemanToday's layoff victims are more likely to receive free job-search support - commonly referred to as outplacement benefits - than workers who were displaced during the 2001 economic downturn, a new survey suggests.The number of
Radio-TV alumni returning for annual conference
CARBONDALE -- Nearly 40 Southern Illinois University Carbondale alumni from the Department of Radio-Television will return to campus this weekend for the annual news alumni conference.
The all-day event is Saturday, April 4, in the Communications
Employers More Focused on Keeping Current Staff Levels Than Hiring, According to Quarterly Job Forecast from CareerBuilder and USA TODAY
CHICAGO, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a loss of 2.6 million jobs in the last four months*, U.S. employers are holding off on staff expansions and focusing efforts on keeping current headcount as they navigate through a tough economy. This is
'The Changing Face of The Singapore Job Seeker'
-- More flexible in how they are approaching their job search. They are
considering other options, for example temporary and contract
positions, as a stepping-stone to the right full-time position or as a
means of gaining additional skills and
Q: I had to take a major pay cut last year, so I made much less in 2008. How will that affect my taxes this year?
A: You may qualify for more tax breaks and deductions.
You can claim miscellaneous itemized deductions on Schedule A, for example, only if combined miscellaneous expenses exceed 2 percent of adjusted gross income. Some job-search expenses could apply.
