Teens Struggle for Summer Jobs
With adults scrambling for work teen unemployment has risen to 21.5 percent.
Teens looking to supplement their summer fun by mowing lawns or working in fast food restaurants find themselves facing stiff competition from older, more experienced workers.
U.S. pension insurer may need tax aid
WASHINGTON ? The rapidly deteriorating financial health of the federal agency that guarantees 44 million Americans' pensions is raising alarms in Congress.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. deficit was $33.5 billion in the red at the end of March,
Grudge match: Teens, adults may be vying for burger jobs
Q My 17-year-old daughter has applied at a dozen places for a summer job. She?s in limbo without a single offer. But the shocker is that her competition is ... well, everyone! Adults and even grandparents are applying for summer jobs, it seems, because
New grads face tough, but not grim, job market
DES MOINES, Iowa -- If you're a recent college graduate or about to get that diploma, you're likely stressed out by the thought of looking for a job in the midst of the highest unemployment rate in a generation.
A National Association of Colleges and
Ask the Experts: Functional resume doesn't list dates
Career counselors Terri Carpenter and Lin Morgan of Sacramento Works, a nonprofit that runs 12 job-training and career-counseling centers, recently answered readers' questions at sacbee.com on looking for work. Here's an excerpt from their discussion.
Released prisoners get training, support
Success in Michigan's new approach to prisoner parole ultimately will be measured by whether parolees commit crimes.
Historically, between half and two-thirds of all parolees re-offend within three years of release. Prison officials claim their
Learning curve -- Published May 25, 2009
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Laid-off workers turn to volunteering
Pink-slip parties and avid online networking have grown popular as the recession continues. But taking some time each week to volunteer and apply skills learned on the job to help nonprofits could only help in the long run, according to job-search
The Job Market, Tattoos, and Makeup
Are you considering switching careers during such a tough time in the job market? Well, you might consider going to school to become the ultimate anti-artist when it comes to the human canvas by getting into the tattoo laser removal business; just make
Teenagers face tight job market
Abagael Adair, 16, couldn't believe her luck when she applied for a job Sunday at Dairy Deluxe, an ice cream shop a few miles from her home in Lathrup Village, and got it. She knew it wasn't going to be easy finding a job this summer and wasn't
