Age looms large in searching for a job
...5 Percentage of business leaders (with an average age of 50) who believed their age was working against them in a job search: 41 Estimated amount of money collected by banks and credit unions in overdraft fees last year, according to a study by the Center...
Tough job times call for new perspective
"Last year, the whole world took a pay cut."
Tracy Valdez, job search consultant with Career Magic in Denver, shared this insight with a room full of job hunters, and the entire group nodded in agreement.
It's no secret that the job market is tight
It's all about jobs
WORCESTER
By his own admission, Quaheem J. Russell was not the most dedicated high school student.
Frequently absent from classes and unmotivated, the Worcester teenager came from a home led by a single mother who let her children learn things
The business list
? "Could I, Should I Start My Own Business?": Learn what it takes to start and manage a business; why some businesses fail and what personal skills are required to start a business. 8:45-11 a.m. Tues. at the Southfield Public Library, 26300 Evergreen,
U.S. workers, immigrants unite against a common foe
NASHVILLE, TENN. ? Toribio Jimenez says an asbestos removal company used a guest worker program to trap him in virtual servitude, then fired him when he complained, forcing him to work illegally. Robert Martin believes the same company kept him
Laid off and need a bridge job? Don't lose sight of goals
In a much better economy, the term "bridge job" meant a position an older worker took to ease himself into retirement.
Now, as the nation's unemployment rate climbs to nearly 10 percent, a "bridge job" is considered that in-between employment
'Skills gap' makes job search tougher
Getting employed, staying employed and finding great people to employ has become a frustrating experience for both would-be employers and employees in SouthCoast these days.
It's an issue that came up several times during last week's SouthCoast
How I got the job | Jennifer Foster, 33
How I got the job | Jennifer Foster, 33 More News The job: Public relations account supervisor. The employer: Based in Kansas City, Nicholson Kovac Inc. is an integrated marketing communications firm with a specialty in business-to-business
For Walker, financial fouls mount
In the early morning hours of July 16, two Douglas County sheriff?s deputies were combing through the crowds around the gaming tables at Harrah?s Lake Tahoe casino in Stateline, Nev., trying to find a certain high-roller, a sort-of celebrity, a wanted
