5 trends for the job market this year
It’s still all about work and creating jobs, sometimes in tiny increments. Friday’s unemployment report showed very tepid growth in jobs – the private sector...
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Commercial real estate companies are struggling – and some may close. Municipalities and states are in danger of default. And Borders Group, the book store...
View ArticleWith buyouts coming, workers need to get going. Rev research and search
Mentor Graphics just received a buyout bid from takeover artist Carl Icahn. Family Dollar, Twitter and Del Monte may be gobbled up too, while BP,...
View ArticleSix ways to make the unemployment stats advance your career
You see the numbers in your Twitter feed or headlines on your mobile phone. Job creation reaches 216,000 last month. The unemployment rate declines. Optimism...
View ArticleMore signs the job market is warming up
Even in a spring as full of gray chilly days with snow and sleet as this has been, eventually the tulips bloom and we start...
View ArticleStep into shortages and create wealth
Today’s thought: Shortages, whether of talent or time or a resource such as locally grown cut flowers, provide clear opportunities. This idea came to me...
View ArticleSome worthy numbers in today’s employment data
By now, most Americans know the U.S. economy created only 96,000 jobs in August, and that the report indicates slower-than-desired job growth. The Bureau of...
View ArticleMinimum wage workers: White, a few managers, M.A. types
Fast food worker, retail clerks and hotel maids all over the United States may be rejoicing today So are a few highly-educated people who work...
View ArticleBooks about work, carefully chosen for a centennial
We spend eight to ten hours a day at work, and regularly take work home. So how do we see the work world more...
View ArticleThe truth about sales reaches boiling point
By Michelle D. Hooks Ian Greenleigh quit his first job after college, a part-time tutoring post he enjoyed, because it didn’t pay his bills....
View ArticleBuild a new career – in remodeling or construction
Build a career or second career with hammers and nails. Residential remodeling jobs will grow by 26 percent – or a whopping 148,250 jobs in...
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