Job Openings Up Sharply: 2.5M in January

WASHINGTON (AP) — Job openings rose sharply earlier this year, evidence that employers are slowly ramping up hiring as the economy improves. The number of openings in January rose about 7.6%, to 2.7 million, compared with December, the Labor Department said. That’s the highest total since February 2009. The report is a ... Continue Reading

Accredited Schools Offering Medical Transcriptionist Training

Medical transcriptionists play a critical role in the health care industry preparing physicians’ reports, physical examination reports and other vital medical documentation. As  a medical transcriptionist, you may work in such places as doctors’ offices, nursing homes, hospitals and home health care agencies. Salary.com listed the median salary for medical transcriptionists ... Continue Reading

Unpaid overtime soars to ‘extreme’ levels, says TUC

The TUC’s survey says unpaid overtime is soaring, with teachers and lawyers doing as much as 17 hours of free work a week. Photograph: Image Source/Rex Features The number of people working “extreme” levels of unpaid overtime soared to almost 900,000 last year, with teachers and lawyers the most likely to ... Continue Reading

Job Hunting? Work Your Connections

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Americans unable to find a job last year might not be surprised to hear that more than half of the job openings in 2009 weren’t given to outsiders. About 51% of full-time jobs filled last year were taken by people who were promoted or hired internally, according to The Wall Street ... Continue Reading

Unemployment figures mask UK labour market’s grim reality

The good news is that unemployment in Britain fell in the final quarter of 2009. The bad news is that the figures mask a much darker reality. By Amanda Monaghan, Economics Reporter Published: 6:45AM GMT 18 Feb 2010 A growing number of people are settling for part-time work because they are unable ... Continue Reading

Middle class unemployed failed by job centres, Government admits

Job centre staff were unprepared for the hundreds of thousands of middle class workers who have lost their jobs in the recession, the Government has admitted. By Christopher Hope, Whitehall Editor Published: 10:00PM GMT 16 Feb 2010 A report published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) found that ... Continue Reading

Underemployment rose sharply over recession

Underemployment rose sharply during the recession, Government figures have shown, in statistics that take the gloss off a relatively robust performance from the UK labour market during the economic downturn. By James Hall and Angela Monaghan Published: 9:44PM GMT 16 Feb 2010 Almost three million people were not working as many ... Continue Reading

James Caan: youth unemployment is a big problem that won’t go away fast

Parents dismay as graduates struggle to find work. By James Caan Published: 7:14AM GMT 01 Feb 2010 I’m a big believer that one of the UK’s key priorities should be young people and their employment. The last year has seen a wave of terrific talent dismissed or ignored. The class of ... Continue Reading

James Cann: youth unemployment is a big problem that won’t go away fast

Parents dismay as graduates struggle to find work. By James Caan Published: 7:14AM GMT 01 Feb 2010 I’m a big believer that one of the UK’s key priorities should be young people and their employment. The last year has seen a wave of terrific talent dismissed or ignored. The class of ... Continue Reading

Lost generation | Andrew Hankinson

Andrew Hankinson with his father Barry at his home in Darras Hall near Newcastle. Photograph: Richard Rayner/NNP Last week a man in the jobcentre handed me a letter summoning me to a Back to Work session – come on! Back to work! Break’s over! A week later, I sit on a ... Continue Reading

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