2010 Grads Finding More Jobs Than 2009 Class

Congratulations, Class of 2010! You’re in a better place than the Class of 2009. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), the job market is improving … slightly. The association’s Job Outlook 2010 Spring Update reports that companies plan to hire 5.3% more new college graduates this year than ... Continue Reading

The Search: Hiring Is Up, but Job Hunt Will Test Class of 2010

THIS spring, college seniors are entering a better job market than the class of 2009 faced. Unfortunately, that is not saying much because 2009 was one of the worst years in the history of hiring. Sean Kelly Still, hiring of this year’s crop of graduates is up 5 percent over the ... Continue Reading

900,000 young people classed as ‘Neets’

Rising numbers of young people are without a job or college place after falling victim to the recession, figures show. By , Education Editor Almost one million 16- to 24-year-olds in England were classed as Neet – not in education, employment or training – in the first three months of the year, it was disclosed. The ... Continue Reading

Executive Pay Report 2010: How the recession has reshaped boardroom pay

It is one of the big issues to emerge from Britain’s economic crisis: are we paying the bosses of our leading companies the right rate for the job? Here we reveal the earning power of the top 50 CEOs By Jonathan Sibun, Assistant City Editor Michael Ruettgers could do worse than sport a hard ... Continue Reading

Unemployment: what the experts say

Jobless figures have risen to the highest level since 1994, despite a 27,100 fall in claimants in April 2010. Photograph: David Sillitoe Unemployment in Britain has risen further beyond the 2.5 million mark and is now the highest in 15 years, according to the Office for National Statistics. At the same ... Continue Reading

Council loses ‘68 years’ work to sickness’

Staff at a single council took the equivalent of 68 years off sick days in the last year at a cost to the taxpayer of £2.5 million, it has emerged. Published: 11:13AM BST 22 Apr 2010 Peterborough City Council has revealed that its 2,123 employees took a total of 25,082 ... Continue Reading

How to Use BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) from the Post-9/11 GI Bill

BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) is paid to students who have signed up for the Post-9/11 GI Bill that went into effect on 1 August 2009, and is just one of the many benefits that they enjoy as students. However, BAH  is not paid to students who are on active duty, ... Continue Reading

Space: the final career frontier

A career as a British astronaut is no longer beyond the bounds of possibility, now that work on the international space station, above, is potentially open to candidates from the UK. Photograph: Rex Features British careers guides are boldly going where no guides have gone before: with advice to graduates on ... Continue Reading

Preoccupations: Dreams vs. Reality While on a Sabbatical

“I NEED a sabbatical from my sabbatical,” I recently confided to a friend. I wasn’t joking. For some time, I had been feeling exhausted from being on work-leave. And this got me to thinking: if the word “sabbatical” derives from “Sabbath,” meaning “rest,” why was I so restless and ... Continue Reading

Unemployment Still High as Colorado’s Economy Struggles

With the United States recovering from the worst recession in seven decades, unemployment is still at its highest rate in a quarter century. Jobs have been lost in all  sectors and industries, except for health care and education. Many fear that it will be a jobless recovery, which will weaken and ... Continue Reading

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