Unemployment Up in 75% of Metro Areas

By Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The unemployment rate in about three-quarters of the nation’s largest metro areas rose last month as nearly one million teenagers entered the work force looking for summer jobs. The Labor Department said Wednesday that the unemployment rate rose in 291 of 374 ... Continue Reading

Learn to Make a Career of Video Game Testing

Do you love video games? Have you always wanted to make money doing what you love? There are a variety of ways to do this today but one of those is video game testing. It is true that there are a great many scams and schemes out there today for the ... Continue Reading

How to Plan a Career Effectively? Make a Self-Estimation

Planning a career is a process that includes several steps: choosing a profession, obtaining of a job, career development and retirement. As the discussion devoted to making a plan, one should take into account the further actions such as constant monitoring, estimation, comparison of obtained results with the planned ones, ... Continue Reading

Can Employees Distance Themselves from BP?

Three months ago, BP managed to do what some thought was impossible. No, I’m not talking about the possibility that they’ve single-handedly destroyed the entire Gulf Coast, although that is pretty impressive in its own right. Rather, BP successfully unseated Goldman Sachs as the most hated company in the America. At ... Continue Reading

How to Take Charge of Your Career in the New Economy

Creating opportunities requires developing a distinctive brand and cultivating relationships. Know Your Brand Before you can successfully compete in today’s challenging market, you have to have an angle. That angle is your brand. Whether you realize it or not, you are in fact a brand. The challenge is making sure that brand ... Continue Reading

The Search: How to Rebound From a Wrong Career Choice

WHAT if you’re not happy in your job? Is it possible that you’re in the wrong career entirely? This conundrum is all too common. The pressure to “be” something starts early in life. Many children move past wanting to be professional athletes, rock stars or astronauts, but then their parents, peers ... Continue Reading

Unemployment Benefits Extension Clears Hurdle

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation to restore unemployment benefits to millions who have been out of work for more than six months broke free of Senate Republican delaying tactics on Tuesday. Senators voted 60-40, clearing the way for passage of the bill later on Tuesday. The measure ... Continue Reading

New Site Mixes Job Hunting, Social Networking

You know there’s something wrong with the world when it seems like there are more job sites than jobs. This hasn’t stopped several promising new job search engines from popping up this year. Fiverr.com launched in March and helps people promote themselves by marketing small tasks they can do for $5 ... Continue Reading

Electric Cars Already Mean More Jobs

President Barack Obama’s efforts to boost electric car production within the next five years are already paying off and they’re helping more than just battery makers. Less than a year after the President promised $2.4 billion in federal grants for electric car development and manufacturing, ailing U.S. automakers have started hiring ... Continue Reading

Banks to Unemployed: "Help Wanted"

Banks are showing some signs of emerging from their job-freeze mindset, especially in the area of mortgage lending. While the home loan market is weak right now, banking analysts expect things to pick up in 2011 and 20102 — and they want a steady, capable workforce in place to meet ... Continue Reading

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