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

Has Unemployment Peaked in Rich Countries?

PARIS (AP) — Unemployment in rich countries may have peaked — but there are still 17 million more people out of work than at the start of the crisis, the OECD said Wednesday. They are “the human cost of the crisis,” OECD chief Angel Gurria said, urging governments not to neglect ... Continue Reading

For a New Generation, an Elusive American Dream

GRAFTON, Mass. — After breakfast, his parents left for their jobs, and Scott Nicholson, alone in the house in this comfortable suburb west of Boston, went to his laptop in the living room. He had placed it on a small table that his mother had used for a vase of ... Continue Reading

How Providing Good Customer Service Can Keep You Employed

In this uncertain economy, having a job that pays the bills every month is a blessing. If you’ve heard rumors that your company may be thinking of making some cuts, here are a few tips on how good customer service can make for good job security. Leave It At The Door Okay, so ... Continue Reading

D.C. Named Best City for Job Seekers

Unemployed residents of St. Louis may want to consider moving to Washington, D.C. For the second month in a row, the nation’s capital has been ranked the least difficult city for job hunters to find a position by Juju.com, a job search engine that specializes in making Web-based job searches ... Continue Reading

The Search: Weighing the Risk and Freedom of Self-Employment

SITTING in their cubicles, rolling their eyes over the latest bureaucratic slowdown or marveling at the near-incompetence of higher-ups, some employees are thinking: If only I were my own boss, I wouldn’t have these problems. Sean Kelly No, they wouldn’t. They’d have a host of different problems. Still, some people make the ... Continue Reading

What to do with a degree in fine art

Fine art graduate Damien Hirst. Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian It’s often said that one must suffer for one’s art and, for aspiring artists, a spell of pennilessness after graduating has historically been de rigueur. This is as true today as ever, shown not only by the fact that 10.7% ... 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

Unemployment figures unlikely to cheer new government

The unemployment rate is expected to stay around 8%. Photograph: David Sillitoe Britain’s new coalition government will receive an immediate report on the state of the economy today, with the release of monthly unemployment figures and the Bank of England’s latest economic forecasts. Economists expect official labour market data due at 9.30am ... Continue Reading

Are You Pretty Enough to Get a Job?

The recession has been blamed for ruining everything from our love lives to Christmas, but one thing we just don’t seem to talk about enough is the impact the bad economy has had on beautiful people. As we’ve reported before, one telltale sign of an economic downturn is that you see ... Continue Reading

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