No matter what you call it, lay-off, downsized, restructure, terminated, pink slipped or fired, it is prevalent in these difficult economic times. It seems as if every news program you watch, or newspaper and business magazine you read, there are statistics of the downturn in the economy; namely, unemployment rates.
According
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Everyone knows that the economy is down, and that jobs are becoming scarce, but are you prepared for what to do if you lose your job? What steps, if any, have you taken to ensure that your transition from employed to job seeker will be as smooth as possible?
As one
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School nursing sounds like a great place to work. You can have summers off, with additional breaks at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and during the spring. Your work hours are the same as your children’s school hours, and best of all, no evenings or weekends! School nurse jobs are not plentiful, so
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Being underemployed is better than being unemployed. Many job seekers are looking to part time work to get by. You might not think this is an option if health insurance is a big concern for you, but luckily, some companies offer excellent benefits for part-time workers.
Starbucks
Pay: The vast majority
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Layoffs are increasing in frequency all across the country. It seems as if no industry is immune to the poor economy. Unfortunately, many of these layoffs come as a complete surprise.
Could you imagine showing up to work like it was any other day and within two hours being told you
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Searching for a job can be quite time consuming as well as discouraging for candidates who do not immediately receive a job offer or hear back from companies after they have submitted their resume, along with their job application. If your spouse has recently started their job search, how can
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Not to pat ourselves on the back or anything (pat pat), but last Wednesday we ran a piece called How to Steal Jobs from Teenagers, with some helpful tips for unemployed grown-ups looking to score summer work. And yesterday, The New York Times ran a piece called At the Shore,
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By David Pitt — AP Personal Finance Writer
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Michael Jugenheimer considers himself lucky. He has a job.
The 22-year-old from Danielson, Conn., received an offer on his graduation day from Grinnell College last month. It was payoff for a search that began in October.
Jugenheimer won’t be using
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Many people have been unemployed for months at this point, and the unemployment rate keeps getting higher. From my experience in job hunting, here are 10 tips to keep you at the top of your job search.
10. Don’t get discouraged. If 1 place rejects you, its no biggie. If 10
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Here are some of my thoughts….
I’ve Re-Connected With Family & Friends
When you work full time and have other life commitments, you’re left with a small window of “free time” to spend with friends and family members. Overlay your free time with others’ availability, and the window of free time shrinks.
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