Like a Rock: Geosciences Offer Recession-Proof Jobs

July 2, 2011 by admin  
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NEW YORK (MainStreet) — The world’s huge appetite for energy and global industry’s checkered record on cleaning up after itself is actually cause for good news – if you want a career. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a huge growth in geosciences jobs, so how can you make that ... Continue Reading

My Employer Can’t Pay Me: Now What?

June 30, 2011 by admin  
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NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Saab, a Swedish car company, announced Wednesday that is doesn’t have enough money to pay wages to 3,700 employees. The announcement follows months of financial struggles, including product shortages and problems with paying suppliers that indicate the company is in route to filing bankruptcy. While Saab’s fate ... Continue Reading

Joining a Startup: What You Should Know

June 21, 2011 by admin  
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NEW YORK (MainStreet) — With the U.S. unemployment rate currently a shade over 9% and the “underemployment” rate closer to 20%, jobless Americans can’t be too picky about the jobs they take. But before you jump on a position with a fledgling company, make sure you know what you’re getting ... Continue Reading

For-Profit Colleges: New Rules Will Hurt Students

June 10, 2011 by admin  
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NEW YORK (MainStreet) – For-profit colleges expressed their disappointment with new rules handed down by the Obama administration on Thursday that dictate whether such institutions would continue to receive federal student aid. The finalized rules, a revision of guidelines originally proposed in July 2010, target for-profit schools that don’t prepare their ... Continue Reading

Job Interview Tips – How to Handle Questions About Why You Left Your Previous Employment

May 27, 2011 by admin  
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When you become one of the many job seekers out there you know that you are going to be asked a lot of different questions. Some of the hardest questions there might be to ask are the ones about why you left your previous place of employment. Below you’ll find ... Continue Reading

Graduate Employment: Your First Step to the success

April 22, 2011 by admin  
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As an undergraduate sitting in the ashamed of a abode anteroom one can get away with all sorts of things, like accent lectures dressed “casually” or accepting abandoned to shave, or akin achievement abandoned half-awake afterwards a astern night the night before. But aggravating to arise ... Continue Reading

College Grads Hearing ‘You’re Hired’ More Often

April 21, 2011 by admin  
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NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Fear not, college grads, there is a chance you may actually get a job after graduation. At the very least, your odds are much better than they were for the Class of 2010. According to a new survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, ... Continue Reading

Employment And Careers – Check First The Emotional Atmosphere

March 1, 2011 by admin  
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We are all in a transitional stage daily as we all know the careers employment path has always been subjected.. Let us just say everyday is a process from chaos to creation and then to implementation. Any system is always subjected to gradual grinding to growth. The ... Continue Reading

Most effective way to mention the position in employment points

February 28, 2011 by admin  
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For those who have never created any resume, the empty web page you are facing can be extremely overwhelming. Whilst you could illustrate your task obligations in your buddies, record these in a new resume along with exhibiting exactly how the encounter to date complies with your job objectives is ... Continue Reading

New Jobless Claims Dip Below 420,000

December 24, 2010 by admin  
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NEW YORK (MainStreet) –  Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, according to the latest figures from the Labor Department. Initial jobless claims fell to 420,000, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 423,000. This is the third time in four weeks that jobless claims dropped. Moreover, ... Continue Reading