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

Top Mistakes to Not Make When You Are Unemployed or Laid Off

Severance Package Vacation Many Americans, who have been laid off are given a severance package if the company allows for it. For some this “package” can mean paychecks for week, months or even years. Many former employees see this time as a “paid vacation.” Sadly it should never be approached that ... 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

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

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

College Graduate Unemployed to Employed to Unemployed Again

The job market is getting extremely difficult with everyone looking for employment. You have new college graduates that are entering the work force wanting to start their careers and make a living for themselves. Than  you have the inidual who has been working for the past ten plus years with all ... Continue Reading

Don’t Become a "Mule" for Scammers!

There’s a new type of scam going around these days, called a “mule”. It’s directed primarily at unemployed people, offering them a position as a customer survey specialist, better known as a “mystery shopper”. It looks  inviting- especially if you are out of work and desperate for cash, because the “offer” ... Continue Reading

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