Unemployment
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May 21, 2013
I am going to confess to something a bit less than flattering about myself: I’m not very good at job interviews. I am not the most...
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May 20, 2013
When the job market stinks, many college students take refuge in graduate school, figuring the time and money spent getting a master’s degree will boost their career prospects. But with the interest rate on student loans doubling to 6.8 percent...
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April 17, 2013
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Newly minted MBA...
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April 10, 2013
The recession has been officially over for more than two years, but it often doesn’t feel like it, especially if you are still looking for a job.
The U.S. Department of Labor reported on Friday that payrolls only rose by 88,000 workers last...
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April 2, 2013
So I was laid off recently. I had a feeling it was coming, but the big corporate overlords kept mum about the whole thing. And even though I knew it was...
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March 27, 2013
Department of Defense employees are bracing themselves for the upcoming furlough — a mandatory, unpaid day once a week for up to 22 weeks. The furlough reflects one of the many federal budget cuts enacted by the sequestration.
Here are five...
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March 20, 2013
Yesterday, I learned the value of trading a promising opportunity for financial security. I recently concluded a six-month communications internship with the City of Seattle’s Office of Economic Development (OED) and Office of Film + Music (OFM...
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March 12, 2013
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — A little cake, a little speech, a little bonus in the paycheck: If you want happier, more productive workers, make sure you recognize their career achievements...
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March 10, 2013
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — The online recruiting firm...
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February 28, 2013
I may have inadvertently landed the cushiest job on my college campus last year. I work as a telephone interviewer for an organization that conducts surveys for non-profit groups and government agencies. It's like telemarketing but I'm not...









