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60 Minutes and Bad Employment Laws

by on Feb. 24, 2012 in The State of the Job Market

Photo:  Leo Reynolds If you don’t watch 60 Minutes, you’re seriously missing out on what I’d consider the most informative show on TV. Give it a shot this Sunday, it’s awesome. Lately they’ve been making news by reporting the news. After airing a story about the STOCK Act, a bill aimed at barring politicians from [...]

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Job Review – Banking and What to Consider

by on Feb. 16, 2012 in Featured Careers

Photo:  artemuestra In the past we’ve discussed various jobs I thought were cool and how to get those jobs. We talked with an NFL scout about how to work in that business, a video game buyer about how to break into that industry, and an ad sales director about how to work in the “work [...]

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Is Unemployment Really Down, or Are We Being Duped?

by on Dec. 22, 2011 in The State of the Job Market, Thinking Differently

Photo: Marco Magrini There’s been a lot of news this week about unemployment and new jobless claims being down, in the case of new jobless claims, way down. I’ve written about how to figure out the jobs numbers before, and I’m skeptical about what these numbers actually mean. Because they are compiled from incomplete and [...]

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What Generation Has Suffered Most in This Economy?

by on Nov. 17, 2011 in The Job Market

Photo:   Tom Giebel I had lunch with a recruiter this week, and halfway through the meal our conversation moved to the difficulties of “older” workers in this recession. On the front end, many have lost their jobs while on the back end their assets have totally collapsed. Because of their age (and, ironically, their [...]

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Open Letter to Amazon Job Search Book Reviewer

by on Oct. 13, 2011 in Attitude, Getting a job

Photo:  Ben Grantham I was looking at a job search book on Amazon today and stumbled upon a few of the reader comments. The first review made a point that struck me as both legitimate and bullshit at the same time. How’s that possible? Allow me to explain.

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Employment and Education Trends – Article Review

by on Aug. 19, 2011 in The State of the Job Market

Photo:  DonkeyHotey Over the past few days I’ve been reading a very interesting article in The Atlantic. Yes, I said “over the past few days,” and I’m convinced that no human could consume an article this long in a single sitting. The Atlantic is one of the oldest publications in the country (over 150 years) [...]

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Figuring Out the Jobs Numbers

by on Jan. 14, 2011 in Applying for jobs, The State of the Job Market

Photo:  Toni Blay So – week after week we get updates on the nation’s unemployment numbers.  Right now, 9.3% unemployment is the reigning figure.  So that means 9.3% of the country is unemployed, right?  Ah, no.  It’s much more complicated than that, and the picture gets worse for job seekers when you look at the [...]

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Get a Job the New-Fashioned Way

by on Dec. 21, 2010 in Applying for jobs, New Networking

Photo: Håkan Dahlström Today I tried out Network Roulette on Brazen Careerist. For those unfamiliar, Brazen Careerist is a social network for Gen Ys to create and expand their professional network (and one of our favorites). Network Roulette is like speed dating for networking –

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Being a Stalker Has its Perks

by on Sep. 09, 2010 in Getting a job, Networking, New Networking

(Photo: Wanda G) So – you’re on the hunt for a new job.  Maybe you’re starting a new career, maybe you’re just getting your career started.  Maybe you’re new to the job search, maybe you’ve been at it for a while.  Either way, you need to be an informed searcher. 

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