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Job Search

Jobless Job Seekers

April 5, 2011

A new study conducted by researchers at UCLA and the State University of New York at Stony Brook shows that the longer job seekers remain unemployed, the lower their chances of finding work will be. The bad news was delivered by Geoffrey Ho, lead researcher of the study at the University of California-Los Angeles Anderson [...]

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The Jobs Report

February 9, 2011

The January jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics claims there was a recent drop in the unemployment rate from 9.4 % to 9.0 % and a drop hiring at the same time. That’s interesting news, but how is that possible? When firms slow the rate of new hires, the unemployment rate should increase.

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2010 Job Report

January 12, 2011

Despite many economists forecasting that recent data has signaled that economic growth is accelerating and that hiring would follow suit, the latest and much anticipated report on the American job market released by the Labor Department confirms what most people already knew:

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Job Growth Paths for Second Careers

December 16, 2010

What do you do if your career has been stunted or your industry has slowed to a halt, but are not in a position to enjoy retirement? The struggle to find a new job in your field may pale in comparison to the challenge of embarking upon a new career altogether.

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