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ADP Report Shows Job Losses Persist, But Slow in October

By John Hazard ⋅ November 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The U.S. private sector cut 203,000 jobs in October, the smallest drop in more than a year, according to the ADP National Employment Report (PDF).
“The report signals unemployment will keep climbing even after the economy begins to expand, one reason why Federal Reserve policy makers may pledge to keep interest rates low for a long [...]

The New York Yankees Are Good for the Economy

By Kensington Moore ⋅ November 3, 2009 ⋅ One comment

We had all better start rooting for the New York Yankees.
The Yankees aren’t just good for baseball. They’re not just good for New York. The Yankees are good for the economy, wrote Conor Dougherty, on the Wall Street Journal’s “Real Time Economics” blog.
Dougherty, a San Francisco Giants fan and self-proclaimed unbiased source, tracked Gross Domestic [...]

Layoffs Lead to Job Openings

By Donald Sears ⋅ October 30, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Don’t discount the companies making headlines for layoffs. Those pink-slip-passers can be a good source of jobs, said several human-resources experts who spoke to the Wall Street Journal.
[I]f you’re unemployed you shouldn’t automatically write off opportunities at companies that are in the news for letting people go. Chances are, there will be job opportunities elsewhere [...]

Government Job Applications Tangled in Red Tape

By Donald Sears ⋅ October 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The U.S. government has hefty hiring plans between now and 2012, but its job-application process is hobbled by obscure, government-specific requirements and a barely functioning notification process, according to The Wall Street Journal. Changes are being made that are expected to improve the application requirements and notification process, but a number of job seekers and [...]

Are COOs a Vanishing Breed?

By Donald Sears ⋅ September 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Many senior vice presidents are being handed the responsibilities of chief operating officers as cost-cutting has chopped rungs from the corporate ladder, says the Wall Street Journal.
“The CEO wants to be closer to the action,” says Tom Kolder, president of Crist|Kolder Associates, a Hinsdale, Ill., executive-search firm. The recession may be accelerating the trend as [...]

How to Watch Those Job Search Expenses

By Donald Sears ⋅ September 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

How much are you really spending to try and land that director-level or VP job? Be honest.
Costs for travel, networking events, clothes, drinks, resumes, job fairs, dry cleaning, dinners–it all adds up, really fast. Do you need to schmooze your way in to bankruptcy, or should you be a little smarter with your dough and [...]