Wednesday, March 31, 2010

How to launch a successful remote job search

Boston Globe
However, I am going to start, in the next year or so, a search for jobs in a different state. What are some best practices for conducting a job search ...

Friday, March 26, 2010

NJ added 3700 jobs in February, unemployment rate dropped

Asbury Park Press
... and its unemployment rate declined from 9.9 percent to 9.8 percent, the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development said today. ...

How LinkedIn will fire up your career

CNNMoney.com
If you're serious about managing your career, the only social site that really matters is LinkedIn. In today's job market an invitation to "join my ...

Answers About Changing Careers in New York

New York Times (blog)
The questions you raise regarding making a career change midcareer are important concerns for anyone to think about when contemplating making a voluntary ...

Congress Wrestles Over Small-Business Jobs Bill

New York Times (blog)
By ROBB MANDELBAUM Small businesses got a bit of good news on Wednesday when the House of Representatives passed a short-term job-creation bill. ...

Your job search: Fair scheduled for veterans and military personnel

newjerseynewsroom.com
With that in mind, there will be a Job Fair Monday, March 29 for veterans, military personnel and their spouses at Rutgers in Newark.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

National Urban League urges attention on housing, jobs for African Americans

Washington Post
A century later, the league remains focused on housing and jobs. The issues today stem from the disproportionate rate of foreclosure and unemployment that ...

New Jersey Unemployment Rate Declined to 9.8 Percent

BusinessWeek
By Terrence Dopp March 24 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey's unemployment rate fell for a second straight month, to a five-month low of 9.8 percent in February, ...

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Former NJ Gov. Jon Corzine lands jobs as Wall Street CEO, Princeton professor

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Jon Corzine has two new jobs. The Wall Street options and futures firm MG Global Holdings Ltd. announced today that Corzine is its new CEO and chairman, ...

Census data: More job-seekers are coming to Washington

Washington Post
While the Washington area has shed jobs, it has lost far fewer than other metropolitan areas, said John McClain, deputy director of the Center for Regional ...

Christie's N.J. unemployment insurance reforms in Pennacchio bill

Bizjournals.com
Chris Christie to address the state's drained unemployment insurance trust fund. A reduction in the weekly maximum unemployment insurance benefit from $600 ...

Monday, March 22, 2010

Programming error delays 27K NJ unemployment checks from being deposited

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
By Chris Megerian/Statehouse Bureau Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerA security guard allows groups of people waiting in long lines into the unemployment ...

Friday, March 19, 2010

New Skills, Few Job Offers

Wall Street Journal
For many workers, training opens doors—but it doesn't necessarily shorten the job search at a time of high unemployment. Nancy Eade, 55, of Charlotte, NC, ...

Job tips for older unemployed workers

CNNMoney.com
Check out finaid.org and type in "Older" in the search tool. Talkback: Do you know of an older worker who recently found a new job?

Social media becoming a must for the job search

Tampa Tribune
So career counselors increasingly tell their clients to use social media Web sites as part of their job search. Use sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and ...

Obama Calls Jobs Bill a First Step

New York Times
President Obama signed a jobs bill into law on Thursday during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House. By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG WASHINGTON ...

Monday, March 15, 2010

Young veterans face steep unemployment

Los Angeles Times
By Robert Faturechi Young combat veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan have another challenge waiting for them when they return home: steep unemployment. ...

Senate rejects extending funding for youth summer jobs program

Boston Globe
The proposal would have committed $1.3 billion under the Workforce Investment Act, helping to create up to 500000 youth jobs nationwide. ...

Monday, March 1, 2010

Writing a Résumé That Shouts 'Hire Me'

New York Times
Often, people place too much emphasis on the parts of past jobs that they hated — and get new jobs they end up hating, too, she said. ...

Cardinal rule of networking: Reach back to move forward

NorthJersey.com
He had called because he was not getting anywhere in his job search since it began upon his graduation last May (that's nine months ago, in case you're not ...

A push for better workforce training

Philadelphia Inquirer
By Diane Mastrull This nation could well find itself with a workforce lacking the skills needed for the jobs of the future. Those jobs, labor researchers ...

Builders Settle for Jobs as Loans Dry Up

Wall Street Journal
The trend also enables more construction workers to stay on the job. In Las Vegas, the December unemployment rate was 13.1%, according to state estimates, ...

All eyes on the job market

CNNMoney.com
"There's been an extraordinary amount of stimulus put to work, and in terms of stabilizing the global economy in the short term, it did its job," said Ryan ...

More people apply for energy assistance to help with heating

USA Today
New applicants include those who've exhausted unemployment benefits or lost work hours. Michigan, hit hard by auto industry woes in recent years, ...

Sen. Kyl: Extended unemployment benefits to pass

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Senate's second-ranking Republican leader says he expects GOP lawmakers will vote to extend unemployment benefits this week — derailing a ...

Teens try to find work in shrinking job market

ABC12.com
Finding a job is hard these days. If you're a teen, the search is even more difficult. Swartz Creek High School teacher Heidi Camp sees the problem every ...