Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Aging workforce challenges manufacturers

Boston Globe
"In many ways, the aging of the workforce will be like a tide, drawing the talents of older workers out of the labor force," said Stephen Sweet, ...

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Employers Increasingly Expect Some Education After High School

New York Times (blog)
By JACQUES STEINBERG Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce Projections of job availability for those with postsecondary education. ...

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

The Unemployed Held Hostage

New York Times
Since June 1, when federal unemployment benefits began to expire, an estimated 325000 jobless workers have been cut off. That number will swell to 1.25 ...

Monday, June 14, 2010

Stress of long-term unemployment takes a toll on thousands of Jerseyans who ...

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
But the repercussions of chronic unemployment go beyond the loss of a paycheck or the realization that one might never find the same kind of job again. ...

Small gains are forseen in the teen summer job market

NorthJersey.com
Today's tech-savvy teenagers are apt to conduct 90 percent of their job search on the Internet and submit applications online. While job-search sites like ...

Avoid the things that make a career coach scream

NorthJersey.com
This gives me an interesting perspective and, after all these years, I can usually tell immediately how likely someone is to be successful at a job search ...

Friday, June 11, 2010

YouTube - Summer Job Search

Some BC students are finding summer jobs through Twitter, while others are getting paid to update Facebook pages.

Older workers face longer job search

Eye on the Economy- msnbc.com
The job hunt has been particularly difficult for workers 55 and older. Experts say 29 percent of unemployed people 55 or older had been out of work for a ...

New to saving? 3 steps to a bigger nest egg

CNNMoney
I don't think there's necessarily a "best" way when it comes to saving money. What works for you, may not be ideal for someone else. ...

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Even for summer jobs, teens should craft a résumé

Washington Post

Even with a tough job market for teens, many don't think they need a résumé for their summer job search. "A résumé is important. ...

Lying on your resume today may hinder your career in the future

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com By Lee Miller/The Star-Ledger CAREER COACH: Lee E. Miller

Last week, the New York Times reported that Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal had, ...