February 2012
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The Importance of Networking
Preface: My job search took place during the height of the recession, and although unemployment is currently declining, there are still too many who are out of work.
An article I read during the summer of 2009 stated that for every one job opportunity, there were five people out of work and ready to fill that position. The article also compared job search to a game of musical chairs. It was an...
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Episode 5: Jobless Americans Fall in Love with...
For the informal group of jobless New Yorkers who had exhausted their 99 weeks of unemployment benefits, the Occupy Wall Street movement came as a dream fulfilled.
As the protests took root in Zuccotti Park, the 99ers found a mass of people who cared about the plight of the jobless and wanted to do something about it. The emergence of the Occupy movement, one 99er said, felt “like...
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“President Obama signed the unemployment extensions bill last night. To see how...”
– Extended Benefits - New York State Department of Labor
quote via NYSLabor on Facebook
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Discrimination Against the Unemployed
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The History of Unemployment -- The Unemployed...
When Occupy Wall Street burst on the scene last September, the movement seemed unique and unprecedented. The latest installment of “F**ked: The United States of Unemployment,” traces the long history of occupation as a strategy of the unemployed. And the brutal response by law enforcement.
Severe mass unemployment struck regularly before the 1930’s. Desperate people hit the...
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10 Lessons Jeremy Lin Can Teach Us Before We Go To... →
Lin-sanity has swept up the NBA over the last week. Now it seems like the phenomenon has gone worldwide.
Friday’s 38 point performance by Harvard grad Jeremy Lin for the New York Knicks against the LA Lakers was his greatest performance yet as a starter, since he burst on to the scene and propelled the team to 4 straight wins.
Lin now has over 200,000 followers on Twitter. He’s got over 800,000...
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Khan Academy Makes You Smarter →
Step number 3 in getting back to work is “Get Smarter”. The tricky part is doing this with free tools at your disposal, which may take a little digging. The good news however is that I’ve just stumbled upon The Kahn Academy, which has thousands of free training and educational videos for you to take advantage of.
At a glance it looks like their strengths lie in math,...
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Were You Terminated Due to Personality Conflict,...
One of the hardest things for job-seeking individuals to get passed is the pain of termination. You and the boss did not get along. So who goes? Why, you, of course! You’re fired! It’s bad enough if you lose your job through corporate downsizing, “restructuring,” company relocation or closure, but to lose your job because someone in power favored someone over you, sabotaged you or made a bad...
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Can Pinterest Help Your Job Search? →
Just when you thought you had mastered the job search on all social media platforms, along came Pinterest.
You’ve optimized your Facebook and LinkedIn pages and you’ve got the Twesume. Now it’s time to amp up your job search even more by putting your resume on Pinterest.
Read more on Mashable.
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Find The Official Unemployed Pinboard by The 405 Club on Pinterest.
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Women Less Likely to Seek Help Job Hunting |... →
Men may not stop to ask for directions when lost, but they will ask for help when it comes to finding a job. According to a survey of more than 2,000 job seekers conducted by DrWoody/TweetMyJOBS, men are significantly more likely than women to reach out to professional connections when trying to land their next job.
What do you think? Any truth to this?
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Episode 3: Unemployment Brings Soul-Searching
Certain experiences will always force a reevaluation of life’s priorities. The birth of a child, a near-death experience — or getting fired. The latest episode of Salon’s video series on unemployment in America begins with Theresa Iacovo, a laid-off truck dispatcher, reminiscing on all of the Christmases she missed during her 20-year career. “Why did I give up that time with my...
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Employment Rate For Young Adults Lowest In 60...
“A full 88 percent say they’re either making enough to suit their needs now, or expect to in the future. And 60 percent of people ages 18 to 34 say their children will have a better standard of living than them. That prediction is notably more confident than that of people ages 35 and older, of whom only 43 percent have a similarly hopeful view.
Young people are probably correct to say that their...
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“What’s it like to be unemployed for more than a year?
How many...”
– Unemployed For A Long Time? We Want To Tell YOUR Story via Business Insider
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What You Need to Know Before Enrolling in...
You lost your job. You’re tired of that field anyway, so now you’ve decided to go back to school for new skills and make a career change. It’s a wonderful idea to want to better oneself and a sound one that makes sense—in an ideal world. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to learn and advance in one’s education. But before you take out that hefty loan for a certificate program and have a debt...
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“Ok, so I did say I was going to do some wacky things. I handed out a few resumes...”
– For Future Reference: How Do I Get Noticed?
Any words of advice for Angela on her job hunt?
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"Unemployment" is a Dirty Word.
Tens of millions of Americans are involuntarily jobless, but being unemployed still carries a stigma.
“Many people hadn’t told their families or friends, because they were ashamed,” explains Sam Talbot, an unemployed cook, in the second installment of Salon.com’s new video series, “F**ked: The United States of Unemployment”. Some people didn’t want to be on camera...
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Jobless Rate Falls to 8.3%, Altering Face of... →
#NYJobs #Jobs #Jobsearch
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“WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama may help Jennifer Wedel’s husband find...”
– Obama Helps Woman With Husband’s Resume After Google Plus Hangout - The Huffington Post
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Five Good Reasons to Hire the Unemployed →
1. It’s good public relations. Become a hero by letting it be known that you’re interested in hiring the best folks for the job, regardless of their current employment status. This will not only benefit your brand, but it may draw talent to your company (people who like the way you do business) and inspire loyalty among the staff.
2. Potential tax breaks. In 2010, the IRS offered...