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U.S. private employers cut jobs in August, a report by a payrolls processor found. Another report found the number of planned layoffs at U.S. firms fell to their lowest level in ten years, but there is little to suggest that companies are on the verge of hiring on a scale to lower the unemployment rate. The private sector eliminated 10,000 jobs in August compared with a revised gain of 37,000 jobs in July, according to ADP Employer services. The July figure had been reported as a gain of 42,000. Job losses have been driven by the public sector.

If you have been job hunting online, you probably have gotten e-mails from job sites that promise you your dream job. You probably also have gotten a host of offers to return to school for everything from nursing to work from home classes. Sometimes they may sound pretty good and you click the link on what looks like it may be the job for you. It opens up and you find that there is an advertisement offering education, free ring tones, or a survey. This page usually wants some personal information about you, not to mention those all important cell phone digits. If you go past that page it...

If you have been job hunting online, you probably have gotten e-mails from job sites that promise you your dream job. You probably also have gotten a host of offers to return to school for everything from nursing to work from home classes. Sometimes they may sound pretty good and you click the link on what looks like it may be the job for you. It opens up and you find that there is an advertisement offering education, free ring tones, or a survey. This page usually wants some personal information about you, not to mention those all important cell phone digits. If you go past that page it...

If you have been job hunting online, you probably have gotten e-mails from job sites that promise you your dream job. You probably also have gotten a host of offers to return to school for everything from nursing to work from home classes. Sometimes they may sound pretty good and you click the link on what looks like it may be the job for you. It opens up and you find that there is an advertisement offering education, free ring tones, or a survey. This page usually wants some personal information about you, not to mention those all important cell phone digits. If you go past that page it...

If you have been job hunting online, you probably have gotten e-mails from jobsites that promise you your dream job. You probably also have gotten a host of offers to return to school for everything from nursing to work from home classes. Sometimes they may sound pretty good and you click the link on what looks like it may be the job for you. It opens up and you find that there is an advertisement offering education, free ring tones, or a survey. This page usually wants some personal information about you, not to mention those all important cell phone digits. If you go past that page it...

If you have been job hunting online, you probably have gotten e-mails from jobsites that promise you your dream job. You probably also have gotten a host of offers to return to school for everything from nursing to work from home classes. Sometimes they may sound pretty good and you click the link on what looks like it may be the job for you. It opens up and you find that there is an advertisement offering education, free ring tones, or a survey. This page usually wants some personal information about you, not to mention those all important cell phone digits. If you go past that page it...

Yes, it is officially September! Though the advertisers have been running the "back to school" clothing sales for what seems to be months. Many offices are transitioning back from their more lenient summer office attire policies. Instead of just dragging out the same fall clothes why not take advantage of some of the deals of the season? I know what some of you are thinking…how can I afford to by myself new clothes this year with the state of the economy and school supplies lists increasing every year?? Here are some ways to treat yourself without racking up those...

Temp agencies have a distinct purpose in the job market, fill voids for the companies they recruit for. There a few ways to help make the most of your temp resume. Know your field Be clear about the position you are looking for. Once you have conveyed the job you want, provide a resume to match. The agency may call you with available positions outside of what you are looking for. Don’t be quick to tell them no. Even if you do not plan to take the job, the interview is great practice. Know your skills Many agencies only recruit for specific skills or job fields. Do your research and...

In 1979, Tom Shea founded Florida's first outplacement firm, which became one of the original units of Right Management. He heads Right's Florida/Caribbean Region, with six offices statewide and in Puerto Rico. Now in over 50 countries, Right Management, a subsidiary of Manpower, provides a full range of talent and career management services. As a thought leader known for anticipating and guiding organizations through the challenges of rapid change, Tom has been called upon as an expert panelist by major news organizations and has appeared on CNN, ABC, CBS and NBC. Tom is a Branch...

Traditional portfolios can be cumbersome and generally do not last through the years. However, digital portfolios can not only present your accomplishment with technical flare but have a long shelf life. Oversize paper portfolios can be carried to your interview destination but do not have the capacity to be e-mailed or managed on the web like the digital design. Susan Amirian, Ed.D, Assistant Professor at East Stroudsburg University and Eleanor Flanigan, Ed.D., Professor of Information and Decision Science at Montclair State University present a step by step guide in learning how to...

Online job boards are a great resource to use when beginning your job search. It can also take a tremendous amount of time to visit each site, search job openings and go through the application process. What if you could just search all job boards at once? Your time spent online job hunting would be reduced from hours to minutes each day. The good news is that there are websites that specialize in assisting you with job search efforts by acting as your personal job search agent. Resume Rabbit and My Job Hunter are two websites that specialize in doing the legwork for you. The services...

A portfolio is a collection of all that describes you as a professional including your accomplishments, trainings and samples of your work along with your resume. Portfolios are wonderful to have when opportunities present themselves to express your skills. It's your personal and professional brag book. A portfolio is great to carry with you during an interview, at a seminar or ready to be handed to your boss for a promotion. If you have a variety of different work experiences, putting together your professional scrap book will help you discover where your true and...

When you are unemployed you may have lots of time to fill. Volunteering is a great way to fill your free time. Here is an opportunity to volunteer that will help you tune up your job skills as well. Jobseekers - JOBCAMP NEEDS YOU, Please volunteer Volunteer for JobCamp4 WE NEED YOUR HELP!! JobCamp is run completely by volunteers and in order to make this event a success, we need your help. If you have two hours or all day on the day of the event, please consider volunteering to work in one of the following areas: •Mock Interview Room •Resume Review Room •Registration &bull...

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), enacted by congress last February, presented key economical goals and allocated $90 billion of stimulus to be invested in the clean energy sector, energy efficiency, electric transportation, renewables, smart grid technologies, green building and construction, and green manufacturing in the US. The Recovery and Reinvestment Act has four investment goals: 1. Solar – Lower solar power costs by 50% by 2015, which will bring a significantly faster return on investment for customers, and will also bring the cost of watts to a...

Many large companies with several positions don’t bother to list their openings on familiar job search engines . It is costly and they often have their own well developed websites that are used for recruitment purposes.  Many of the candidates that find jobs on company websites were referred by friends or associates on the inside.  In effect, the jobs may get filled before you know about them. One example, Go Daddy, currently has over 100 open positions listed on their website.  You won’t often find these jobs on typical job search websites.  Other companies...

Currently there are at least 73 US Congressional seats at risk of changing hands. Almost all (66 of 73) are held now by Democrats. With over 15 million unemployed Americans, it is the unemployed voters who just might make all the difference who wins in November. According to Wikipedia: "On November 2, 2010, halfway through President Barack Obama's first term in office. Elections will be held for all 435 House seats, representing the 50 U.S. states. Elections also will be held for the delegates from the District of Columbia and four of the five major U.S. territories. The only seat...

It appears that laying-off workers is one of the best strategies for CEOs to earn outsized salaries. While over 8 million jobs have been lost during this continuing jobless recession, CEOs of major companies have reaped the rewards from those layoffs.  CEOS earn big salaries amid large layoffs The 10 highest-paid CEO layoff leaders with firms that let people go between Nov. 1, 2008 and April 1, 2010 are: Fred Hassan, Schering-Plough, earned $49.7 million last year, $33 million after leaving the company when the firm merged with Merck. About 16,000 were laid off; Johnson & Johnson&...

Recap of part 1 Yesterday’s article described some of the inconveniences created by being home to over 100 institutions of higher learning, and what some colleges are doing to be better neighbors to surrounding cities and towns. Today you’ll learn about some unexpected ways to enhance your career, extend medical science, provide opinions on products, and get healthy teeth. Area colleges benefit more than just students Boston-area colleges and universities provide abundant opportunities for education and research, but there are some unexpected (and unusual) benefits too. Here are...

In Chicago nature can literally be found in between high-rise buildings and concrete walkways. Seagulls, ducks and geese float on lake water waves whether calm or stormy. And if you look closely, you can see their little webbed feet paddling underneath. No matter the size or intensity, they float with the waves. When just as easily, they can flap their wings and fly away. In this same Chicago, every day you can see what the twenty-first century face of natural selection looks like—people, walking about with stationary faces, silent expressions or noisy dispositions. Every one is equal...

Captivating romance or accurate historical, this Gone With the Wind style novel was most popular in the 1940’s, the same era that banned it from circulation in 14 U.S. states, “starting with Massachusetts, where the attorney general counted 70 references to sexual intercourse, 39 illegitimate pregnancies and 10 abortions and recommended an adding machine for anyone who hoped to keep track of Amber's many suitors.” You see, this book was about a young orphan girl in London during the 1700’s who slept her way to the top. Amber St. Clare, who has been referenced as...