Recent Posts Tagged With 'jobs'

• Market Yourself: Put a Bounty on Your Dream Job

  Posted on Tuesday February 3rd, 2009 at 14:36 in Marketing, jobs, features, bounties

  The economy is tough, and you’re looking for a job. But braving career fairs and online job sites can be frustrating and fruitless. Just this week, hundreds camped out for job openings at the Miami fire department. And, indeed, these are tough ...

• Target Issues Layoffs: At Least 1,000 To Lose Jobs

  Posted on Wednesday January 28th, 2009 at 09:44 in jobs, Economy, features, retail, target, layoffs

  Target has announced that it will cut 9% of its headquarters staff and close a Arkansas distribution center,  which includes 600 employees and 400 open positions, according to a statement issued by the company. These changes will be effective immedi...

• Economic Stimulus: Where Will Jobs Be Created?

  Posted on Friday January 23rd, 2009 at 16:59 in Barack Obama, jobs, Economy, features, congress, Nancy Pelosi, bureau of labor statistics

  As President Barack Obama seeks to get Congressional approval for an economic stimulus package by mid February, it is interesting to look at where the proposed stimulus would create jobs. The Wall Street Journal has released information about where j...

• 11 Million Americans Now Unemployed

  Posted on Friday January 9th, 2009 at 15:53 in jobs, Economy, features, unemployment, recession

  The unemployment rate ballooned in December to 7.2%, up from 6.8% in November and 5% in April, according to a government jobs report released today. As the nations employers shed 524,000 jobs last month, more than 11 million Americans are now unemplo...

• IT Salaries Tanking

  Posted on Tuesday January 6th, 2009 at 13:48 in jobs, it, features, shoeboxed mail-in

  The economy is bad, and it’s hitting the IT sector head on. The country is experiencing the lowest hiring demand for IT professionals in at least 15 years as extensive layoffs, cost-cutting and hiring freezes are putting the squeeze on higher-p...

• Companies Cutting Costs and Shedding Jobs

  Posted on Tuesday December 9th, 2008 at 09:58 in Barack Obama, credit, jobs, Economy, features, recession, credit suisse, dupont, avis, at&t

  A government report issued Friday announced that the U.S. economy lost 533,000 jobs in November, bringing this year’s total to 1.9 million jobs lost. This was the worst monthly job loss since December 1974. With the tight credit market, credit ...