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In The News | SMEs in Gulf economy, Africa, Skills Gap, Layoffs, Flat U.S. Wages, Sunday papers axed, Improving EI and More

SME role in Gulf economy, jobs growth ‘woefully low’

gulf-times.com – Small and medium enterprises’ (SMEs) contribution to the overall Gulf economy and employment sector is woefully low and need  a big push for the region to enhance its economic diversification, the …

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Improving EI to Connect Canadians with Jobs

conservative.ca – On Thursday, Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, announced improvements to Employment Insurance (EI) that will help to better connect Canadians with available jobs. Ce…

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African countries asked to boost job creation

ghanaweb.com – With the number of youths in Africa set to double by 2045, countries across the continent should boost job creation and help young people to acquire new skills, according to the African Economic Ou…

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NZ employers struggle to fill 50 percent of vacancies

nbr.co.nz – BUSINESSDESK: New Zealand employers struggled to fill about 50% of job vacancies in 2011, with a squeeze on engineers, skilled trade workers and sales representatives. ManpowerGroup’s latest talent…

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CTA Enacts Veterans Hiring Policy « CBS Chicago

chicago.cbslocal.com – CHICAGO (STMW) – As part of a new hiring policy for veterans, the CTA has a goal to attract at least a 20 percent pool of veterans during the application process for positions, including drivers, m…

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RealClearPolitics – Romney and the 6 Percent Solution

realclearpolitics.com – Mitt Romney promised last week, and not for the first time, that the U.S. job market would improve significantly if he is elected president. In interviews with FOX News and Time magazine, the presu…

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Studies: 70 pct. of immigrants want to cry – UPI.com

upi.com – Lost in an increasingly heated debate about U.S. immigration reform is a growing problem of immigrant mental and emotional health, a public-health doctor says. Tragedies like the Thanksgiving weeke…

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Slowing growth hits India’s poorest – ft.com –

moneycontrol.com – Sher Singh has not found work in weeks. The 33-year-old day-labourer – who lives in one of India’s largest industrial districts outside Delhi – says things were different a year ago. “Every day I w…

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NSN cuts SA jobs

itweb.co.za – Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) is trimming its South African workforce by about 160 people as part of its bid to restructure the company and implement a new strategy. NSN says impacted roles include …

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French unions warn of mass job cuts in reform talks

reuters.com – Thomson Reuters is the world’s largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, p…

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NYT: Extended Federal Unemployment

mobile.nytimes.com – Hundreds of thousands of out-of-work Americans are receiving their final unemployment checks sooner than they expected, even though Congress renewed extended benefits until the end of the year. The…

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Find Jobs on CareerBuilder.com

msn.careerbuilder.ca – By now, job seekers hopefully know the two cardinal rules of interview questions: 1. When the interviewer asks if you have any questions, you better have something to ask. 2. You should walk into t…

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10 Interview Questions To Find The Perfect Summer Nanny

mommyish.com – My entire high school career, I was a nanny during the summer. I had the supreme pleasure of taking care of two awesome little kids every day from 7am to 5pm while their mother was at work. Now, I’…

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Back to Civilian Life, Veterans Try Franchises

entrepreneur.com – Mark Kelly spent 25 years as a fighter pilot and served in Iraq and Afghanistan before retiring from the U.S. Air Force in 2009. After entering civilian life and earning a master’s degree in engine…

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Working off the books | EMPLOYMENT

themoscownews.com – With the U.S. labor market in a shambles and the euro zone economies still groaning under the weight of unemployment, Russia might just be the perfect place for jobseekers to send their resumes. Th…

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Working to close the skills gap | The Detroit News

detroitnews.com – Archana Mani of Farmington Hills wants to get back in the work force. But after staying home with her children the past 10 years, the 40-year-old realized she faced an uphill battle. She has her ma…

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IT service skills: Why this gap needs urgent plugging

techrepublic.com – I have never believed in the “Superman” role – this is nothing but a term sold by organizations to employees to do more with less. You cannot be strategic and tactical as the same time – you will f…

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Romney’s Unemployment Rate Dilemma – NYTimes.com

thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com – Mitt Romney is promising to turn the economy around if he is elected president. And there may be no more visceral measure of whether he ultimately keeps that promise than the nation’s unemployment …

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Utah’s low unemployment rate triggers benefits cut

sltrib.com – Utahns who are struggling to find a job are about to find out that there is a downside to the state’s low unemployment rate. The U.S. Department of Labor has notified the state that because Utah’s …

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Get Organized: Tips for Resumes and Cover Letters

pcmag.com – How Do Employers Use Your Materials? To write a great cover letter and resume, you have to understand how the employer is using them. The number one thing to know is that people always read your co…

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Veteran Central: A Career-Oriented Social Network for Vets

mashable.com – After spending nine years on tour with the Navy, Michael Barrett found that adjusting to civilian life — especially finding a stable and well-paying job — was a tough and arduous process. “It’s a d…

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My wheelchair job search – The Globe and Mail

theglobeandmail.com – The Essay is a daily personal story contributed by a reader. Got one to tell? Check out the guidelines here. No one said it would be easy, but life can be so much richer when you focus on the “half…

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$335,310 Per Job: The Cost of the Obama Stimulus in New Mexico

newmexico.watchdog.org – The billions have been spent. The data has been released. How efficiently did President Obama’s controversial stimulus package create or retain jobs in New Mexico? Based on the government’s own dat…

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Coryton refinery to close, 850 jobs could go – Telegraph

telegraph.co.uk – Despite the end of refining the site will continue to operate for the time being, PwC said. After it stops processing crude oil next week it will continue to operate as a “throughput” and blending …

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Greeks Try to Drop Euro Exit Option – Bloomberg

go.bloomberg.com – Greek opinion polls over the weekend showed a shift among voters toward support for country’s membership of the euro zone. From the polls, you might think the June 17 general election has become no…

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Nearly half of employers struggle to fill jobs

scoop.co.nz – Annual survey reveals nearly one in two New Zealand employers struggle to fill jobs Engineers, Sales Representatives and Skilled Trade roles hardest to fill New Zealand (29 MAY 2012) – ManpowerGrou…

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