World growth at risk as U.S. employment stumbles
ottawacitizen.com – WASHINGTON/LONDON – The world’s economic outlook darkened on Friday as reports showed U.S. employment growth slowing sharply, Chinese factory output barely growing and European manufacturing fallin…
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BAE Systems to axe 600 jobs | Business
guardian.co.uk – BAE Systems has announced plans to close an historic factory in Newcastle upon Tyne and axe up to 620 jobs as defence industry cuts continue to exact a heavy toll on the workforce of Britain’s larg…
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IT sector slows down hiring to cut costs
profit.ndtv.com – The information technology sector in the country witnessed a steep decline in hiring activities as most companies embraced cost cutting measures to tide over uncertain economic conditions, say expe…
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2,000 to lose jobs when GM factory closes
thechronicleherald.ca – General Motors is going ahead with plans to close its consolidated plant in Oshawa, Ont., in what its union calls a “disgusting” move it says will eliminate 2,000 jobs directly and many thousands m…
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CAW Local 222 president ‘absolutely disgusted’ by decision to close GM Oshawa consolidated car plant – Peterborough Examiner – Ontario, CA
thepeterboroughexaminer.com – OSHAWA — The president of the Canadian Auto Workers Local 222 says he’s “absolutely disgusted” at the news the General Motors plant in Oshawa will close next year. Chris Buckley represents workers …
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Unemployed veterans skilled in doing jobs, not in finding them
myfoxal.com – Veterans today are having a harder time finding jobs than most Americans — but why? They leave the military with sought-after skills. Most are willing to move for the right job. Employers who hire…
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EI reforms come with few risks for Harper’s Tories
thechronicleherald.ca – MONTREAL—Superimpose Canada’s election map over the country’s employment-challenged areas and what you find is a federal government that is tightening the benefits of seasonal workers from the sa…
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Atlantic Canada’s three wise men call for the inevitable – The Globe and Mail
theglobeandmail.com – The multimillionaire owner of a Nova Scotia seafood company says young people and immigrants are being driven away from Atlantic Canada because residents don’t like change and want the world to lea…
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Zambia targets 8% growth to fight poverty – Times LIVE
timeslive.co.za – There has been a frank admission that the current growth rates that have averaged 6.5% per year have proved insufficient to reduce poverty, which still runs at about 60%. Finance and National Plann…
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No plan: PF government pleads with China to create jobs for Zambians
zambianwatchdog.com – Ceremonial Vice President says Zambia is looking for help from developed countries to resolve her unemployment problems. Guy Scott says advanced countries such as the peoples’ republic of China can…
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We are not human resources or human capital. We are human beings. (Gurteen Knowledge)
gurteen.com – We are not human resources or human capital. We are human beings. Posted to Gurteen Knowledge-Log by David Gurteen on 27 May 2012
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Video: Layoffs on the rise across Corporate America – USATODAY.com
usatoday.com – More bad economic news: Layoffs are rising across Corporate America, according to business consultant firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas. Leading the pack, as reported in this Reuters video: Compu…
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Why the Layoffs at Hewlett Packard Could Be Just the Beginning – Bright Side Of News*
brightsideofnews.com – *Note: Since Sony does not provide Sony Electronics employment figures we went with the whole company’s employment figures. Realistically, their number should be much lower.
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7 deadly interview sins
workopolis.com – Christina Bruce| May 31, 2012 5:02 PM 0 Comments Send Email Form Recipient Email(s) *: Separate multiple emails with a semicolon (;) Sorry, we are having technical issues please try again later d…
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Identify Your Employability Skills and Predict Your Future
cnmag.ca – Where will the top 10 jobs be in 2020? Being in the middle of a transition from a manufacturing-based economy to a knowledge-based one that produces ideas and concepts, it’s hard to make accurate p…
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Job opportunities for Indian students remain in UK – The Economic Times
economictimes.indiatimes.com – NEW DELHI: With the post-study leave to remain in the UK having been discontinued for foreign students under the Tier 4 visa rules, there’s a lot of concern among Indians who are looking at UK as a…
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Depth of India’s downturn takes some by surprise – The Globe and Mail
theglobeandmail.com – India has just recorded its slowest growth since 2003-2004, when it was gripped by a crippling drought. There is no drought now, but even the imminent monsoon won’t fix its problems. Video: Could S…
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Australia’s largest beef producer to employ hundreds of Indian workers – India – DNA
dnaindia.com – Anticipating hardships in finding skilled workers on-shore, the largest beef producer of the continent, Australia Agriculture Co (AAco), may recruit hundreds of Indian workers for its new abattoir …
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Myanmar sees jobless ‘time bomb’
timescolonist.com – Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi urged foreign firms on Friday to invest cautiously in fastchanging Myanmar and give priority to creating jobs as much as making profits to help defuse the “time bomb…
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When the unemployable become ungovernable
thestar.com.my – SINGAPORE: When 75 million people aged between 15 and 24 are out of work around the world, it is no exaggeration to call this a crisis. Worse, many are so dispirited by the doors shut in their face…
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Obama’s jobs hunt – Chicago Sun-Times
suntimes.com – LYNN SWEET Twitter: @lynnsweet June 1, 2012 9:33PM President Barack Obama waves as he walks off Air Force One after arriving at O’Hare on Friday. | PAUL BEATY~AP WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama…
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US economy souring, so what’s a Democrat to do? – BusinessWeek
businessweek.com – Five months before the elections, the uneven economic recovery is sputtering and job growth is anemic. Stock prices are down to 2011 levels and news on the European debt front is menacing. Ride it …
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Telus investing $650 million, creating 900 new Ontario jobs – thestar.com
thestar.com – Telus Corp. says exponential growth in demand for high-speed Web browsing, video and data services on mobile devices is a key driver behind its plan to hire 900 workers in Ontario this year as it e…
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Recruiting employers to hire teens
philly.com – When the U.S. labor secretary came to Philadelphia a few weeks ago, she helped Mayor Nutter launch the city’s ambitious teen summer employment program. “When you know people are relying on you, you…
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Articles: Seventy-Six Trombones and 8.2% Unemployment
americanthinker.com – This week the economic news is so grim even the media’s usual qualifier “unexpected” is meaningless. We have grown to expect a stagnant economy on the rocks. Meantime, the Obama campaign is headin…
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COLUMN: Iowa needs workers in ‘middle-skill’ range
wcfcourier.com – Iowa’s jobless rate may be less than 5 percent now, but workers in the “middle-skill” level are being left behind. According to a new study from Iowa Workforce Development, there’s a “mismatch” of …
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