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Michel Cournoyer
China / Tighter regulation on temporary workers conditions
China amended its labor law on Friday to ensure that workers hired through contracting agents are offered the same conditions as full employees, a move meant to tighten a loophole used by many employers to maintain flexible staffing. Contracting agencies have taken off since China implemented the Labor Contract Law in 2008, which stipulates employers … Continue reading
Chicago / Teachers layoffs in 2011 / Union claims black neighborhoods were targeted
The Chicago Board of Education targeted teachers in black neighborhoods for layoffs in 2011, firing African-American teachers at a higher rate than white coworkers, the teacher’s union claims in a class action. Chicago Teachers Union Local 1; the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, and three teachers sued the Board of Education of the City of … Continue reading
Job Search / Using Google to Find a Job
If you’re an experienced Google user, some (or all) of these search techniques will be familiar to you. If that’s you, feel free to skip ahead to the next section. There are many different ways of manipulating Google’s search results, but these are the methods that are most applicable when searching for jobs. Also, if … Continue reading
US / Twice the time to get a job than before
During the recession that began in December 2007 and ended in June 2009, millions of employed individuals lost their jobs and the ranks of the unemployed nearly doubled. In the aftermath, the number of jobless who were unemployed for 27 weeks or more continued to rise for about a year until early 2010, when it began to level off. In 2007, … Continue reading
Job Search Tool / 200 Action Verbs for Resume
Each point in your experience description should begin with an action verb (using past tense for previous experience and present tense for current experience) to make a vivid and powerful impression of you as a productive contributor—avoid personal pronouns altogether. 200 Resume Action Verbs Achieved Acted Adapted Addressed Administered Advised Aided Allocated Analyzed Approved Arbitrated … Continue reading
Job Search Tool / Free Cover Letter Templates for Microsoft Office
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Job Interview / Overcoming Nervousness
It’s natural to be nervous about a job interview. Someone is about to scrutinize your appearance, mannerisms, what you say, and how you say it. There are ways to combat that feeling of helplessness, Here are some: Be Prepared Accentuate the Positive Don’t Give In to Desperation Practice Relaxation Techniques. Choosen excerpts by Job Market … Continue reading
US / Private sector workers outnumbered by people supported by govn’t in 11 states
In 11 states, private sector workers are outnumbered by people who are dependent on the government, including state workers and those who are receiving welfare or pension. The list: New Mexico 1,53 Mississippi 1,49 California 1,39 Alabama 1,10 New York 1,07 Maine 1,07 South Carolina 1,06 Kentucky 1,05 Illinois 1,03 Hawaii 1,02 Ohio 1,00 Adapted … Continue reading
The 5 Basic Job Search Skills
Finding a new job is a massive undertaking that can consume a lot of time and effort for job seekers. The job search process itself is like a project with a beginning and an end that has many phases and tasks to complete such as finding available job openings, updating resumes and cover letters, interviewing, … Continue reading
Laid offs lose nearly 2.8 years of income over the rest of their working lives
Even in relative good times, laid-off workers take a huge financial hit as a result of their involuntary job losses. In a recent study, scholars at the University of Chicago and Columbia University found that men ages 50 and under who were laid off when the nation’s unemployment rate stood below 6 percent could expect … Continue reading
The New Fed Unemployment Target: The story behind
The decision was a testament to what former colleagues call Evans’s ability to build consensus. It also shows how one of the Fed’s 12 regional bank presidents can influence policy that is usually made by the central bank’s Washington-based board of governors, led by Bernanke. “Through the power of his ideas and his powers of … Continue reading
Denmark / Flexicurity Adjustment: Max UI benefits period cut to two years from four years
The Danish model of mixing flexibility for employers, who can hire and fire personnel easily, with social security for workers, was credited with virtually eradicating unemployment in the Nordic nation, before the financial crisis hit.. The system differs markedly from those in neighbouring Sweden and Germany, where terminating an employee is often expensive and cumbersome. … Continue reading
Fiscal Cliff / The Impact on American Jobs
As the year draws to a close, policymakers and the media have their sights fixed on the “fiscal cliff,” the federally mandated set of cuts in spending and increases in taxes scheduled to go into effect at the beginning of 2013. Most economic observers agree that, unchecked, this precipitous drop in government expenditures and spike … Continue reading
Europe / Young Professionals Brain Drain
Tiago Lambuca left Portugal to search for work here as an architect, but the decision to emigrate was about more than earning a wage. “You can find work in Portugal . . . but nothing that offers a career,” the 29-year-old said as he sipped juice in an open-air cafe in the shadow of Sao Paulo’s art … Continue reading
US Job Market / The Year 2012 in Review: Improving at a steady slow pace
Employment continued to improve modestly, unemployment edged down, and wage gains were approximately equal to price inflation in 2012. By the end of the year the recovery from the deep recession in 2008-2009 will be 3½ years old. The health of the job market, like that of the broader economy, is improving at a steady … Continue reading
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