Do You Know Your Transferable Skills? Richard Nelson Bolles, author of the best selling book, “What Color is Your Parachute? 2008 Edition” wrote, “Most job-hunters who fail to find their dream job, fail not because they lack information about the job-market, but because they lack information about themselves.” If your industry is in a down-turn, …
I read a disturbing article today in Bloomberg Businessweek, “The Slow Disappearance of the American Working Man.” This reality is disturbing on many levels, the greatest being the impact this has on family leadership. I am not a fan of the destruction the feminist movement has had on the image and treatment of men in our …
My husband, a six-figure income earner, lost his job in the early 90’s when the economy was bad because of the illegal actions of the project’s financial partner. We’ve suffered bouts of under and unemployment ever since. We truly know what it’s like and that’s why I am a hard-working advocate for those under and …
While over 26 million workers, along with their families suffer the far reaching pain of under and unemployment, President Obama spoke from the White House Rose Garden, calling the August 2010 jobs report increase from 9.5 to 9.6 percent, “positive news.” “The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which issued the report, says it strives to issue …
Ask anyone who has ever suffered under and unemployment and they will agree that the problem is far more extensive than simply the loss of a paycheck. Many lose their homes and even their ability to adequately provide food for their families. With the current job and economic market being what it is, feeding the …
Many, if not most, credit counseling services are designed to reduce the consumer’s debt by settling with creditors. This results in increased costs for goods and services for everyone as the creditors seek to offset their losses. It’s plain wrong for the majority who repay their debt to be penalized by higher costs generated by …
Ask anyone who has ever suffered under and unemployment and they will agree that the problem is far more extensive than simply the loss of a paycheck. Many lose their homes and even their ability to adequately provide food for their families. With the current job and economic market being what it is, feeding the …
The President and media continue to claim that the economy and job markets are improved. Just recently President Obama made his appearance in North Carolina to declare our financial progress and convince us that all is well. In reality he’s tyring to do damage control. Why would anyone need to tour the country garnering optimism …
Facts don’t lie, people do. The President and media continue to claim that the economy and job markets are improved. Just recently President Obama made his appearance in North Carolina to declare our financial progress and convince us that all is well. In reality he’s trying to do damage control. Why would he need …
Protecting the American Dream The following is an Opinion Editorial published in the Christian Examiner January 2010 www.christianexaminer.com which I wrote. Please read it and give me your feed back. Simply The best way to reverse an economic recession is to create jobs from and for the private sector. Government leaders don’t understand [or possibly don’t …