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The Internet Can End Your Job Search
In a sure sign of the times, forty-five percent of employers reported in a recent CareerBuilder survey that they use social networking sites to research job candidates. That’s quite a leap from the 22 percent who reported the same the previous year. And just so we’re clear that this is a lasting trend another 11…
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Passing The Buck Past The Bank
Despite the city of New York being recognized as the banking capital of the world, 12 percent of all households in the city still do not have a bank account. That’s 4 percentage points above the national average, according to recent data by the Pew Charitable Trusts. Though there has been considerable effort to lessen the…
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Gaming The Debt Away
Would you rather trust your financial future with Howie Mandel over Tim Geithner? If you answer yes, take an odd comfort in knowing you’re not alone. According to USA Today, a growing number of Americans have decided to take their chances with game shows with the hopes that they can win big to pay off…
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Below The Border For Better Health Care?
While President Obama’s New York Times op-ed uses language that suggests a public option for those without health care may still be on the table, his health secretary, Kathleen Sebelius seems to think otherwise. I’m confused: If there is no public option, then what exactly is reform? As time goes on, it seems like the Obama…
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Fired & Fronting
For many who have always been successful, suddenly being told, “Don’t you come ‘round no more” is probably a very traumatic experience. Yet instead of taking that bad news and using it to fuel a plan to start anew, many laid off workers are more focused on acting as if nothing ever happened. For many…
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Side-Stepping The Swipe Card
Credit card companies like Capital One Financial are traditionally happy to hand out credit cards to customers who like to engage in retail therapy but consistently neglect to pay on time. Why not be ecstatic when those “over limit” and late fees produce hundreds of millions of dollars in profits in a given quarter for…
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Let The Telly Entertain You
I came across an article entitled “Recession Sparking New Era in Stand-Up Comedy” penned by The Atlantic’s Christina Davidson. In it, Davidson touched on the efforts of comedy club promoters to lure cash-strapped patrons into their clubs and how this has spurred an opportunity for new comics to be discovered. For my comedic friends looking…
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Want A Job? Pick Up Mandarin … or Pin Down An Inmate
As previously mentioned, though the unemployment rate beat expectations by dropping a slight margin there are still plenty out there looking for work. For a number of job seekers, though, hope has faded to the point where many have put an indefinite hold on their respective searches. There are those, however, who are still out…
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Bring Your Thirst, Not Your Computer
About a week ago, I came home to find that my depressed cable modem decided to go and commit suicide. With work left to do, I scrambled to try and find a wireless connection I could “borrow” so that everything that needed to be published was done so by morning. Unfortunately, my neighbors all had…
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Unemployment Down, But Are Your Spirits Up?
The good news is there are signs the recession may be on its last leg. According to just released figures from the Labor Department, employers shed 247,000 jobs last month. That’s the smallest monthly toll since last August. That means the unemployment rate dropped to 9.4 percent from 9.5 percent, defying expectations of an increase.…
