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Debra Wheatman, President of Careers Done Write, provides expert insight to the job search process that puts your career in gear with tips for interviewing, networking, job search strategies and how to create a winning resume and cover letter.
Get Ready! The Layoffs Continue.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employers carried out 1,434 mass layoff actions in January 2012 that affected 129,920 employees. This number is slightly up from December 2011. If your company is the next to lay off employees, are you ready? It reminds me of way we prepare for potential natural disasters. Even…
Skill Up To Step Up Your Career Future
This blog is a special post prepared for Job Action Day 2011 Despite the relatively high rate of unemployment that exists in today’s US labor market, there is a growing demand for skilled talent in the workforce. In fact, according to ManpowerGroup's 2011 Talent Shortage Survey, nearly 52% of employers surveyed report having trouble filling…
Need a Job? Try Tech!
Can you configure a router? Can you build a Windows PC? Do you know what IP v6 is? Do you know how many layers are in the OSI stack? Do you even know what the OSI stack is? Do you care? Maybe you should – while the economy is slowly, and I mean slowly beginning…
Latest US Department of Labor Statistics Bleary
The Labor department released its monthly report the other day and things don't look very good. The overall unemployment numbers are pretty flat at 9.6%. But the bad news is that private sector hiring did litle to offset more government job losses. September showed a net loss of 95,000 jobs - maybe not such a…
Summer economic recovery ends on sour note
A long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (Spring 2010 / Washington, DC) we were told by the powers that ran the empire that summer would be a time of redemption, of recovery, of advancement from the doldrums. But the new unemployment numbers do not speak of recovery; instead they lead me…
US Department of Labor Employment reports impact your job search?
So, the US department of Labor release the latest unemployment numbers - to summarize unemployment dropped a bit from 9.7% to 9.5% - whoopdee-doo.When you dig deeper the reality is not quite so simple - nor is the news very good. Point 1 - Total nonfarm payroll employment decreased by 125,000 - this reflected a…
US Department of Labor Employment Report looking up?
Some new May jobless numbers were released last week and it seems like the employment market is getting better. Or is it? When you dig a bit the picture isn't quite as rosy as it may appear. While the jobless rate dropped a bit from 9.9% to 9.7%, which may at first glance seem to…