Part 2: America’s Unique Value Proposition: Freedom

27 February 2012

hings are tough in America, these days. There’s no doubt about it. The American work force is struggling to adapt to a changing global economy. The competition from foreign workers – especially in...

Part 1: It’s 2012. Do You Know Where Your Job Is?

21 February 2012

If you’re out of work, and you usually worked in a company tied to the manufacturing industry or related to customer service and call centers, chances are good your job was permanently exported abro...

Under the Gun: Avoiding Joining the Ranks of the Chronically Unemployed

15 February 2012

Not too long ago, unemployment was a temporary inconvenience – a short-to-medium-term waystation between career adventures. When times were good, you could even congratulate people on their recent l...

Long Term Unemployment and Resume Gaps

03 February 2012

The good news for job seekers is that the unemployment rate – at least as published by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, is gradually trending down....

IT Trends – Where the Jobs Are in 2012

27 January 2012

The information technology sector is no stranger to rapid change. The immediate obsolescence of my high school advanced placement Pascal programming class taught me that right out of the gate, and tha...

6 Steps on How to Get Your Job Back

16 December 2011

For some reason, your new job is not working too well for you, and you are feeling that tinge of regret why you decided to leave your previous one in the first place. Then you start to wonder, “Is t...