Despite “End” to Recession, Hard Times Persist

18 April 2013

A recession, goes an old Wall Street proverb, is simply a period of time in which wealth and capital returns to its rightful owners. E.g., the Rockefellers....

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: Employment Scammers and How to Spot Them

28 March 2013

Times are tough out there. Which means a lot of workers are getting less picky about what they apply for – and many of them have let down their guard to trust someone – only to be disappointed. In...

Can You Make Money Programming Mobile Apps?

25 October 2012

A century ago, some idiot said “everything that can be invented has been invented. That was before the Airplane and the atom bomb....

Obesity Discrimination Becoming a Fact of Life

26 September 2012

Someone once wrote a joke news story headlined “Unemployment Rating Among Young, Hot Women Holding at Zero Percent.”
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Looking for Work When You Have Small Children

03 April 2012

Unemployment and job searching are hard enough. Adding small children to the mix makes things even more stressful. But the problem is getting increasingly common. According to the Economic Policy Inst...

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...