The Effect of the Economic Status on Individual Well-Being

Many college students enjoyed a much-needed Spring Break from classes.  Perhaps some students took your time to vacation somewhere far away.  A place where one can relax, and let worries about the struggling economy and tough economic market disintegrate at the sight of white sand on a picturesque beach. Maybe you took the opportunity to [...]

February Layoffs

America’s 500 top companies have announced  123,604 layoffs in February alone as a result of the downturn in the market.  Among the top companies include JPMorgan Chase, Avon, Walmart, Best Buy, Delta Airlines, and many other companies that range in industries that provide both products and services.  The economic hardships have evidently affected all types [...]

Use Facebook/Twitter to Reach Out to Employers

This Fortune video clip The unemployed take to the Web provides some interesting insight into how people are coping with today’s job losses. With unemployment taking over our country’s labor force, its really interesting to see how new technology is affecting people’s daily activities.  Pretty cool how people are connecting through social networking sites, even for work-related [...]

More on Alternative Plans

Dave’s ESL Cafe (http://www.daveseslcafe.com) is a website that addresses the job option of teaching English in a foreign country.  As an alternative to working in the states in this awful economy, it may be worth it to look into traveling abroad or even teaching English in another country.  The website provides an online center for [...]

A Grim Look to the Near Future

So I’ve been having informational interviews with professionals in various industries in hopes of getting connected to position openings, and not one of the many individuals I’ve spoken to has made positive predictions about the future of the job market.  Everyday now, thousands are losing their jobs, and it doesn’t sound like it is going [...]

Current Job Losses: A Look at the Job Market

On Friday CNN announced that 598,000 more jobs were lost in January and that the unemployment rate had reached 7.6%.  In a time where “young people” should be hopeful and enthusiastic about starting our careers, these numbers are beyond frightening.  How are we supposed to feel when the last four or more years we’ve devoted to [...]