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Support Your Family and Your Job Search

Juan H. Perry — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:50:54 +0000

While you are searching for the job you deserve, use the time to become an expert domestic money manager. Your unemployment benefits should last you at least 26 weeks, paying approximately 60 percent of your most recent salary. Prepare an accurate, up-to-date family budget, putting it all on paper in bold colors. Then, carefully, cold-heartedly sort essential expenses from discretionary spending, cutting extravagances, luxuries and indulgences. When you feel confident you have eliminated every needless expense, then work the following steps to effectively manage your finances while job searching.

Get…

3 Methods for Finding a Job Through Temp Agencies

Juan H. Perry — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:12:20 +0000

Is the weakness of your local economy making it hard to find a job? Perhaps there are some jobs available in your area, but none of them draw on your special training or the specific degree you have. If it is hard to find something career-wise that fits your needs, consider trying a temporary job agency for assistance. These agencies provide workforce management solutions for both employers looking to fill vacant positions, and would-be employees seeking work. Temp agencies have lots of different kinds of jobs available, so there is…

Applicant Tracking: What’s Good and What Needs Improvement?

Gary Lee — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:07:33 +0000

Most companies today are using some type of applicant tracking technology to make the recruiting process easier. As with most technologies, however, companies have some things they really like about ATS and others that they wish would be better.

A survey from Batrus Hollwegg International unveiled exactly what it is that companies like and what they wish would be different. The answers aren’t all that surprising, with ease of use and general intuitiveness at the top of the list for most involved.

The survey asked HR leaders in the hospitality,…

Why Do You Need An Emergency Fund?

James Buchan — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:19:33 +0000

As the cost of living rises, so job security appears to be on the wane with many workers going about their everyday lives with the sword of Damocles hanging over them. But how many in this position are actually prepared for the worst?

It’s impossible to put a figure on how many people have actually saved for a rainy day but it is worth asking the question: Why do you need an emergency fund?

Why you need an emergency fund

It may be that you are currently getting along…

A Plan For Young Adults Without A Plan

Corey Boettcher — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:30:41 +0000

What are your career plans? If you don’t know what you want to do, you’re not alone. Many young adults are just marking time with a job, maybe just a part-time job until the economy gets better. Thousands have moved back in with parents because they can’t afford to support themselves. If this sounds familiar, you may be missing a golden opportunity. Even if you don’t know what career you want to pursue or can’t envision graduating from college, you should at least sign up for classes at your local…

Time to Quit My Job and Travel the World

Rick Wronski — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:35:30 +0000

Have you ever sat at work and seriously considered packing it all and doing something more interesting with your life instead? I am pretty sure that every single person in the world has thought about living out their dreams at least once.

In my case, I have spent the last few months day dreaming about throwing my resignation letter onto my boss’s desk and heading off into the sunset with nothing but a giant rucksack on my back and a Swiss Army knife in my pocket. When I am feeling…

5 Tips to Help You Plan Your Retirement

Rasoul Younan — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:24:02 +0000

Some people don’t have to plan for retirement. People who are fabulously wealthy don’t have to plan for retirement. People who win enormous lottery jackpots don’t have to plan for retirement. People who will inherit large fortunes don’t have to plan for retirement. But if you’re reading this you probably aren’t a wealthy tycoon, lottery winner or future heir.

So, you’re going to have to develop and execute a retirement plan. If you’re like most people you probably don’t know where to start. Below are five tips to help…

The Resume and Unemployment

Lauren Chambers — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:35:15 +0000

by Stephen Van Vreede –

According to an LA Times report on November 12, 2020 referencing data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 15 million Americans were unemployed in October. A whopping 42% of that 15 million-yes, that’s more than 6.2 million-had been out of work for more than 26 weeks.

Some of you may recall that just 2 years ago, the unemployment benefit was maxed out at 26 weeks. However, in November 2008, Congress extended that to 39 weeks and it has since grown to 99 weeks…

Dealing With Unemployment Depression

Juan H. Perry — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:58:03 +0000

It seems that whenever anyone becomes unemployed, no matter what the reason or cause, after a short period of time they start to pull themselves away from normal interaction with people around them. The reason for this is usually due to depression and anger resulting from the incident that caused this bout of unemployment (aka – Unemployment Depression).

We have all seen friends or relatives who have lost their job and within a short period of time become very different people from the very people we knew a short while…

Loans for Unemployed – Financial Help for Varied Personal Purposes

Robert Zimmerman — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:58:14 +0000

Loans for unemployed are useful tools in hands of jobless people when they seek some financial help to meet ends and for varied personal purposes. These loans should be an option for people like you for the purpose of starting a new project also to generate sufficient income. Take out these loans only after you have carefully compared their several aspects.

A pre-requisite for the jobless people in taking out a loan is that they should prove their repayment capability for an amount…