Jobless and Faceless

Job News • It’s always a good time to look for a new job

2020-06-21T09:02:53-07:00

Boston Herald - 6/21/2020 - Tribune News Service - Looking for a job is a time-consuming pain, and can be especially discouraging if you’re unemployed. But if you make job-searching part of your career-long routine — an hour or two a week of effort, say — you’ll discover profitable opportunities you’d otherwise miss. You might also toss news of the occasional attractive opening to a friend or colleague, and thus earn their admiration and thanks; such gestures are often returned. That’s true networking, far above the horrible cocktail mixers you’re rightly avoiding. Read more @ https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/06/21 ... a-new-job/

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Job News • How to Find a (Great) Job During a Downturn

2020-06-15T19:25:27-07:00

Harvard Business Review - 6/15/2020 - Claudio Fernández-Aráoz - Unemployment rates have spiked around the world owing to the Covid-19 crisis and its economic fallout. In the United States, tens of millions are out of work, and employment is expected to stay at record lows for many years to come. In many other countries, the situation is also dire. Governments are only slowly opening their economies to protect against a second deadly wave of infections and, in the absence of a vaccine, might, at some point, need to resume lockdowns. The World Trade Organization predicts the worst collapse for international commerce in a full generation, while the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office thinks the U.S. economy won’t fully recover until 2030. (Yes, that’s 10 years from now.) Read more @ https://hbr.org/2020/06/how-to-find-a-g ... a-downturn

Statistics: Posted by McFurd — Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:25 pm

Job News • Coronavirus: Job-hunting advice for 2020 graduates, from the Class of 2008

2020-06-04T18:25:51-07:00

Yahoo Finance - 6/4/2020 - Szu Ping Chan - Business reporter, BBC NewsGraduates face even tougher competition for jobs this summer because of the coronavirus pandemic. About 400,000 students finishing their degrees in 2020 have seen opportunities evaporate overnight. Twelve years ago, graduates faced similar anxiety when the global financial crisis threw much of the world into recession. Banks collapsed, businesses went under, and millions of people lost their jobs. Read more @ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/coronavi ... 27515.html

Statistics: Posted by McFurd — Thu Jun 04, 2020 7:25 pm

Job News • How To Conduct A Successful Job Search When In A Negative Place

2020-06-04T18:20:35-07:00

Forbes - 6/4/2020 - Dawn Graham - In my 20+ years of coaching job seekers, I’ve yet to come across a client who is excited to embark on a job search, even if they’re initiating it. So, if you’ve been laid off, are burned out or have been unemployed for a period of time, the job search process can feel downright brutal. Read more @ https://www.forbes.com/sites/dawngraham ... 5f9b8a52e0

Statistics: Posted by McFurd — Thu Jun 04, 2020 7:20 pm

Job News • ‘The Covid-19 recession is over,’ says economist Zandi as May job losses not as bad as feared

2020-06-03T17:45:37-07:00

CNBC - 6/3/2020 - Jeff Cox - Finding good news in the loss of another 3 million jobs isn’t easy, but the steep drop in private payrolls for May could be a sign that the worst over. ADP reported Wednesday that companies shed another 2.76 million positions last month. Under normal circumstances, such a report would be considered catastrophic. But these aren’t normal times. Read more @ https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/03/the-cov ... eared.html

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Job News • Job market remains grim even as U.S. tentatively reopens

2020-05-21T18:35:54-07:00

StarTribune - 5/21/2020 - Christopher Rugaber - Signs of renewed business activity are surfacing across the country as states gradually reopen economies and some businesses call a portion of their laid-off staffers back to work. Yet with millions more Americans seeking unemployment aid last week, the U.S. job market remains as bleak as it's been in decades. More than 2.4 million laid-off workers filed for jobless benefits last week, the government said Thursday, the ninth straight week of outsize figures since the viral outbreak forced millions of businesses to closer their doors and shrink their workforces. Read more @ https://www.startribune.com/millions-mo ... 570653812/

Statistics: Posted by McFurd — Thu May 21, 2020 7:35 pm

Job News • Is your job killing you? Stress, lack of autonomy, ability can lead to depression, death

2020-05-19T19:36:14-07:00

Science Daily - 5/19/2020 - Indiana University - As millions continue working from home during the pandemic or are required to report to jobs as essential employees, many have raised questions about how these work conditions impact our health -- and not just as they relate to COVID- Read more @ 19.https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 165842.htm

Statistics: Posted by McFurd — Tue May 19, 2020 8:36 pm

Job News • Graduating college seniors face volatile job market

2020-05-17T12:31:09-07:00

KARE - 5/15/2020 - Danny Spewak - Jessica Case is going to graduate college from her childhood living room this weekend. She will watch the University of Minnesota’s virtual commencement through a computer on Saturday, nestled between her parents on the couch in Illinois, hundreds of miles away from the campus where she studied political science and strategic communications. It will feel strange. “Not how I envisioned it,” Case said. But the Class of 2020 has bigger problems to worry about than virtual commencement. With millions of Americans out of work since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the unemployment rate has climbed to 14.7 percent – the highest total since the Great Depression. Read more @ https://www.kare11.com/article/news/hea ... 69ed7ab9c9

Statistics: Posted by McFurd — Sun May 17, 2020 1:31 pm

Job News • Ask the pros: best tips and tricks to land a job

2020-05-06T18:15:44-07:00

Nebraska News ABC 8 - 5/6/2020 - Taylor Trujillo - When you’re looking for a job, it can be a difficult time. Especially through COVID and the loss of jobs nationwide, there are a lot of pressures out there. Heartland Staffing Solutions has the tips and tricks to stay on top of the game. They work with you to find long-term career paths that sticks to your liking. “So we looked at a number of different jobs and kind of met in the middle, found a great place and just took off from there. It’s really easy,” said Tristan Nava, a gentleman who just recently landed a job as a Warehouse Clerk at Rivers Metal and used the job finding process through Heartland Staffing Solutions. Read more @ https://www.klkntv.com/ask-the-pros-bes ... and-a-job/

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Job News • When Losing Your Job Feels Like Losing Your Self

2020-04-21T18:10:03-07:00

Harvard Business Review - 4/21/2020 - Aliya Hamid - RaoTodd* is a trim 45-year-old, but when he walks into the upscale diner where we are meeting, his shoulders are stooped, and he constantly fidgets with his fingers, emanating a nervous energy. On the day we are speaking, Todd has been unemployed for about 10 months. Todd’s job loss has had tremendous financial repercussions for his family. Yet, in a small voice, he confesses, “I think the hardest part is just not feeling like anybody sees value in me.” Read more @ https://hbr.org/2020/04/ - when-losing-your-job-feels-like-losing-your-self

Statistics: Posted by McFurd — Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:10 pm

Job News • Is it worth applying for a job right now?

2020-04-20T17:38:23-07:00

Marketplace - 4/20/2020 - Jana Kasperkevic - Last week, another 5.2 million Americans filed for unemployment — about 22 million Americans have filed for unemployment in the last four weeks. Taking into account contractors, new graduates and others who might not be eligible for unemployment, the numbers could be even worse. To help make sense of a never-before-seen labor market, we’ve tried to answer all the hiring and firing questions you might have but are too afraid to ask. Read more @ https://www.marketplace.org/2020/04/20/ ... right-now/

Statistics: Posted by McFurd — Mon Apr 20, 2020 6:38 pm

Job News • How to find a job in uncertain times

2020-04-06T17:04:24-07:00

University of Boulder - During these uncertain times, many students may be wondering if any organizations are hiring. While there have been changes in the workforce due to the impacts of COVID-19, many companies and industries are needed now more than ever and are continuing to hire. Here are some tips and resources for finding a job during uncertain times. Read more @ https://www.colorado.edu/career/2020/04 ... tain-times

Statistics: Posted by McFurd — Mon Apr 06, 2020 6:04 pm

Job News • How to find a job, unemployment insurance during coronavirus pandemic

2020-03-26T18:58:51-07:00

USA Today - 3/26/2020 - Nathan Bomey - Suddenly losing your job is unsettling at any time, but it's especially scary during the coronavirus pandemic. With the unemployment rate likely to skyrocket, COVID-19 is turning out to be an economic wrecking ball. "Almost every company and almost every sector has been hurt, so it really makes this a very, very different experience for the job seeker," says David Lewis, founder and CEO of OperationsInc, a Norwalk, Connecticut-based human resources consultancy with more than 1,000 clients in 50 states. Read more @ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/20 ... 077626002/

Statistics: Posted by McFurd — Thu Mar 26, 2020 7:58 pm

Job News • Fear Over The Job Market Prompted Thousands Of People To Upload Their Résumés Online

2020-03-24T18:49:50-07:00

Forbes - 3/24/2020 - Jack Kelly - By now, we’ve all read alarming reports about the millions of people who will lose their jobs in response to the coronavirus-related closures of businesses. There are estimates suggesting that three million people will be unemployed by the summertime. It's hard for us to comprehend the magnitude of the jobs lost. Read more @ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/ ... 909ecb1a92

Statistics: Posted by McFurd — Tue Mar 24, 2020 7:49 pm

Job News • Know what you can do if your job has been impacted by the coronavirus

2020-03-20T03:27:20-07:00

10 News - 3/19/2020 - Lindsey Kennett - As businesses and restaurants shut down because of the coronavirus, the unemployment rate across the country and in Virginia is spiking. Now, it’s easier for people to apply for and receive unemployment benefits. The Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) is waiving the one-week waiting period to ensure workers can receive benefits as soon as possible. It’s also easier to qualify for unemployment for workers who have to self-quarantine and aren’t getting paid sick or medical leave, as well as people who have to stay home to take care of a sick family member. Read more @ https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2020/03 ... ronavirus/

Statistics: Posted by McFurd — Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:27 am