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The long, lonely search for a job

By Dan Horn Ray Ross opens the spiral notebook and grimaces as he reads the numbers on the page. One side shows his family’s income for the month, the other lists the bills. It’s a simple equation, neatly written by … Continue reading

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Verizon on hiring track in Tampa, adding 100 FiOS customer reps

By Sean Buckley Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is staffing its national customer-retention center in Tampa with 100 new sales representatives to support various sales and customer support functions mainly for its wireline FiOS Internet and FiOS TV services. New staff members … Continue reading

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Many cities face long waits to regain lost jobs

By Tim Mullaney Most U.S. cities won’t regain all the local jobs lost in the recession until 2015 or later. Top performers: College towns, oil centers, military base communities. More than half of all U.S. metro areas won’t regain the … Continue reading

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Some Tech Companies Find Ways Not To Hire Americans

By Martin Kaste Lawmakers continue to wrangle over a bill that would overhaul the nation’s immigration system. One provision in this bill would allow companies to import a lot more skilled workers. The tech industry has lobbied hard for this, … Continue reading

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70 Percent of Americans ‘Emotionally Disconnected’ at Work: Shocking Poll Reveals Workforce Zombieland

By Steven Rosenfeld If you thought that Americans who kept their jobs during the Great Recession were glad to be working, you would be dead wrong. According to a Gallup.com report, 70 percent of American workers are “emotionally disconnected” at … Continue reading

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The Right Keywords Are Essential When Applying for Jobs Online

By Andrew Klappholz Applying for a job online can be a lot like a guessing game. For all the effort you put into marketing your experience and qualifications, the deciding factor that gets your resume into the hands of an actual … Continue reading

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Questions to ask and avoid when interviewing for a job

By Robert Half International The success or failure of a job interview doesnt rest solely with the answers you give the hiring manager. The questions you ask can also speak volumes. In a recent Robert Half survey, human-resources managers recounted … Continue reading

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How Fast Food Companies Steal Workers’ Pay

By Seth Freed Wessler Olivia Roffle has worked at Papa John’s Pizza in St. Louis, Mo., for three years and she hates it. “It’s just not an enjoyable place to work,” she says. The 23 year old, who is enrolled in classes … Continue reading

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Deepak Chopra – Social Networks and the Global Brain

Interesting…

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Minority unemployment gap is still widening

By Michelle Singletary     Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that the employment gap between young minorities and young whites continues to grow, reports Edward Wyckoff Williams, a contributing editor of The Root.   In 2011, 42.6 … Continue reading

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