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Today’s economic climate doesn’t leave much room for inspiration. Unemployment statistics paint a pretty grim picture. However, those of us who are without a job have a great deal of things to be grateful for. This article will help paint a clearer picture so we can see our situation from a new perspective.
Out of pure luck, we were each given the chance to live in America. Today, many question if that is a good thing or not. However, recent studies assure us that there are still few better places to …

Ready for some well deserved good news? I think we all are right about now. It has been a very long and hard year for many of us and some good news would do us all well. Most companies report that their big hiring months are January through March. With 2010 peaking around the corner this is great news for the unemployed!
Start getting prepared now. If these months are truly the big hiring months you will want to be ready and prepared. Here are a few refresher tips:
Review and update …

Recent studies show that the average time a person is unemployed comes in at a whopping 6 months. Other studies suggest it could be even longer depending on your industry. These studies haven’t given the unemployed much hope for the future. As their bank accounts diminish before their eyes hope is steadily falling right along with it.
However, we are starting to see a trend among the unemployed. Some have caught on that their industries are going to be slow to return to a steady market and they are making …

The great depression was one of the darkest and most desperate times in American history. Families had lost their entire life savings to greedy bankers and Wall Street blunders. People everywhere were out of work. Unemployment was on the rise. There was little hope for short term recovery. For many people, this doesn’t sound that different from today. Since there are some similarities, we can learn from the great depression and other past depressions.
The working people of the great depression were defined by the jobs they did and the people …

This recession has led many to question the job they are doing, or in many case were doing. Most of those who have jobs are afraid that they will lose them if they don’t “step up”. Those who are not working have asked more than once, “What could I have done differently to keep my job”. In either case, the real question is “How can I do a better job (Then, Now, or In the Future)”.
Most people look at the quantity and quality of their work first. Did I stay …