STILL NERVOUS: Americans remain nervous about their job security and the strength of the economy, according to a survey by jobs website SnagAJob.com. Worries about jobs are pervasive: 35 percent of those polled this summer said they felt their jobs were less secure than in 2009. That’s an improvement from how respondents felt a year [...]

Adolescents to Adulthood — The Economy and Mis-Career Education Contribute a Longer Road to the Markers of Adulthood I’ve been reading about and talking to my clients about these issues for years. What do you think? Daisy By ROBIN MARANTZ HENIG This question pops up everywhere, underlying concerns about “failure to launch” and “boomerang kids.” [...]

Britt Kurent Chef/Owner of Kurent Events www.KurentEvents.com Listen to how one former client followed her passion which has blossomed into her new thriving career path.

Most everyone I meet with tells me they want to be more creative in their work. While long-term unemployment can take your spirit and energy down, it can also be a time to stretch your creativity and step into a new role altogether…entrepreneur. Start-Ups on a Shoestring By COLLEEN DEBAISE, SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN and EMILY [...]

You may be surprised by how many people I’ve coached to leave their job. Leaving can be just as hard as staying sometimes, but the payoff can be huge. Should You Resign To Job Hunt? Quitting a high-powered job at a time when the unemployment rate hangs at 9.5% sounds crazy. Yet some C-level executives [...]

As I sat in the darkened, fully populated movie theater last night, watching Julia Roberts be Liz in Eat Pray Love I wondered how many of us in our seats were nursing broken hearts seeking a salve for our soul. I was. I was sitting there looking and hoping for a message that would bring [...]

Reports continue to show that once consumer confidence picks up so will the economy and hiring. Where will the wave begin? Within each of us. A Look on the Bright Side for Jobs By Phil Izzo (Source: WSJ.com) The mediocre growth in the jobs market remains one of the biggest concerns about the recovery, but [...]