Fewer Americans than forecast filed first-time claims to collect jobless benefits last week, indicating companies are reducing the pace of firings as they grow more confident in the economic outlook. Jobless Claims Fall as U.S. Consumer Confidence Climbs in Bloomberg Index Fewer Americans than forecast filed first-time claims to collect jobless benefits last week, indicating [...]

Recruiters Expect Pickup In Hiring of Top Managers Recruiters expect companies’ executive-hiring plans to brighten, with business-development and sales executives most in demand, according to a November survey by Norwalk, Conn.-based ExecuNet Inc., an online networking site and job board. About 26% of search firms expected their clients to add executive jobs over the next [...]

Cool Options for the Future.  You CAN Re-Focus And Find a New Fit. 5 Careers You Might Not Have Heard of One of the many unfortunate effects of the Great Recession was felt by longtime professionals who found themselves looking for a job for the first time in decades. These skilled and experienced workers discovered [...]

Let’s face it: unless you’re independently wealthy being unemployed is NOT fun. It’s NOT relaxing. It’s NOT a vacation. You’re constantly stressed out, worried about your finances, family, your future, wondering how long you can make it before you have to start making the tough choices. It’s a scary place. Now is the perfect time [...]

Are you discouraged by the headlines about unemployment? I’m ready for some new ones. To that end I’m asking for your stories about how you found your new job or career — whether you worked with me or not. I know plenty of people who have created or found new positions and I want more [...]