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Congratulations, You've Been Laid Off. Now Round Up the Elephant and Discover Your Power!

Toan Lam | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

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My sister, like many of us who either hate our jobs or are just ready for something new, was afraid to muster up the courage to say, bon voyage, farewell, see ya later (gulp) job.

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Women's Wages Rose Faster Than Men's During Recession

Wall Street Journal | SARA MURRAY | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Pay, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Economy, Wages, Jobless, Jobs, Laid Off, Recession, Gender, Layoffs, Gender Equality, Unemployment, Inflation, Work, Salary, Business News

The wages of the typical woman who had a job during the worst recession in decades rose faster than those of the typical man, new data from the Bureau...

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Obama Looks To Fix Safety Net As Unemployment Rate Rises

The New York Times | Jackie Calmes | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Small Businesses, Layoffs, Tax Credits, Unemployment Rate, Economy, Jobless, Operating Losses, Unemployment Benefits, Laid Off, Job Creation, Safety Net, Stimulus, Recession, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- With unemployment expected to rise well into next year even as the economy slowly recovers, the Obama administration and Democratic lead...

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Middle-Class Faces Homelessness After Job Loss

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 09.30.2009 | Business

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Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the Robertson family was living in a storage unit. Save The Family Arizona suppli...

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10 "Bulletproof Your Relationship Tips" for the Unemployed

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Santa Claus, Bulletproof Your Job, Unemployment Rate, Career, Resumes, Unemployed, Job, Office, Laid Off, Business, Family, Living News

Are these questions familiar? How many resumes did you send out today? Did you call so and so? How about going back on the search engines? Why is the house such a mess if you are home all day?

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A Dialogue on Leadership in Uncertain Times: Session 2

Jan Birchfield, Ph.D | Posted 09.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Leadership, Self Esteem, Being Fired, Personal Development, Laid Off, Leadership Development, Coaching, Executive Development, Living News

To attend to your self doubt requires moving towards it, resisting the temptation to push it away. There is a natural tendency to turn away from negative feelings, similar to what happens when we touch a hot stove.

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From Lehman to Landscaping: A Laid-Off Banker, One Year Later

P.G. Sittenfeld | Posted 08.13.2009 | Business

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After losing my job, I watched Lehman's stock price until the whole ship went under last fall. I needed a new source of income, so I moved to Dublin, Ohio to work for a lawn care company.

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What To Do When You Get Fired

Paula Forman and Jeff Johnson | Posted 07.27.2009 | Living

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Hello in there! Here are 10 random tips for weathering the storm and getting back on your feet.

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Jobless Rates Rise In 48 States

Jun. 19, 2009 | Tami Luhby, CNNMoney.Com Senior Writer | Posted 07.20.2009 | Business

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment rate increases in May, the government reported Friday...

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Here's One of My Secret Tips on Landing a Job Fast! Nobody Wants to Talk About When Getting Less Money is Really More

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 07.18.2009 | Business

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Whether we are downsized or right-sized, unemployment in 2009 is not associated only with mid-level and lower-level jobs. It's an egalitarian phenomen...

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Desperate Search For Work On Jersey Shore

New York Times | DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI | Posted 07.16.2009 | New York

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POINT PLEASANT, N.J. -- As the unemployment rate climbed this spring, thousands of recently laid-off workers descended upon the resort communities alo...

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What to Do When You Get Laid-Off

Shu Kim | Posted 06.05.2009 | Living

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Our purpose here is to share some of the invaluable lessons we learned along the way to professional reinvention.

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Laid-Off Worker LAWSUITS

ajc.com | TAMMY JOYNER | Posted 05.14.2009 | Home

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Eric Oliver was on vacation last summer when he learned that he and seven other white co-workers, all over the age of 40, had lost their jobs at a sof...

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Experienced Professionals Wanted: For Free Internships

Los Angeles Times | Geraldine Baum | Posted 04.06.2009 | Business

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Reporting from New York -- Sitting in a bare cubicle, with her reading glasses perched halfway down her nose and typing away on a laptop she'd brought...

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Funemployment: Travel Co. Offers Discounts To Recently Laid Off

Budget Travel | Alison Rohrs | Posted 03.13.2009 | Business

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During these tough times, a few of my recently downsized friends have optimistically referred to their layoffs as extra vacation time. Karen Duncan, ...

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