Your Network Is Your Net Worth
Many fear networking or judge it, thinking that networking is equivalent to brown nosing. Simply put, networking is the art of cultivating mutually beneficial relationships to achieve professional goals.
Many fear networking or judge it, thinking that networking is equivalent to brown nosing. Simply put, networking is the art of cultivating mutually beneficial relationships to achieve professional goals.
Jim Carr | Posted 11.20.2009 | Business
While there is legitimate concern over the size of the federal deficit, the threat to the economy of continued high levels of unemployment is more urgent. Unemployment is now the leading reason families are losing their homes.
AP | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York's unemployment rate inched to 9 percent in October from 8.9 in September. State labor department officials say that's t...
AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will have scant time to rest up from his eight-day Asia trip. On Saturday, two days after his return to Wash...
CNBC | Posted 11.19.2009 | Business
US mortgage delinquency rates and the percentage of loans that entered the foreclosure process jumped in the third quarter, with both reaching record ...
Robert Reich | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics
The dirty little secret on each side of the Pacific is that both America and China are capable of producing far more than their own consumers are capable of buying. The root of the problem is in domestic inequality.
Robert L. Borosage | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics
How do we fix the job problem? We've got to build a new economy on a strong foundation of basic investment in education and training, in 21st century infrastructure, and in research and development -- all of which have got the short end of the stick in the era of tax cut, squander and plunder conservatism. And we've got to insure that the US is a leader in the new green industrial revolution that will be the growth industry of the future.
William Drayton | Posted 11.17.2009 | Green
Double-digit unemployment crosses an undeniable perceptual threshold in the public's mind. When we hit it, the political rhetoric around the climate bill shifted, and the jobs connection was finally made explicit.
New York Times | PAUL KRUGMAN | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business
Germany's jobs miracle hasn't received much attention in this country -- but it's real, it's striking, and it raises serious questions about whether t...
The Hill | Mike Soraghan | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics
House Democratic leaders, worried they've appeared unresponsive to rising unemployment because they were absorbed by healthcare, are aiming for a legi...
Blythe McGarvie | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business
Even coming out of school, most graduates can quantify how they made a difference rather than just participate in an organization, volunteer or otherwise.
Dean Baker | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business
Imagine if workers in the US, like workers in Germany, were dealing with the recession by putting in four-day weeks (while getting paid for five) or getting an extra two weeks of paid vacation. This sure beats being unemployed.
RGE | Nouriel Roubini | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business
Think the worst is over? Wrong. Conditions in the U.S. labor markets are awful and worsening. While the official unemployment rate is already 10.2% an...
Robert Kuttner | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics
President Obama has announced a White House Jobs Summit for next month. However, this is not a moment for another White House gab fest. It's a time for progressive leadership.
The Atlantic Business Channel | Derek Thompson | Posted 11.13.2009 | Business
Paul Krugman today solidifies his membership in the Job Squad, that growing contingent of bloggers and policy mavens calling for a new stimulus direct...
Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business
As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day. A family of six in Avon P...
L. Randall Wray | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business
We must use the principles of the New Deal, but create something both broader and permanent: a universal job guarantee available through the thick and thin of the business cycle.
John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics
Over the last few months, a number of prominent political columnists have pointed to historian and social critic Richard Hofstadter to explain what is happening to the Republican Party. Here's why they shouldn't.
Lynn Tilton | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics
As we forecast employment, we cannot embrace history without adjustment for the unique economic character of this Great Recession that began in December 2007.
The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business
As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day. Sandra Ingram's health in...
usnews.com | Rick Newman | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business
You know about the bailouts, the stimulus plan, cash for clunkers, and moola for mansions. But for all the anxiety they've caused, those government gi...
nytimes.com | NYT | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business
If you are looking for an economic recovery you can believe in, the October employment report is not for you. ...
The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business
Elizabeth Warren, the chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel charged with monitoring the bank bailout, was on Morning Joe Friday morning to dig in...
Jill Schlesinger | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business
For the first time since 1983, over 1 out of every 10 American is out of work. How's that for starting your Friday with some sobering news?
AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective homebuyers...
Jason Mannino | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living