3 Things Your Next Employer Will Search For On Your Resume

Almost every hiring manager looks for three basic things in a resume.  Even recruiters, HR reps, and HR databases search for these 3 things, as they usually are included in key criteria. But most job seekers...

Manuscript vs. Machine: Quotes on cover letters from TheLadders

To write cover letters, or not? How do hiring managers actually use cover letters? Do they use them at all? Do they hurt or help the job seeker? TheLadders tries to provides both sides of the cover letter issue,...

Don't throw that out, Save some green and improvise!!!

Hey!!!! Don't throw that old cordless drill or saw away!!! Remember when you decided to go to 18 volt battery powered drills because the 14.4 volt wasn't strong enough and it didn't hold a charge long enough for more than 3 screws? Let me tell you something. You dont need...

Electricity

Recent news in my local city... The city of Detroit Lakes, as of Jan. 1, 2010, the electric utility will be raised at least 10% of it's current costs. This is supposed to help with the costs of repairs and such..... To many this is a huge disapointment considering the city...

OBAMA INFLATION - Simple dollar dynamics rears its ugly head

"OBAMA INFLATION - Simple dollar dynamics rears its ugly head 'Tis the season to be jolly, a Christmas season song lyric cajoles, yet all the American public can see is a political system and an economy in...

What Job Candidates Can Learn From Tiger Woods

While Tiger Woods isn't much for relationship advice these days, job seekers can learn much from him.  Learn how Online Reputation Management can help you avoid a Tiger trap in your job search. "Candidates,...

2010 BAH Rates Released: Housing Allowances for US Troops

The US Department of Defense has released the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates for 2010. The BAH rates for permanent-duty troops increases an average of 2.5% on January 1, 2010. The BAH is alotted to servicemembers for whom govenrment-provided quarters are unavailable....

Who's Hiring – Top employers week of 12-14-09

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 12/14/09. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers,...

House Considers Reinstating Glass-Steagall

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced today that the U.S. House is considering reinstituting the Depression-era Glass Steagall Act, which, among other things, barred banking holding companies from owning other financial concerns. Glass Steagall also barred banks that...

Bank of America To Lend $5 Bln: B of A to lend $5 billion in 2010

Bank of America announced that it will lend an additional $5 billion dollars to small businesses in 2010. Bank of America, CEO of Bank of America, Ken Lewis made the pledge during a bank executive meeting with...

Who's Firing - Layoffs week ended 12-11-09

Do you know who's firing this week?  These are companies you might want to avoid sending that resume to.... "Who's Firing is a weekly survey of organizations announcing (or rumoring) layoffs for the week...

The Next Leg Of Deflation Has Begun

What does deflation look like? " Recognize this chart? You really should. It's the price of oil in 2008, which started falling precipitously in July, presaging a violent, deflationary crisis a few months later (pay no mind to the September spike -- that had something to do...

House Approves Bank Reform

The purpose of this post is to provide you with an update of what is going on in the field of banking reform. Today, the House of Representatives approved Bank Reform Legislation. Both CNBC and the New York Times provide you with an extensive look at what is in the...

The Recovery Is Faltering

Something bad happened between October and November. " The data from October and November has not been particularly strong. The V-shaped recovery is beginning to look more U-shaped or - gasp - W-shaped. See the evidence for yourself " So much for green shoots.

Matt Taibbi Calls Geithner A Mop-Headed Non-Human

Matt Taibbi has guts. He is one of the few in the mainstream press that has leveled the harshest criticism against the Administration's handling of the country's economic woes. And in this piece, Matt Taibbi has done it again. His latest slam piece takes aim at Obama and...

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