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Don’t Let Unemployment Keep You from Living Your Best Life
By Jenny Treanor | 3 Comments | January 20, 2014
You’re unemployed, but that doesn’t mean you have to compromise the quality of your life or become someone you don’t recognize. Read »
What You Should and Shouldn’t Say to Your Unemployed Friend
By Jenny Treanor | 7 Comments | December 10, 2013
That friend of yours who is unemployed? Here are five things she doesn’t want to hear. Read »
How to Turn The Dreaded “How’s the Job Search Going?” Question Into Opportunity
By Luke Roney | 2 Comments | July 26, 2013
You may be tempted to deflect any and all questions concerning your slow-moving job search. Instead, use this awkward question as a chance to network even more. Read »
3 Things You Should Do Right Now to Find a Job Faster
By Jon Acuff | 30 Comments | July 10, 2013
Looking for work isn’t anyone’s idea of a good time. These three tips will make it more bearable—and help you land your next job quicker. Read »
Practical Ways to Use Unemployment to Your Advantage
By Sarah Li Cain | 9 Comments | April 17, 2013
Feel like you’ve been looking for a job forever? Here are seven ways long-term unemployment can actually benefit you. Read »
How to Bounce Back from Being Fired in 30 Days or Less
By Sudy Bharadwaj | 3 Comments | November 19, 2012
Want to get your professional mojo back? Follow these four steps, and you’ll be feeling better in no time. Read »
Tech Workers are Less Likely to Be Unemployed
By Team Brazen | 5 Comments | November 5, 2012
Compared to the nation’s unemployment rate of 7.8 percent, the rates for these tech positions are pretty impressive. Read »
Cost-Conscious on the Job Hunt? These 5 Expenses are Worth Keeping
By Eric Michaels | 5 Comments | October 22, 2012
While it makes sense to cut your spending when you don’t have an income, here are some costs you shouldn’t get rid of. Read »
10 Ways to Create Jobs and #FixYoungAmerica Right Now
By Young Entrepreneur Council | 3 Comments | March 20, 2012
How can the country support young Americans’ efforts to rebuild the economy through entrepreneurship? Read »
Should You Use an Employment Agency to Find a Job?
By Amanda Abella | 41 Comments | August 2, 2011
Employment agencies charge you if they place you in a job, right? Yes, but not always. In this post, the writer, who recently started working at an employment agency, explains how they work and why she thinks they can help you. Read »
How Being Laid Off Helped Me Start a Freelance Career & Tips to Start Yours
By Katie Colihan | 19 Comments | June 20, 2011
In November 2008, I lost my job in company-wide layoffs. I’m relatively certain my blogging (which I admit happened on the job sometimes) played a role in the decision to terminate me. Read »
Weak Job Market Means Now is the Perfect Time to Get to Work… on Yourself
By Danny Rubin | 16 Comments | June 3, 2011
If you are unemployed and looking for work, the job market these days is a paralyzing place. More and more companies, perhaps assuming that jobless equates to brainless, have begun to only interview people who are currently employed. Read »
Are Recent College Grads a ‘Lost Generation’?
By Adam Conner-Simons | 38 Comments | May 27, 2011
With unemployment hovering at 9 percent and a growing demographic of laid-off job-seekers in their late 20s and 30s, it’s certainly not the best time to be a fresh college grad. Read »
Why You Might Be Better Off Without a Job After College
By Amanda Abella | 24 Comments | May 18, 2011
I graduated with a BA in English from Ave Maria University in May 2010 and after four academically and emotionally grueling years of hard work I had absolutely zero interest in going to grad school. So I figured I would do what every other post grad 22 year old does: get a job. But that […] Read »