- January 10, 2012
The current impasse between the House and Senate on extending the payroll tax cut and extended unemployment benefits is partly about differing views of unemployment. House Republicans want to show the unemployed some tough love to get them off the...
- December 15, 2011
Face it: The ONLY reason the Republicans want to cut off unemployment benefits is because they know it will hurt the economy and help them reach their Number One goal publicly proclaimed by, Republican Senate leader, Mitch McConnell: defeating Barack...
- December 14, 2011
A looming deadline has captured the attention of a nation stressed by high unemployment and an all-too-slow economic recovery. Temporary payroll tax cuts and extended unemployment benefits are set to expire Dec. 31 unless Congress extends them when it...
The Atlantic - September 29, 2011
Personal tales from those who already have a well developed career plan, a good resume, and still no job. "... no one is ever there to help me. It´s sad to know that if I didn´t have to work my way through school and take extra time, I´d probably have a job now. It was that extra year that put my entry-level job search in the recession´s beginning...
National Journal - September 5, 2011
How would these proposals effect your career plan? Is there anything here for older workers? Obama has praised a Georgia program that provides eight weeks of unpaid training at a local company for people receiving unemployment benefits. The Wall Street Journal reports that a similar program is likely to be included in the president´s new jobs...
Huffington Post - August 20, 2011
If you´ve been counting on extended unemployment benefits after next January, it doesn´t look promising. Now is the right time to re-vamp your career plan accordingly.Under the so-called grand bargain President Obama tried to strike with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), federal unemployment benefits would have been extended beyond January 2012, when they are set to expire. But those negotiations collapsed in...
Fox Business - August 16, 2011
Saying "I can´t believe it." to a laid off spouse will not add value to his or her resume skills, networking skills or career plan. “This is probably (one of) the top questions that every job seeker hates to hear,” says Baur. “It´s even worse hearing it from your spouse because there´s pressure to provide for the family.” If you are curious about how your spouse´s search is going,...
Washington Post - August 1, 2011
Here´s a simple idea to cut unemployment that won´t cost the government any more money: turn unemployment benefits into a signing bonus..... Is there really any way this ploy would help someone with good career plan, resume skills and motivation find a job faster? Not unless they can also create new jobs. What do you think?...
CNN Money - July 30, 2011
If that doesn´t happen, the idea will be resurrected in September, when Congress returns to session and when it will be accompanied by other costly suggestions to help the jobless, such as extending unemployment benefits (again), boosting tax credits ..Even if you´re currently employed, it couldn´t hurt to revisit your career plan and bolster your job network. It may be a bumpy ride says...
Reuters - July 28, 2011
Is this our employment future? "Dozens of jobless Argentines wait outside a municipal office to receive unemployment benefits in exchange for doing community work, March 16, 2001. By Brian Winter SAO PAULO (Reuters) - After three decades spent battling their own debt crises and...
Huffington Post - June 22, 2011
Long term unemployed workers need jobless benefits to cover necessities while they spend hours pursuing their career plan goals."Instead, says Gov. Bev Perdue, Republicans in the state legislature have persistently attempted to use our unemployed workers as hostages by tying the extension of their unemployment benefits to my acceptance of budget bills that would inflict severe and unnecessary cuts to our schools and other essential programs. ..."...
Huffington Post - June 6, 2011
St. Louis said her family is grateful for the $325 she´s received every week in unemployment insurance since her layoff: "This money´s sustaining us." But now the sustenance has been cut off. Those remaining unemployed may have to re-think their career plans to target the available jobs more closely. The good news is, open positions seem to be increasing in many parts of the country....
Forbes.com - May 31, 2011
But I digress, let´s get back to yhe career plan of those “older workers over 55″ cooling their ... ...
MissouriNet - May 18, 2011
The unemployment benefits for thousands of Missourians ran out last week because four senators had refused to let the funding bill for extended benefits come to a vote in the Senate. The bill passed the House by a wide margin several weeks ago....
OC Register - May 1, 2011
Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, and Bobby Scott, D-Va., who have sponsored a bill to provide 14 more weeks of unemployment benefits, met with House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor. The recommendation: Work with the Ways and Means Committee...
