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Job Stats: Which Way is Really Up

Patrice Payne - December 28, 2011

Up and down like a seesaw. That’s how the unemployment statistics seem to fluctuate from month to month; they go down from bad; up to worse. In my state of California, the jobless rate rose to

Finding The Way Back To Work

Jeff Winters - February 25, 2011

 For the past several years I have been a volunteer career coach for Nova, a federally funded employment and training agency that is a partner with the California Employment Development Department..  I am often asked to speak at the general membership meeting to about 200 Silicon Valley job seekers.

Laid Off? It can be a positive, growing experience

Ross Schmidt - January 21, 2011

Most employees experience some company acquisition turmoil in their careers…. They are told they are “excess,” the company is “downsizing,” or that they need to relocate... When she was first laid off, Cindy was excited…here was a chance to explore different opportunities. But when the job search extended past 6 months, she became bored, doubting herself and her ability to really land a worthwhile job. Then doubt turned into pragmatism [...]

Job Stats: Which Way is Really Up

Patrice Payne - November 9, 2010

Up and down like a seesaw. That’s how the unemployment statistics seem to fluctuate from month to month; they go down from bad; up to worse. In my state of California, the jobless rate rose to

Jobless or Retired: What’s in a Name?

Marilyn Degodny Winters - May 25, 2010

Semantics is everything. When should I stop telling people I am unemployed and start calling myself retired? Unemployed sounds like I am [...]

Finding The Way Back To Work

Jeff Winters - May 6, 2010

For the past several years I have been a volunteer career coach for Nova, a federally funded employment and training agency that is a partner with the California Employment Development Department.. I am often asked to speak at the general membership meeting to about 200 Silicon Valley job seekers.

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