Last Man Standing Gets a Bonus
Workers who manage to hang on to their jobs amid massive layoffs may have more to celebrate than just their continuing paychecks. A recent poll by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an outplacement and executive coaching firm, revealed that 57% of employers plan to continue offering employee perks such as commuter subsidies, on-site massages, free gourmet [...]
Maryland’s “Tech Fast 50″ Growing, Hiring
Deloitte has begun releasing the names of it’s Tech Fast 50 companies (a list of companies with revenue growth between 75% and 138,762%). Maryland’s Tech Fast 50 were among the first to be named. The list includes a diverse group of companies from pharmaceutical technology companies to computer security and communications companies. While making the [...]
Oprah Discovers the Kindle.
Oprah’s discovered the Amazon Kindle! I know. I know. If you’re like me, you discovered this electronic book reader eons ago, back when it was supposed to be the “It” gift for Christmas 2007. Anyway, I don’t want to sound like one of those dismissive “early-adopters”, but I’ve been there and done the Kindle. But, [...]
Cities Where You’re Most Likely to Find a Job
Want to improve your chances of finding a job? Consider relocating your job hunt to a city where the number of job vacancies exceeds the number of unemployed people. CITIES WHERE YOU’RE MOST LIKELY TO FIND A JOB Salt Lake City, UT Washington, DC Austin, TX Milwaukee, WI Oklahoma City, OK Seattle-Tacoma, WA Boston, MA [...]
Fast Facts: Massive Number of Mass Layoffs
There were 2,269 mass layoff actions involving 235,681 workers during the month of September. That’s the highest number since the September 11th attacks. Year-to-date there have been a total of 14,811 mass layoff actions involving more than 1,510,446 workers. –Bureau of Labor Statistics Hearthis post
Lay-Away for the Holidays
In a truly retro moment in the market, something I thought was gone with the Blue laws is back. Lay-away is making a comeback. Just in time for the holidays and the credit clamp-down, TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Kmart and Burlington Coat Factory have announced the rebirth of lay-away. Kmart’s even running national radio and TV [...]
Cities With the Most Jobs
Jobs are hard to come by, but it helps to know where they might be hiding. So, here’s a list of the states with the most jobs posted online. CITY # JOBS POSTED ONLINE New York, NY 273,000 Los Angeles, CA 184,000 Washington, DC 165,200 Chicago, IL 126,300 San Francisco, CA 120,000 Boston, MA 114,600 [...]
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