Special Edition | Today. March jobs report: Jobs gain, unemployment falls - Apr. 1. By Chris Isidore, senior writerApril 4, 2011: 3:39 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Improvements in the job market may finally be taking hold, as strong business hiring last month brought the unemployment rate down to its lowest level in two years. The economy gained 216,000 jobs in the month. That's better than the gain of 180,000 predicted by economists surveyed by CNNMoney, and also a significant improvement over the 194,000 jobs added in February. "Almost two years after the recession officially ended, the labor market appears to finally be picking up," said Kathy Bostjancic, director of macroeconomic analysis for The Conference Board. The unemployment rate continued to edge down, dropping to 8.8%, the lowest level since March 2009. The unemployment rate has shed a full percentage point in the last four months, the largest four-month drop since 1984.
"It's strong across the board," said Tig Gilliam, president of the North American unit of job placement firm Adecco. Share this. 5 Reasons Why Your Online Presence Will Replace Your Resume in 10 years - Dan Schawbel - Personal Branding. Channeling Inspiration From Small Moments in the Past « Adam P. Coulter: Conduit for Young Communicators.
As people traverse the uncertain times in their lives (e.g. graduating from school & hunting for new opportunities), and understandably get knocked back as they go, inspiration is certainly important for many reasons. No doubt you have heard the old adage, ‘Don’t live in the past,’ but I would offer that visiting the past now and again can be a great inspiration and a motivator. An Image in Time Take the picture above for example.
It was taken this past December while I was still in school and working in a position that I loved – Social Media Manager in my university’s Office of University Communications. I was hired as a full-time student and after graduating the position was to be filled by a grad fellow. Job Search Inspiration So, do you have any small moments in your past that you use for inspiration today? Add Conduit for Communicators to your favorite blog reader! Like this: Like Loading... 7 ways to put your "useless" degree to use. Education is never a waste of time. Every lesson – no matter how obscure – translates into further learning opportunities, and helps us to connect with the world in broader, deeper ways. Even subjects that few people seem to care about anymore – Greek studies, philosophy, French literature – retain their significance, as the underpinnings for our government, our justice system, and our capacity to appreciate modern culture and art.
And with that feel-good disclaimer out of the way, we can address the reality of the situation. College is now ridiculously expensive. Good jobs are tough to land. If you already have a degree in one of these fields (let’s call them “difficult” instead of “useless”), it’s very possible you’re working a job that doesn’t utilize your training or talents. If you find yourself overeducated and underemployed, thanks to too much wishful thinking and not enough economics courses, here’s a plan to rebound: Add a technical skill to your repertoire Be different. Monster.com to Power Official SXSW Hiring Hub at 2011 Festival | Bostinnovation: Boston Innovation and Tech News Blog.
Do Generations Matter At Work? - #TChat Preview Post. In 2012, the first members of Gen Y turn 30. And while thought leaders and academics continue to depict millennials as this strange, unprecedented breed to be studied and analyzed (Bieber fever being an obvious symptom), that generation’s cutting edge has been busy acclimating into the workforce, where they’ve been for over 5 years. Of course, this potentially disruptive force on the workplace entered a market where the workplace was already disrupted by forces far stronger than helicopter parents and socialized narcissism.
Contrary to popular myth, it’s not Gen Y who’s changing the workplace; it’s the workplace that’s changing Gen Y. Those lucky enough to get the paucity of jobs are no longer naïve idealists, but battle hardened survivors. While some Gen X and Boomers struggle with being overqualified, most of Gen Y haven’t had the chance to pick up those qualifications. So, it turns out that generations in the workplace share more in common than a workplace.
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