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Don’t Friend These People on Facebook
With the news of Facebook going public in the next few days, and the concerns that teenagers are having with the sudden loss of privacy from their parents and family it seems right to point out that professionally there are … Continue reading
Unemployment and Payroll Tax Cuts Extended
Congress voted on a bill to extend a 2% payroll tax and extend unemployment depending on your states unemployment rate another 30 weeks. It is expected to be signed into law. Check out our MARVIN guides to see how this … Continue reading
Abercrombie & Fitch to Close stores
Get ready for a new wave of young good looking waiters and waitresses as Abercrombie & Fitch is going to close another 135 stores over the next two years. This is on top of over 70 store closings in 2011 mostly … Continue reading
Congressional Budget Office: Unemployment Rate is 15%
Surely to spark great debate on the highly political event of counting unemployed workers the typically regarded unbiased Congressional Budget Office or CBO announced that unemployment is persistently high and that it was about 15% for January 2012. The official … Continue reading
Taleo Got Bigger
Taleo is a name that just about every job seeker should be more than familiar with these days. The company’s software manages about 50 Fortune 100 companies which are some of the biggest emplo
Law School Worst Recession Safe Haven
During The Great Recession many undergraduates have found that finding a decent paying entry level job is very difficult. In many cases competing against seasoned candidates their parents and even grandparents ages. With looming student loan payments many fresh grads … Continue reading
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MARVIN to Lose Another 20 weeks of Unemployment
Due to the the decrease in the unemployment rate February 18th will be the last day that many Michigan residents eligible for Extended Benefits will be collecting payments. Unemployed workers will continue to be able to collect 20 weeks of … Continue reading
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Tagged EB, Emergency Unemployment Compensation, EUC, MARVIN, Minor in Marvin, UIA, Unemployment Insurance Agency
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Unemployment Smoke Screen
The last few unemployment number announcements have been harder and harder to decipher. Wall Street Journal breaks down it’s interpretation of the numbers. Interesting to note that going into an election year the numbers are now going to be harder … Continue reading
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SimplyHired cuts 20% of Staff
In a terribly ironic twist the website simplyhired.com laid off about 20% of its staff. In either a brilliant marketing strategy or a strong hunch that employees would one day blog about being simply fired it turns out Simply Hired … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 layoff announcements, layoffs 2012, simplyfired, simplyhired layoff
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3 Michigan Companies Looking to Hire 1,050 Interns
Big news for students looking to get their foot in the door at some great local companies to work for in Michigan. Most of these internships are paid and located in Detroit. Attn students! DTE Energy recruiters will be @OaklandU … Continue reading
