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The Great Indoors almost dead
We’ve previously mentioned that Sears Holdings the owner of The Great Indoors was closing many stores across the country under different names including the entire chain of The Great Indoors.
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Tagged 2012 layoffs, 2012 store closings, sears holdings layoffs, the great indoors
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You can’t lie on your resume
There are examples in every industry of people embellishing the truth and flat out lying on resumes to get a job. The most recent example is the Yahoo CEO’s resume is being called into question. It appears that the CEO … Continue reading
The Quest to Kill the Resume
With the increasing focus on having a web presence and connecting with people in social networks liked Linkedin the quest to kill the resume is real. Other experimental ways that are being used to kill the resume are the use … Continue reading
Detroit Job Fair: Quicken Loans
Quicken Loans is hosting another job fair in Detroit this Saturday, for those of you in the area they have also had a radio ad blitz and the the company looking to hire 1,000 workers. Location for the event is: … Continue reading
Future careers exist in Energy
Politically we have been in an environment that we have been led to believe that many great job prospects will exist in Green Energy. Evidence however shows that green energy companies have been going out of business losing billions of … Continue reading
Job Seekers Need to be on Guard
With millions of job seekers out there in the United States there are no shortage of scam artists out there. We’ve highlighted at least one prior shady job website for job seekers. The act of applying for a job and … Continue reading
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Tagged job seeker phising scam, job seeker scam, job seeker scams, Phishing, unemployment
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You Are Fired, (Do not reply all)
Aviva Investors accidentally sent an email informing that employees of the company were to be fired. It only intended to fire one employee but the entire company was sent the email. “I am required to remind you of your contractual … Continue reading
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Economic Pulse More People Quitting Jobs
In what has to be considered a relatively good sign that the labor market is strengthening for the first time in years more workers have been quitting their jobs than being fired. As the saying goes it’s easier to get … Continue reading
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Class of 2012 Buckle Up for 53.6% Unemployment
With the Great Recession still ruining careers the new crop of college graduates (and to a lessor high school graduates looking to get work for the summer) 1 in 2 will be without jobs. Some may actually qualify as being … Continue reading
Conan O’Brien on Success
It’s about graduation time for many students and this little snippet from Conan O’Brien is one of the better ones on success and failure. He gave a commencement address at Dartmouth after being fired from The Tonight Show. He gives … Continue reading
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