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  • June 2008

    • Bizarro Travel-Industry Jobs

      newser  |  Travel Leisure  |  Jun 25, 08 2:03 PM CDT

      Bizarro Travel-Industry Jobs

      From Parisian sewer guides to a coconut safety engineer in St. Thomas, some travel industry jobs straddle the line between necessary and absurd. Travel and Leisure highlights some of the strangest. Tourism ambassador, Japan. Diplomacy never looked so soft and cuddly after Japan appointed elder statesfeline Hello Kitty for PR duty in Hong Kong and China. More »

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      list  • Japan  • travel  • tourism  • job  • Venice  • Hello Kitty  • Lego  • karaoke

  • May 2008

    • Interview Goofs You Can't Make Up

      newser  |  CNN  |  May 15, 08 1:22 PM CDT

      Interview Goofs You Can't Make Up

      Do research, don't lie, be professional: Interview tips seem basic enough to follow, but CNN reports the many job seekers have committed serious gaffes we all should learn from: Asking interviewer to leave office so you can take a call Admitting you may quit job if your uncle dies and inheritance kicks in Requesting a ride home Smelling your armpits More »

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      list  • job  • job search  • job interviews

  • April 2008

    • Good Job, Bad Job

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 21, 08 1:33 PM CDT

      Good Job, Bad Job

      There's a stark divide between good and bad employers in America today, and you don't want to be on the wrong side of it. In a New York Times excerpt from his new book, Steven Greenhouse compares FedEx and Patagonia. FedEx forces workers who deliver packages to be "independent contractors"—to avoid paying benefits—and to buy and insure their own trucks, but fires them if they request time off to be treated for cancer. More »

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      job  • work  • FedEx  • Patagonia

    • Streamlining AT&T Plans 4,600 Layoffs

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 18, 08 2:23 PM CDT

      Streamlining AT&amp;T Plans 4,600 Layoffs

      As it adjusts its business model to lowered demand for landlines, AT&T will lay off 4,600 employees, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company plans to create about the same number of new wireless, broadband, and TV jobs, a trade-off that will create savings through dropping more senior, white-collar workers. "There are parts of the business that are growing and others that are not," a spokesman said. More »

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      wireless  • AT&T  • job  • broadband Internet  • layoffs

    • Small-Business Confidence at 28-Year Low

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Apr 9, 08 10:37 AM CDT

      Small-Business Confidence at 28-Year Low

      Slowing sales, rising inflation, and skyrocketing energy costs have small-business owners cutting back on hiring and tightening their spending as they brace for a continuing economic slowdown, USA Today reports. A National Federation of Independent Business survey puts small-business confidence last month at its lowest quarterly point since 1980. More »

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      recession  • credit crisis  • job

    • Dems Push New Aid Package as Job Market Swoons

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 5, 08 9:25 AM CDT

      Dems Push New Aid Package as Job Market Swoons

      Democrats are calling for another stimulus package to help American workers as unemployment soars, the New York Times reports. Almost 250,000 American jobs have been lost since the beginning of the year—including 80,000 in March—leading one policy expert to say it's time the government switched focus from the housing crisis to the flagging job market. More »

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • Siemens to Slash 4,000 Jobs

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 25, 08 6:31 PM CST

      Siemens to Slash 4,000 Jobs

      Siemens is cutting nearly 4,000 jobs and moving 3,000 workers away from its troubled telecom equipment unit, sparking fears of union outcry in Germany, the Wall Street Journal reports. Once a $30 billion annual revenue giant, the business has been trailing competitors in cheap-labor countries like China and struggling with a $1.9 billion bribery scandal. More »

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      China  • Germany  • job  • labor unions  • job cuts  • Siemens

    • Silicon Valley Deletes Middle-Income Jobs

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Feb 19, 08 4:23 PM CST

      Silicon Valley Deletes Middle-Income Jobs

      Silicon Valley is bleeding middle-income jobs, the New York Times reports. Clerks, secretaries, service reps and others earning $30,000 to $80,000 a year fell from 52% to 46% of workers from 2002 to 2006, according to a new report. The trend threatens the region's upward-mobility track, one author of the 2008 Index of Silicon Valley report said: “If you lose the middle, it’s harder to support the top." More »

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      US economy  • Silicon Valley  • job  • employment  • middle class  • tech industry

    • Firefighting Is US' Sexiest Job

      newser  |  Boston Globe  |  Feb 14, 08 3:22 PM CST

      Firefighting Is US' Sexiest Job

      Americans may ogle the celebrities gracing the covers of gossip mags, but firefighter remains the sexiest job title on the books, the Boston Globe reports. Personal trainer comes in a close second, according to Salary.com's Valentine's Day survey. It's the site's first such survey in three years, and though the top spot didn't change, there was movement down the list. More »

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      doctor  • sex  • firefighters  • job  • lawyer  • reporter  • teacher  • CEOs  • nurses  • veterinarian  • flight attendants  • event planners

    • As US Job Growth Stalls, an Era Ends

      newser  |  BusinessWeek  |  Feb 4, 08 10:47 AM CST

      As US Job Growth Stalls, an Era Ends

      Workers who’ve lost a job are having a tougher time finding a new one as the economy contracts, marking an end to more than a decade and a half of rapid, sometimes phenomenal, US job growth, writes Business Week’s Peter Coy. The loss of 17,000 jobs in January, the first monthly decline since August 2003, raised concerns about job creation as well as recession. More »

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      US economy  • unemployment  • job

    • Stocks Climb on Microsoft News

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 1, 08 3:29 PM CST

      Stocks Climb on Microsoft News

      Microsoft’s offer to buy Yahoo outweighed a dismal jobs report today as the Dow ended up 92.83 at 12,743.19 after a seesaw session. Hopes for a new M&A wave bumped up against fears of broad economic slowdown. “This is a trader’s market, because traders love volatility,” said one trader. The Nasdaq gained 23.50 to 2,413.36 and the S&P 500 16.87 to 1,395.42. More »

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      Microsoft  • Yahoo  • S&P 500  • Nasdaq  • Dow Jones  • job  • ExxonMobil

  • January 2008

    • Mitt Outplayed Mac in Michigan

      newser  |  National Review  |  Jan 15, 08 5:39 PM CST

      Mitt Outplayed Mac in Michigan

      With Great Lakes State voting booths not quite closed—and polls tied—pundits are already writing post-mortems on the two-Republican race, and giving Mitt Romney the campaigning edge. The New Republic ’s Jonathan Cohn and Henry Payne in the National Review agree that Mitt hit his stride, convincing Michiganders he’s the man to inject optimistic business sense into the flailing auto industry. More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • auto industry  • environmentalism  • Michigan primary  • job

    • Unemployment Rises, May Spur Rate Cut

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 4, 08 9:03 AM CST

      Unemployment Rises, May Spur Rate Cut

      The labor market took a hit in December, with the jobless rate hitting a two-year high and payroll increases falling well short of predictions. Nonfarm payrolls rose just 18,000, much less than both November’s 115,000 and the 50,000 prognosticators expected. The gloomy numbers increase the odds that the Fed will cut rates for the fourth straight time later this month, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      US economy  • Federal Reserve  • unemployment  • job

    • Gains Dashed on Jobs Angst

      newser  |  MarketWatch  |  Jan 3, 08 3:34 PM CST

      Gains Dashed on Jobs Angst

      The market lost substantial early gains today to finish about even, with weak December auto sales and rising oil costs adding to anxiety over tomorrow’s jobs report from the Labor Department. The Dow closed up 12.8 points to 13,056.7, as GM stock declined 2.5% and Ford fell 2.9% on poor showings last month, MarketWatch reports. More »

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      S&P 500  • Nasdaq  • General Motors  • Ford  • job  • unemployment benefits

  • December 2007

    • Consumers Open Wallets Wide

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Dec 21, 07 11:14 AM CST

      Consumers Open Wallets Wide

      Consumer spending grew 1.1% in November, its biggest rise since July 2005. The better-than-predicted figure accompanied a revised 0.4% October gain, adjusted from 0.2%. Taken together, the numbers “postpone fears of a recession at least until next year,” said one economist. Jobs numbers and salaries were up, Bloomberg reports, potentially staving off a spending collapse. More »

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      recession  • consumer spending  • job  • Best Buy

    • 10 Jobs That Just Don't Pay

      newser  |  MarketWatch  |  Dec 15, 07 3:00 PM CST

      10 Jobs That Just Don't Pay

      If being paid peanuts in a job with no benefits isn't how you picture yourself, avoid these occupations, tracked down by MarketWatch, at all costs: Hosts and hostesses, restaurants, lounges, and coffee shops Counter attendants, cafeterias, food concessions, and coffee shops Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers More »

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      list  • job

  • November 2007

    • Stocks Edge Up on Mixed Day

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 2, 07 3:34 PM CDT

      Stocks Edge Up on Mixed Day

      The major indexes saw small gains today despite turmoil in the financial sector and skepticism about a positive jobs report.  The Dow climbed 27.23 points to 13,595.10, the Nasdaq added 15.55 to close at 2,810.38, and the S&P 500 gained 1.21 to 1,509.65. Merrill Lynch nosedived 10% on the Journal ’s report of hedge fund dealings meant to postpone revealing the extent of losses in mortgage-related securities. More »

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      S&P 500  • Nasdaq  • Dow Jones  • Merrill Lynch  • job  • Morgan Stanley  • financial sector

  • October 2007

    • Kill Your Chances With These Job Interview Moves

      newser  |  CNN  |  Oct 15, 07 10:20 AM CDT

      Kill Your Chances With These Job Interview Moves

      Don't shoot yourself in the foot in your next job interview. A Fortune poll of hiring managers uncovered some anecdotes about the dumbest pitches they'd heard: The interviewee: "...told me to hire him because he was allergic to unemployment." "... said that we should hire him because he would make a great addition to our softball team." "...said he should get the job because he had already applied three times and he felt that it was now his turn to be hired." More »

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      list  • job  • work  • job search  • job interviews

    • Housing Slump Dampens '08 Prospects

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Oct 10, 07 12:38 PM CDT

      Housing Slump Dampens '08 Prospects

      Economists cut projections for 2008 growth for a third consecutive month, Reuters reports, signaling the fallout from mortgage woes will be widespread and prolonged. A survey of 52 experts estimated the economy would expand 2.4% next year; they’d predicted 2.6% growth last month and 2.8% the month before. The number is still higher than the 2% gain forecast for 2007. More »

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      subprime mortgages  • consumer spending  • job  • predictions

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