Jun

16

Nursing industry suffering from lack of instructors

Posted by Dan

June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment

My sister works as a pediatric nurse. It’s a stressful job. She works with kids who have cancer, and that all too often ends sadly.
I know, then, how important nurses are to patients. They provide much of the important caring for patients. Doctors get the glory; nurses do most of the dirty work.
Unfortunately, many states [...]

Jun

12

Interested in working in a struggling field? Go for it

Posted by Dan

June 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I’m working on a story for a major newspaper’s Jobs section. It’s an interesting one, taking a look at people who are entering certain career fields even though those fields are struggling mightily.
I’ve spoken to real estate agents and mortgage lenders, for instance. Both of these fields are going through tough times today. You can [...]

Jun

8

Obama promises more than 600,000 new jobs

Posted by Dan

June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment

The unemployment rate for the nation is now above 9 percent. That’s pretty awful. Pres. Barack Obama isn’t happy about this, either. After all, high unemployment figures are keeping the economy from recovering.
Today, Obama promised that the $787 billion stimulus plan will result in more than 600,000 new jobs this summer.
Federal agencies are expected to [...]

May

21

What do unemployed people like? There’s a blog with an answer

Posted by Dan

May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Back when the recession was first gaining steam, the mainstream media wrote a few stories about the ranks of uemployed people blogging about their experiences. It was a fun story on a rather grim topic.
I visited some of these blogs earlier today and found that many of them hadn’t been updated in months. I hope [...]

May

19

Age can work against you in today’s job market

Posted by Dan

May 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Are you too old? How about too young? Either way, it might work against you in today’s job market.
At least that’s the news from the Wall Street Journal, which recently ran a feature story about the challenges that both younger and older workers face today. Guess it’s best to be about 35 or so these [...]

May

5

Searching for a career in a field that’s actually growing? There’s a Web site for you

Posted by Dan

May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment

By reading the newspapers, you might think that there isn’t a single career out there that’s actually experiencing growth right now.
After all, the unemployment rate across the nation is soaring. Companies are laying off workers every day. Others are cutting hours and benefits.
But, surprisingly enough, there are some careers that are actually booming — at [...]

May

4

The need to adapt

Posted by Dan

May 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Work has become a drag for me. I’ve always loved the fact that I support my family, and pay a home mortgage, simply by writing.
There aren’t many people out there who love their work.
Problem is, I’m not loving the freelance-writing life quite as much these days. It’s the economy, of course, and the fact that [...]

Apr

30

Laid-off workers turning to community colleges

Posted by Dan

April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment

You never know how the recession is going to impact a person or institution. For instance, community colleges. They’ve long offered programs designed to teach adults very specific job skills.
Turns out, in a recession like this one, that’s a good thing to teach.
A story in the Dallas Morning News says that enrollment among students older [...]

Apr

8

Laid off? Maybe it’s time to go back to school

Posted by Dan

April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment

In March alone, U.S. employers cut 663,000 jobs. That’s a lot of laid-off and fired workers.
And finding a new job? That’s a huge challenge today. The nation’s unemployment rate, after all, has shot up to a staggering 8.5 percent.
Maybe this is why many laid-off workers have decided to go back to school rather than test [...]

Mar

10

Misery loves company: Laid-off workers take to blogging

Posted by Dan

March 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment

When something terrible happens to us, it’s human nature to seek out others who’ve experienced the same woes.
No one wants to feel alone, after all.
This holds true with getting laid-off, too. Fortunately — or, rather, unfortunately — it’s not hard to find someone else who’s been fired after you’ve lost your job.
Just search the Internet. [...]

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