When is a Bad Thing Really a Good Thing?

By Barbara Poole

When is what appears to be a bad number actually a good number?  The April jobs figures came out this week, and employers added 290,000 jobs to the economy, indicating a long awaited turnaround to the jobs decline.   At the same time, unemployment jumped to 9.9%, which on the surface seems bad.  It’s actually good [...]

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Raging at the Screen

By Barbara Poole

Web 2.0 has turned the Internet over to the people.  Purchases are made, decisions are reached, opinions are formed, and impressions are indelibly forged by the open Internet.  Whether it is Amazon, the NY Times, a Yahoo department, etc. comments are increasingly full of rage.  Is it the end of civility?  Or is it the [...]

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Ten Fast Track Ways to a Lay Off List

By Barbara Poole

1. Be anonymous.
2 Can the idea of making suggestions.
3. Blindside your boss.
4. Miss deadlines.
5. Stay in your cubicle whenever possible.
6. Never approach any members of Senior Management.
7. Stay away from company social functions.
8. Be difficult and uncooperative on teams.
9. Do only what is asked of you.
10. Don’t volunteer for any extra projects.

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So What About the Job Stimulus Money?

By Barbara Poole

The Associate Press reports today that the job stimulus money created to support road projects in the US has barely impacted the rate of unemployment and done virtually nothing to help construction companies.  President Obama is asking for another 75 million for a second stimulus money from Congress for more road and bridge building.  Is [...]

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Employ Yourself: The Entrepreneurial Career Choice Event

By Barbara Poole

On Saturday, January 23, Employaid Events moves to White Plains, the backyard of NYC’ s fast moving small business scene, for an information packed start-up business Event, presented by Employaid.com and Pace University Career Services. We are opening our doors for a seminar filled with advice from world class [...]

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