Employment Weather Report, Fall 2010

The seasons are changing again in the Jobs Markets. Employers and Candidates are re-evaluating. Coming out of a rugged summer, many indexes are unimpressive. Negative news stories have become boringly repetitive. Gold continues to climb to new highs. Political Silly Season is in full bloom. Politicians strive to make new and exciting promises to an…

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Quote Of The Week 9/24/10

“It’s been quiet for months. Just this week, two different recruiters called me.” — From two different candidates on the same day. www.dieck.us

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Sign Of The Times

A candidate reports this story from his job search… “The local Unemployment Office has finally responded to my application for a position. I applied to them back in January, in case I couldn’t find anything else. “They are desperate for help. They are swamped with people coming in to file for unemployment. The office here…

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The Association Letter

Candidates fighting ambivalent employers and low-ball pay plans have a new option. Better than merely stringing together contract work, it is possible to create your own employment by moving higher up the food chain. Here’s some of my letter to the Employment Assistance arm of a national association. We are seeing a distinct uptick in…

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