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Do Employers Really Screen Credit Scores?
Revealing…. (via Mint.com)
The almighty credit score. It determines your interest rates, insurance premiums, and… an employer’s decision to offer you a job? Is this scary statement really true? Credit expert John Ulzheimer walks you through what employers can and cannot do when…
Workers over 65 vie with teens in labor market for the first time since Truman
More from the trenches of the Great Recession (via sfgate.com)
The 8 lowest-paying jobs in America
I have a friend who is currently unemployed and is having a terrible time finding work. He’s highly educated and intelligent with an MBA. And he’s had to work some low-wage jobs just to bring in a paycheck. He’s very discouraged about his job prospects. So along comes this discouraging story…
Temp and contract work is the new reality of the job market
My post “Temp hiring no longer seen as a sign of recovery” talked about how temp hiring used to be an indicator that the job market was improving because a temp job was seen as a good path to a regular (meaning “real”) position. Now that no longer seems to be…
More men filing sexual harassment claims
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