Employment
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…
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…
Article: Employees spend half a work week fretting about boss
I’m not sure how much of this to believe. Sure, I’ve had bosses I couldn’t stand, but wasting 20 hours a week just thinking about how bad they were? Excuse me, but I had a job to do. If you have a boss so bad that you spend…
Headline: Temp hiring no longer seen as sign of recovery
It seems you can’t count on those darn temps anymore.
Temp work is no longer seen as work done only by misfits who either can’t get a job or refuse to conform to the ”normal” workplace. In this economy, you have to find work any way you can. If that…
