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Summertime job hunt
It’s summertime in New York City. People are running to Orchard Beach, Rockaway Beach, Coney Island or a number of other beaches reachable by bus, train and car. People are closing off neighborhood...
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Mistakes happen...avoid it!
A couple from Queens decides to have dinner at Planet Hollywood in Times Square. They order two entrees, drinks and an appetizer. The woman has a salad because the waitress said one came with her...
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Overqualified isn't good enough
Most jobseekers do one of two things when searching for a job: A) Look at the job description and the qualifications to honestly match them to their own skills, experience and interests or B) Decide...
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For the need of money
In an effort to cut Federal spending, New York’s state and local budgets were hit hard in 2011. This would be a situation when money transferred or denied could not be negotiated between the...
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Stay connected during a phone interview
In 2010, the number of cell phone subscribers for the U.S. were 302.9 million. This was over a 95 million increase from the year before. There’s no telling what the number is...
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The job fair experience
What do you call dozens of different companies grouped in a large space that is arranged with booths and tables lined with brochures and literature on each company and hundreds of eager, hopeful...
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An alarm clock goes off beside a head pressed down comfortably to a plush pillow. This person is then forced to make several choices: whether or not to ignore the alarm and return to Mr. Sandman’s...
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The un-forwarned storm of unemployment
"Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working” - Unknown In late August 2011, Hurricane Irene threatened the safety of many New...
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The American dream vs. the American nightmare
A dream can be defined as a vision of which one indulges in while awake; a daydream for example. While many may dream of some celebrity, an embarrassing moment in high school or of winning the...
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Say "I want this job" with your body
If someone was to give you a “thumbs up” you would know they are saying that everything is good or okay. If a person nods at you when you ask them a question, you know they are...
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Resolutions and non-solutions
Some people say that promises are made to be broken. That may go for those declarations people tell to others. What about the ones people tell to themselves? Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, many...
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NY mayor addresses the economy in the Bronx
January 12, Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivered his State of the City 2012 address. It was held in the Morris High School campus auditorium, which many know is the alma mater of former U.S. Secretary of...
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Remembering Dr. King in today's labor market
In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his legendary “I Have a Dream” speech to the hundreds of thousands who converged for the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” The great march...
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Unemployment rate and income tax
New Yorkers tend to think highly of themselves. They always feel they can outdo the nation when it comes to fashion, restaurants, economics, entertainment, sports (Go Giants!), mass transit, etc....
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Obama's hope for a stronger economy and union
"Built to last." That is what President Obama said about the U.S. economy in his State of the Union address on Tuesday January 24th. There was so much that could have been said that wasn'...
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Super Bowl 46 and the unemployed
The New York Giants won Super Bowl XLVI and fans are ecstatic. It was a great game against the New England Patriots. It was a historic win, according to Giants fan, Yury Kunichenko. He said the...
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Finding a job can be like the lottery
You have a better chance of getting into a car accident, plane accident or struck by lightning, than to win the lottery. You can calculate the odds at www.webmath.com/lottery. Of the four outcomes,...
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Financial mistakes may make employers re-think
New York is considered a melting pot. There are so many different cultures and religions shared between 8 million citizens and immigrants in this city that it would be naïve to believe that...
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Make a potential employer a friend on Facebook?
You’ve just arrived to the Monday grind, leaving behind an enjoyable weekend. You partied with some family and friends. You took photos to share your activity with your friends on Facebook. A day or...
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Do you leave a tip for good political potpie?
In the Financial District of New York, excessively more than other areas of the city, there are countless office buildings that have cyclists come to them during normal business hours Monday to...
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