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- Shell shake-up to shed 5,000 jobs
- Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday that a total of 5,000 staff would be leaving the Anglo-Dutch oil and gas group as part of a restructuring begun earlier this year.It gave the update on job losses as it announced a decline in third-quarter profit that was a little smaller...
- External links 2009-10-29
- Cautious Optimism as Job Losses Slow
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pace of job losses slowed in many U.S. states in October, and the unemployment rate slipped in hard-hit Michigan, the Labor Department said on Friday, hinting the recession may be easing in some areas.Michigan's jobless rate fell to 15.1 percent in October from 15.3 percent in...
- News items 2009-11-20
- Tips For Explaining A Job Loss
- Today, the words "You're fired" have become part of our popular culture, thanks to Donald Trump and "The Apprentice." And while contestants on the television show all seem to turn their public firings into lucrative job offers, the same is not always true for the rest of the "Regular Joes"...
- White papers 2007-12-18
- Explaining A Job Loss: Seven Tips
- Downsized, restructured, displaced, canned, terminated - any way you put it, you're still out of a job and it's still not the easiest subject to talk about in an interview. Recognize that there is life after a job loss and take some time to reflect and recharge your attitude. Think...
- White papers 2007-09-24
- The Assertive Job Search
- It is not what you know, but who. This adage is certainly true to some extent. But very few jobseekers find employment solely by knowing the right people. The right contacts can you get in the door, but you still must prove that your skills, experience, and intelligence match company...
- White papers 2003-05-25
- How To Explain Job Loss At Job Interviews
- Now, when the economy is down and the job market is really tough, searching for a new job is not the easiest task. But life is like that and you must adapt to it. Besides, losing a job is not that bad, if you know how to make it work...
- White papers 2009-04-09
- Employee Motivation: Help employees Move Forward
- A job loss can be distressing experience and ranks first in the list of work related trauma. A job hunt is usually follows such an event. To tide over the tough ordeal the company can take a positive step by proffering assistance through an outplacement program. Job loss maybe forced...
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Colonial Properties Trust Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from David Bragg – Merrill Lynch. David Bragg – Merrill Lynch Could you talk about the job loss assumptions that you have baked in to your outlook for 2009 either nationally or specific to your key markets? Thomas...
- Earnings calls 2009-02-03
- Staples, Inc. F1Q09 (Qtr End 05/02/09) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Oliver Wintermantel – Morgan Stanley Oliver Wintermantel – Morgan Stanley Some of the underlying macro trends in the US signal stabilization or maybe an improvement. Could you give us some more color on what trends you have seen within the...
- Earnings calls 2009-05-27
- The Worst Jobs in 2009 | BTalk Australia
- (8min 39) Latest indicators paint a gloomy picture on the economy and most analysts now agree that Australia will face a deepening recession. So which industry sectors will suffer the most? In today's BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to Richard Jeremiah, an industry analyst at IBISWorld, who...
- Blog posts 2009-01-21
- "Rebounding" from Job Loss, "WWGD?" and "Wired to Care"
- Jack Covert Selects, the series of reviews from 800CEORead looking at important business books, has three recent reviews at three new books: The most recent is Rebound: A Proven Plan for Starting Over After Job Loss, made poignantly topical by Covert as he notes the shutting down...
- Blog posts 2009-02-20
- Should We Penalize Companies for Shipping Jobs Overseas?
- It's a popular argument these days. If U.S. multinationals are going to ship jobs overseas, let's make it more difficult by adding taxes on their so-called outbound investments. A majority of Americans believe, according to recent polls, that job outsourcing is a root problem for why the...
- Blog posts 2009-04-03
- Pfizer Scientist Stabbed Wife After Job Loss, Police Say
- A former Pfizer PFE employee who lost his job and “was convinced he could not provide for his family any further,†has been charged with stabbing his wife, according to police. Pfizer is in the process of laying off 19,500 employees in its merger with Wyeth. Asbill was involved in...
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Will October Non-Farm Payrolls Fall by 300K?
- Kathy Lien submits: Even though the US economy has not officially entered a recession, the US labor market has. October will mark the tenth consecutive month of net job losses. The market currently projects a loss of 200k jobs last month, but given the trend of job...
- External links 2008-11-06
- GM Job Loss: Bogus Economics
- If General Motors GM is allowed to fail, won’t we lose three million jobs? That multi-million job loss comes from both GM’s own employees, plus the suppliers and dealers. However, the economics behind that idea is pretty bogus. The number of auto jobs we have is tied to...
- External links 2008-11-16
- Boost Your Income on the Verge of Retirement
- Before the recession stormed in, Dan and Barbara Hoffa could see nothing but smooth sailing ahead. But now Dan is unemployed, Barbara's income has been slashed, and their comfortable $2 million nest egg has been crushed. Dan plans to file for Social Security in August 2010, when he...
- Articles 2009-09-15
- Job Losses Slow, but the Bond Market Doesn't Like It
- The rate of U.S. unemployment rose during May to 9.4 percent -- the highest since the 1980-1982 recession, and half a point higher than April's 8.9 percent. But the 345,000 jobs lost during the month are well below the half-million economists had predicted, and the rate of new lost jobs...
- Blog posts 2009-06-05
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- Dealing with Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the Workplace
- Drug and alcohol abuse is a serious workplace issue. Of the 16.7 million illicit drug users aged 18 or older, 12.4 million (74.3%) were employed either full or part time, according to the U.S. government. More than one in three (38%) workers between the ages of 18 and 25 are...
- Articles 2007-03-27
- Do Your Investments Match Your Job?
- More financial planners are starting to take their clients' occupations into account when recommending asset allocations. Here's how to tell if you are a stock or a bond — and what you should do about it. ...
- Articles 2009-09-03
- Weighing the Pros and Cons of a Career Break
- Career breaks have never been more popular, as overworked employees look for some time away from their same old, same old routine. Most often people have one of two motivations for taking time off: either other priorities demand attention, or there's a need to get away and gain some perspective...
- Articles 2008-01-03
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