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Unemployed Workers – Unlucky Victims or Just Not Ready for Jobs?

Last week I wrote an article titled Why Many Unemployed Workers Will Never Get Jobs .It was published on the Huffington Post. It kicked up quite a firestorm with over…

What Happens If We Don’t Need All Those Jobs

Maybe this is a blinding flash of the obvious.  But no job is sacred anymore.  While politicians argue and evangelize about their plan to create jobs or how pathetic the…

Ho! Ho! Ho! Happy Hiring-days?

The end of the year 2010 couldn’t come fast enough for millions of unemployed people. There’s good news on that front. Many businesses are cranking up their hiring…

Small Businesses Struggle to Find Skilled Workers

The unemployment rate is nearly 10 percent. But small business owner Dave Hatter is having trouble finding skilled workers…

Why Employers Aren’t Hiring

There is a growing disconnect in the labor markets. Unemployment remains high and hiring is slow, even when they have openings. As of June, job openings were up 26% from…

How Effective Is Retraining After a Layoff?

While retraining may improve unemployed workers’ long-term prospects, many are struggling to find work in the short term…

Unemployment to Remain High: Abundance of Labor, Poverty of Talent

For the unemployed, the road back to employment seems to be getting longer and longer. Worse it seems to be filled with bumps that will never end…

Only 1 in 2000 Admin Assistants Have the Right Job Skills

The irony is dramatic – I’m watching CNBC report how the stock market is crashing while reading a blog about skilled worker shortages that even made my jaw…