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A Dearth of Work for China's College Grads
The job hunt came as a shock. The 23-year-old job seeker graduated in June from a good school -- Beijing University of Technology -- with a bachelor's degree in materials science, a subject he figured would appeal to employers. Yet he had to go through scores of interviews and comb the online job sites endlessly before landing a job at a local trading company. Happy ending? Barely. The pay, $368 ...
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:08:41 -0700
Stock index futures dip ahead of payrolls
Stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.21 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.17 percent and Nasdaq100 futures flat at 0725 GMT (3:25 a.m. ET).
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:44:48 -0700
Job access programs funded
A $670,000 investment by the federal government is going to go a long way toward helping youth and the disabled find employment, district social service agencies say.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:33:55 -0700
Focused on employment
One of the news items of this week is that unemployment in the European Union re mained at its peak level. The emerging indications are that we are having a form of economic recovery without an accompanying increase in em ployment.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:19:05 -0700
What managers see on job interviews
Employment remains a buyer's market. The supply of available workers outweighs the demand for them, and with hundreds (or thousands) of candidates vying for each open job, employers have their pick. According to Paul Munoz, a human resources consultant with the Plainview-based HR Group Inc., "employers are plowing through more applications than ever before." Important factors [...]
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:54:10 -0700
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