Finding a job can take longer and be more competitive in times of lower unemployment. The unemployment rate was announced today at 4.2 percent, that’s a 16-year low. Studies show this should create some concern since historically, when unemployment stays
In interviews with both Businessweek and NBC, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that, starting in 2013, Apple will begin manufacturing some Macs in the U.S. Cook notes that Apple will invest more than $100 million to bring some of its manufacturing back to
Phyllis Korkki revisits a classic career guide that continues to be relevant 42 years after its publication. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/31/jobs/what-color-is-your-parachute-is-still-going-strong.html?_r=0
With the recession still in recovery, there is a growing number of temporary jobs available for job seekers. http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2013/03/07/the-fastest-growing-temp-jobs/
More and more people are finding good jobs without getting a degree first. Mike Sugerman reports. View video CBS SF Bay Area http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/video/10041659-high-tech-hiring-more-college-drop-outs-than-ever/
The tech industry wants more skilled workers — from overseas. Companies are lobbying hard for Congress to raise the — visas for people with specialized skills — researchers, for instance, or software engineers. Brad Smith, Microsoft’s general counsel, recently told
Hu-Friedy Sets Up Apprenticeship Program, But Dental-Instruments Maker Is Rare Exception Hu-Friedy, a manufacturer of dental instruments in Chicago, says its future hinges on four employees. So, it is paying them to leave their jobs for two years. While their
