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No… Not that Jobs.
Labor market stronger than expected in November
Payrolls up 94,000; jobless rate stays at 4.7% on household survey gains
(MarketWatch)

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Also from England this morning (which seems to be the land of “cheeky” job surveys) comes some sobering news.
If you have a routine job, you’re at greater risk of dying prematurely. In this case, it seems that “routine” is a British euphemism for “regular,” or, at least, the sort of job you don’t need to […]

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Last week we posted a comprehensive series outlining the various strategies you can employ to survive layoffs and downsizing. Read each entry below and feel free to add your strategies to the comments.
How To Save Your Job

“The Weatherman Technique”
“The Lifeboat Technique“
“The Late Surge Technique“
“The Ninja Technique“
“The Zen Technique“

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This is the conclusion of a five part post on How To Save Your Job. You can see an index of the other entries here.
The Zen Technique
All this week we’ve been examining various ways to keep yourself employed in the face of impending layoffs. We’ve discussed the signs that let you know layoffs are coming. […]

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This is part four of a five part post on How To Save Your Job. You can see the other entries here. Look for Part Five Tomorrow.
The Ninja Technique
They say a Ninja never enters a building without making a mental note of three or four ways to get back out in an emergency. If layoffs […]

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This is part three of a five part post on How To Save Your Job. Here is Part One and Part Two. Look for Part Four Tomorrow.
The Late Surge Technique
So far we’ve discussed how to anticipate layoffs, and we’ve outlined strategic moves you can make to align yourself with the likely survivors of any downsizing. […]

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This is part two of a five part post on How To Save Your Job. Here is Part One. Here is Part Three.
The Lifeboat Technique
digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/business_finance/How_To_Save_Your_Job_Get_To_Higher_Ground’;So you’ve put your finger to the wind and checked for the reliable signs that downsizing is coming. Hopefully your vigilance has bought you enough time to position yourself […]

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This is part one of a five part post on How To Save Your Job. Here is Part 2.
The Weatherman Technique
To paraphrase from a famous cartoon character, Knowing is Half The Battle.
When downsizing is on the horizon, your best chance for survival is to be the first one to know about it. The sooner […]

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digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/business_finance/New_Series_This_Week_How_To_Save_Your_Job’;I’m not saying I’m any sort of expert on the economy. I’m not saying that the recent surge in clients we’ve seen at ResumeWriters.com is any sort of leading indicator. I’m not even saying that I know what it means when even the Federal Reserve Chairman announces the economy is slowing.
What I do […]

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If you have career or job search question you would like answered on this blog, click here to Ask Brian.
Reader Cliff from San Diego writes:
“I’m an educator with 15+ years of experience. The last five years have been spent in administration, and for the last two years, I was a principal. Now, we’ve […]

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