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I think that this article from the NYTimes should be required reading for everybody.
Forget the complexities of credit crunches and subprime mortgage loans, if you want to know why our economy is in the situation it’s in, all you need to do is read the article and view the accompanying graph.
The bigger problem is […]

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People are nervous out there.
One of the reasons I know this is because I’ve been getting an inordinate amount of Ask Brian emails that boil down to: “I’m in industry X. Do you think this is a good industry to be in or should I try another career?”
I have written a couple of posts on […]

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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 Molly asks:
I am a college senior looking for an entry-level position in New York and some of the listings ask for salary requirements or salary history. My job experience consists of on campus work, […]

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There’s no doubt that the 1980s was the golden age of cable access shows. In this age of video cameras that fit in your pocket and You Tube stardom, it’s hard to imagine now the sheer innocence and experimentation that people felt when suddenly they could be on the TV too!
Best Week Ever has a […]

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The first employer you try probably won’t work out.
This is a hard one for most people to swallow. But chances are, your job search won’t be simple and fast. You’re most likely going to have to try again and again. You might have to endure several interviews. You’ll definitely have to send in […]

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I remember when wifi and laptops first proliferated in college classrooms. Right away I noticed: no one was paying attention.
Oh, don’t get me wrong, there was plenty going on… plenty of IM discussions amongst the students in the audience.
The same sort of problem has made its way to corporate life: (from the Mercury News, via […]

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Here’s a real MacGyver office hack for you.
Ever find yourself without a paper clip or stapler handy, but need to quickly and firmly keep a bunch of papers together?
This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to use an origami technique to keep all your papers fastened.
Of course, this technique does require the use of a […]

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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 Richard asks:
I am a creative type, applying for a job at a very cutting edge creative company. In all of my encounters with them, their manner has been very informal. In fact, I can show […]

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The headlines speak for themselves.

March payrolls down 80,000.
This is the largest decline since March 2003.
The decline in payrolls was steeper than the 60,000 decrease that had been expected.
Job losses thus have totaled 232,000 since the New Year, an average of 77,000 lost jobs per month.
Unemployment rate jumps to 5.1%.
Data fans recession fears.

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This is something I’ve been worried about for some time now.
We all know that the collective declines in the value of our homes has hurt our pocketbook.
But the resulting immobility of the workforce - the fact that we can’t just pick up and move to a better job because we can’t sell the house we’re […]

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