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The Count: A Globe Still in Need of Steel

The steel industry, though buffeted by crises in past decades, remains a core part of the economy. We may now be in the information age rather than the industrial age, but people still need steel for things like cars, buildings, pipelines, machinery ...

From PHYLLIS KORKKI, The New York Times,  6 Feb 2010

The Count: Finding a Job by Starting a Business

Last year, more laid-off managers and executives grew tired of waiting for human resources departments to call them back. They took matters into their own hands by starting companies. Challenger, Gray & Christmas, the outplacement firm, regularly ...

From PHYLLIS KORKKI, The New York Times,  30 Jan 2010

The Search: Back to School, as an Adjunct

IN this time of job insecurity, the question may have occurred to you: Should you consider part-time teaching as a way to improve your finances and expand your career opportunities? Becoming a teacher can be rigorous and time-consuming, but at the ...

From PHYLLIS KORKKI, The New York Times,  30 Jan 2010

Related Topics: Miami Dade College

The Count: Well, It Wasn’t a Bad Year for Everyone

The last year will be remembered as a bad one for business. Losses, layoffs, pay cuts, furloughs, closings the numbers and the news were largely negative. And yet, over all, some industries managed to avoid the negative vibrations. A sampling of sales ...

From PHYLLIS KORKKI, The New York Times,  23 Jan 2010

The Count: For Charities, Fewer and Smaller Gifts

As the outpouring of donations to Haiti has made clear, the charitable impulse is alive and well. But it was somewhat in abeyance in 2009, as the recession limited people’s ability to give and even caused some givers to become receivers. GuideStar, ...

From PHYLLIS KORKKI, The New York Times,  16 Jan 2010

The Count: With Jobs Few, Most Workers Aren’t Satisfied

Beneath the high unemployment rate lurks a simmering discontent among people who still have jobs. A new survey by the Conference Board found that only 45 percent of people were satisfied with their jobs, compared with 61 percent in 1987, the first ...

From PHYLLIS KORKKI, The New York Times,  9 Jan 2010

The Count: Later Payments Are Jamming the Economy’s Gears

What’s one sign of a weak economy? People take longer to pay their bills. As a result, those who await payment have less money to pay their bills, and a cycle of slowness sets in, gumming up the economic works. An analysis by Sageworks, a financial ...

From PHYLLIS KORKKI, The New York Times,  2 Jan 2010

The Search: Getting Back in Shape for the Job Chase

THE beginning of this new year after a very difficult 2009 for job seekers offers a good opportunity to review and fine-tune every element of an employment search, from résumés to thank-you notes. While you may be doing almost everything right, ...

From PHYLLIS KORKKI, The New York Times,  2 Jan 2010

Related Topics: LinkedIn Corp,  New York Times Company,  Google Inc.,  Facebook Inc.

When the First Interview Is a Phone Call

With companies sometimes receiving hundreds of applications for a single job, it is becoming more common for hiring managers to conduct initial screening interviews over the phone. This saves them considerable time and money especially if a candidate ...

From PHYLLIS KORKKI, The New York Times,  31 Dec 2009

Related Topics: New York Times Company

The Count: Who’ll Take Over When Managers Leave the Stage?

Forced to focus on layoffs and cost-cutting this year, some companies may be setting themselves up for a talent shortage once economic conditions improve. Demographics could well abet this situation, as a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers makes ...

From PHYLLIS KORKKI, The New York Times,  26 Dec 2009

Related Topics: PricewaterhouseCoopers

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