Career and Unemployment News 9/23/2009
House Passes 13 week Unemployment Benefits Extension This means that those states that now have more than 8.5% unemployment will extend benefits by 13 weeks. States and territories affected are: Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. The states are: Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, [...]
Diversify my workplace, please!
I want the workplace to be a place which embraces all lifestyles. I want to work with people who don’t have families. I want to work with people who don’t watch football every Sunday. I want to spend my time by the office water cooler next to people who chose not to have kids. People [...]
Help Stephen Find a Job and Earn $250.00
A reader Stephen Ringo left a comment on one of this site’s posts. If you help him find a job he will pay you $250! See his site Employ Me Tampa for more details. He seems like a very well educated and capable guy and he is searching for a good information technology job in [...]
Examples of Illegal Interview Questions that You Should Avoid Answering
You have gotten an interview with a potential employer, and they are asking you a flurry of questions. Should you answer them all? Here are some questions employers are not allowed to ask according to the employment discrimination laws in America.