Archive for September 2009
Private sector employment fell more than expected in September, but the pace of job losses continued to slow, according to a report released Wednesday.
Dear Annie: Is there some kind of standard etiquette for deciding whom to “friend” on Facebook? Lately I am finding myself in a couple of different quandaries with this. For one, my old boss, who laid me off from my last job with no warning (and no severance pay), has sent me a friend request. I’m still angry and hurt over the way he handled my termination, but should I accept anyway?
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday lowered its estimate for global writedowns for banks and other financial institutions to $3.4 trillion but warned that loan losses were set to rise as unemployment grew. In April the IMF estimated in its Global Financial Stability Report that global bank losses could reach $4 trillion but said it cut the figure by $600 billion to reflect rising securities values and new methodology for calculating writedowns.
A controversial $3.9 billion federal program aimed at saving neighborhoods blighted by foreclosure is hitting hurdles that could threaten its effectiveness.
At this time a year ago, short sellers were branded scapegoats by many who were not happy to watch the value of their stock portfolios rapidly dwindle away.
Short sellers (or shorts for uh, short) bet on stock prices falling, and they have often been accused of manipulating the market.
A key measure of consumer confidence fell in September, after a gain in the previous month, raising concerns about retail sales in the upcoming holiday season, a research group said Tuesday.
There was another tick-up in home prices in July, a further indication that housing markets may be stabilizing, according to a report issued Tuesday.
Leaders of G-20 nations committed Friday to a timeline to establish and enforce new rules aimed at spurring financial firms around the globe to improve capital cushions and avoid taking risk. They agreed to keep working to stimulate economies and stabilize financial systems following the worst financial crisis in decades.
Atlanta-based Georgian Bank was closed by state regulators Friday, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, becoming the 95th to fail in the nation this year. Customers of Georgian Bank are protected. The FDIC, which has insured bank deposits since the Great Depression, currently covers customer accounts up to $250,000.
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The last bank left standing for small businesses
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The landscape of lenders willing to work with small business owners has changed dramatically in the last year, but one bank — Wells Fargo — has emerged stronger than ever. While other financiers that were historically major players took a knee, Wells Fargo (WFC, Fortune 500) increased its lending, emerging as the new number-one lender through the Small Business Administration’s loan programs.
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Water Cooler Wisdom: Applying to Graduate School? Stop and Think.
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Here’s a story I hear all the time. A recent grad laments her difficult job search. Apparently, when HR reps see the MBA on her resume, they put her in the pile of those seeking a management position. Unfortunately, because this grad’s prior positions were administrative and customer-service oriented, hiring managers don’t think she has the practical experience to qualify for such a position.
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Employment Digest: Gary Vaynerchuk – Entrepreneur
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Gary Vaynerchuk has captured attention with his pioneering, multi-faceted approach to personal branding and business. After primarily utilizing traditional advertising techniques to build his family’s local wine business into a national industry leader, Gary rapidly leveraged social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook to promote Wine Library TV, his video blog about wine.
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JobRadio.fm: How to talk to people, lifestyle careers and more for 9/25
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Twelve new tips for how to succeed in the phone interview have been inserted into the stream as well as these five new shows for the week.
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Personal Branding Blog: Predict The End of the Traditional Resume Here
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Now that I have your attention, I’d like to go over where resumes (or as some call, the CV) are now and where I feel they stack up to what seems to be coming from around the bend.
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Total Picture Radio: Healing the Wounds: Overcoming the Trauma of Layoffs and Revitalizing Downsized Organizations
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“Our research shows that about one-quarter of the workers who survive a layoff are depressed enough to be clinically treated.” David Noer
David Noer is an author, consultant, speaker and executive coach. His career has spanned corporate management, global consulting, and higher education. He has been named a Senior Fellow at the Center for Creative Leadership and Professor Emeritus at Elon University.
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Secrets of the Job Hunt: The Dreaded: “Tell Me About Yourself”
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You got the interview. Now: the preparation. You scour the website for information on leader bios, values, mission, client reviews, stock performance, and anything possible you might need to demonstrate you’re invested in them before they invest in you. But are you prepared to answer the one question that doesn’t involve a web search? The one question which can distinguish you from every other candidate in the pack? The question: “Tell me about yourself.”
This Friday, we have more of a mental Spoing! This is the true story of how one black preacher defeated the Ku Klux Klan – with love, kindness and humour:
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Personal Branding Blog: 7 Habits of the Successfully Published, Part 3: Efficiency
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Continuing my survey of the 7 habits of successfully published authors, I’d like to address the importance of efficiency.
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A Fan Gruzzle and The Art of Being Positive or Negative
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Yipes. Here’s one reader’s take on the Gruzzles.
Obviously, my Gruzzles are way deeper, more insightful even. Still…
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The White House Project: Promoting Women Leaders in the Public and Private Sectors
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By Elizabeth Harrin (London)Clients who don’t know what they want can chew up countless hours of your time with exploratory emails, phone calls, meetings, and requests for more details if you let them. Ditto for blood-sucking zombies who milk you for free advice but have no intention of ever hiring you.
Here are some suggestions for “training” indecisive clients and weeding out the bloodsuckers:
Hey there, recently i was asked to find a job for a friend of a friend, coming to the USA for just a couple months. I found a newsletter off of AllNY.com that sends out a weekly bulletin on temporary jobs in all fields, in and around the New York City area.
If you have a sales manager worth his salt, not only can he manage your sales force when everyone wants one of whatever product or service you are selling, but he can fix whatever happens when sales tank.
Frankly speaking, methinks there are few sales managers who can do this.
If you are experiencing this in your organization look for five things.
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Personal Branding Blog: How the Company You Keep Can Fuel or Foil Your Success
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I was fascinated by an article in the New York Times last week that described how runners who train in groups tend to be more successful than those that train alone. How can we apply this logic to the workplace?