Jobless New Jersey residents may soon be able to receive training from potential new employers without jeopardizing their unemployment benefits. The measure, scheduled to go before the full Assembly on Thursday, is part of a multi-bill package that proponents claim will create jobs and boost New Jersey’s economy. The plan is modeled after a Georgia [...]
The president of Barton Career Advisors, Chris Barton, gives us some key tips on getting a job in 2011.
Workers who were laid-off and whose unemployment insurance is about to expire have been given a lifeline as Senate Democrats agreed Thursday to extend benefits to those people for another 14 weeks. The move applies to unemployed people in all 50 states which is a much better deal than a House vote last month that [...]
Just like every Wednesday, we bring you a list of jobs available right now in our area! If you missed the show, you can find all of the open jobs listed below. Jobs available right now in our area: The Dubin Group is offering the following jobs Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator- Cherry Hill, NJ Account Manager- [...]
The hundreds of workers that were laid off from GM’s Boxwood Road plant near Newport, Delaware are now eligible to apply for a federal assistance program that offers training for other jobs. About 1,200 former workers will get the benefit, according to Dr. Ed Montgomery, the executive director of the White House Council on Automotive Communities [...]
The House voted in overwhelming support to extend jobless benefits on Tuesday night, but some states are looking for longer-term solutions to the worsening unemployment situation that so many Americans are facing. The Senate is expected to approve the extension quickly, and if it’s signed, the measure would provide more than 1 million jobless people, [...]
Struggling residents of New Jersey and Pennsylvania scheduled to run out of jobless benefits at the end of this month, could get some relief if new economic legislation is passed this week. The proposed measure would provide an additional 13 weeks of extended jobless benefits for more than 300,000 unemployed people living in states with unemployment [...]
As the holiday season approaches, many job seekers will look to seasonal opportunities, but fewer employers plan to hire seasonal workers this year, according to a report by Manpower Inc. In 2008, department stores nationwide cut back on seasonal hiring by 63% compared to the year prior, hitting its lowest point in a decade. A [...]
The Obama Administration is discussing a new plan to provide financial assistance to jobless homeowners who are struggling to make mortgage payments. The Treasury Department met with major lenders, economists, the Department of Labor, Hope Now, and the Federal Reserve to discuss possible solutions to halt the growing number of foreclosures, and additional meetings are [...]
A new House measure would extend jobless benefits for more than 300,000 whose compensation will run out by the end of this month, and another 1 million whose benefits will be exhausted by the end of this year. The numbers are daunting- for every one job opening, there are more than six job seekers and [...]
