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Trolling through Linkedin to find a job, but still lost…

“I dont even know how to find a job. I know how to troll Linkedin…. but there is a missing link?” – Monica Calderon on job searching 2010 It is 2010 and many Americans are still out of work. Currently in California alone, the CA Employment Development Department reports there are about 2.3 million people out of work, which doesnt include the thousands who are underemployed or just out of unemployment insurance benefits. We are following Monica Calderon of Southern California. She has been …

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Job Market Perspective by Career Coach

Everyday you hear about how tough the economy is by the media, from politicians, spoken by economist and even cursed by late night comedians. How about hearing about whats going on by professionals who deal with the 16 million+ who are unemployed, underemployed or employed but looking? Edwin Duterte of PinkSlipMixers.com invited Greg Wood of TheHireRoad.com to see his thoughts of the economy. Edwin asked Greg what do downsizing companies do when they need to layoff employees, what should job …

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Unemployed & inseparable love to computer

January 2, 2010

“There is a wierdness just from being unemployed” – Monica Calderon Being unemployed throws one’s life balance off a little. What do you do to motivate yourself to find a job? How do you find a job? On top of that, what do you do when you see the same job listing day-after-day, week-after-week? Over [...]

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Unemployed: Private Insurance or Cobra?

December 23, 2009

When you first get your “Pink Slip” papers, termination letter or “lay off” notice, you are given healthcare information that includes COBRA documents. Personally, I didnt look at the COBRA info because at the time, the government assistance didnt exist at the beginning of the recession. Its a little different now. I sat down with [...]

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