by Geoff Roth

Amongst all the hoopla about Apple's new iPad there was plenty of buzz that this oversized iTouch may help save newspapers and magazines. The New York Times even had a representative at the news conference where Apple unveiled the iPad. And when you go to Apple's website page for the iPad, the image in the screen is the front page of The Times.

The thinking goes that people will be drawn to an electronic version of a newspaper or magazine that can be easily read on a device like the iPad, which offers a larger screen and color pictures and graphics. Subscriptions could be sold through iTunes or other similar sites. Subscription rates would start heading back up and news organizations could save jobs or even start hiring more people, reversing a steady decline of jobs in the news and magazine industries over the past several years.

With so many temp agencies to choose from, how do you know which one is best for you? To take some of the guess-work out of your search, here are reviews of the eight leading agencies. Each review provides a brief history, a rundown of their process, the types of jobs and industries they represent and more.

By Lisa Johnson Mandell

The unemployment rate fell from 10 percent to 9.7 percent, the manufacturing industry added 11,000 jobs in January -- which is the first monthly increase since November 2007 -- and the number of temporary workers grew by 52,000. Still, the stock market plunged and analysts are predicting it's a long, slow, rocky road to recovery. Why the frowny faces?

Well, for one thing, revised numbers show that the recession is worse than we thought. Job losses since the start of the recession in December 2007 totaled 8.4 million, substantially more than the 8 million previously reported. In addition, the Bureau of Labor Statistics had estimated that the economy lost 85,000 jobs in December; but the revised numbers show that 150,000 jobs disappeared.

by Geoff Roth

Can serving the world lead to a great job? Yes it can!

In my last post, I talked about how volunteer work with federal organizations such as the Peace Corps or VISTA can help you gain job skills and contacts that will land you a job afterward, even in this tough economy.

Todd Valdini provides a good example of how to make it all work.

By Missy Jess

If someone had told me I'd be a computer programmer after college graduation I would've laughed in his face. I was an English major! I edited student newspapers, wrote poetry and studied Shakespeare. I didn't know a JCL statement from a Legacy system, nor did I care!

I never expected to work in IT, but that's where I ended up. Let me tell you how it happened.