Top 9 Companies With The Best Job Security

Filed under: Best Companies

Posted Nov 8th 2009 11:27AM

By Michael Kling, Investopedia

job securityWith unemployment reaching and expected to surpass 10%, job security is one of the top desires of employees today. Along with good pay and benefits, people want to find a company that's not going to give them a pink slip any time soon.

Here's a group of companies that earn high marks in that regard. Nine companies on Fortune magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For list for 2009 have never undergone layoffs - ever.

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8 Small Towns With High Employment Rates

Filed under: Employment Trends

Posted Nov 8th 2009 6:00AM

By Michael Kling, Investopedia

small townsHigh unemployment rates can cause more damage to an economy than you may realize. When the unemployment rates rise, many people begin relocating to areas with more readily-available jobs. Unattached singles are especially prone to moving, but if jobs don't become more plentiful in major cities, even married couples with children think about hitting the road.

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Childhood Dream Jobs: What Do They Earn?

Filed under: Salary & Benefits, Hot Jobs

Posted Nov 7th 2009 8:50AM

By Bridget Quigg, Payscale.com

jobsAh, childhood dreams. Ride a unicorn. Fly on a magic carpet. Perform an aortic valve replacement through a median sternotomy incision.

Below is a list of what eight children at an afterschool program in Seattle, Wash. answered when asked what they want to be when they grow up. We've also included their guess at what they will earn and real salary data about the jobs.

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Companies Hiring This Month: November

Filed under: Seasonal Jobs

Posted Nov 7th 2009 8:00AM

Anthony Balderrama, CareerBuilder.com writer

hiringThis month Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, which has become synonymous with spending time with relatives, eating too much food and napping midday. Of course, the underlying purpose of the day is to be grateful for what you have. Accordingly, many families preface their Thanksgiving meals by asking each person at the table to say what he or she is thankful for.

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15 Signs Your Workplace is Dysfunctional

Filed under: Career Advice, Office Etiquette

Posted Nov 6th 2009 5:15PM

Albert J. Bernstein PhD, author "Am I the Only Sane One Working Here? 101 Solutions for Surviving Office Insanity"

officeDoes your job drive you crazy? Do you sometimes wonder if you are the only sane person in working there? Is your workplace dysfunctional, or is it you? Here's how to find out"

Based on more than 30 years of experience as psychologist and business consultant, I've put together a checklist of fifteen diagnostic signs of a psychologically dysfunctional business. Is it the job, or is it you?

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