Longterm Unemployment

Last week I marked the one-month anniversary of the day I started my new job. I'm noticing that, like riding a bike, the routine of working full-time is beginning to feel almost comfortable again. It was tough at first, but I'm getting used to it. Although I very much dislike the fact that I have less free ...

It's unbelievable to me that some employers deliberately avoid hiring people who are unemployed. Let me put this another way: Some employers won't hire you if you actually need a job. There's an article posted on AOL Jobs right now, in which an employer explains 5 reasons why he won't hire the ...

Employers have been open about their disdain for the unemployed -- some companies even specify in ads that they will only consider candidates who already have jobs. But according to a new survey, companies would sooner hire a worker convicted of a misdemeanor than the long-term unemployed. Bullhorn, a ...

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