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12 Tips on Surviving a Job Loss

Corporate America can be harsh. Regardless of your job title: Mailroom Clerk or Executive Director, there is no promise or security in the job markets. Millions of people have found that out the hard way. Don’t assume just because you are loyal, or that you’ve been with your company for several years, that it can’t [...]

Use Your Loss of Job to Reassess Your Career

A lot of people think that one of the worst things that can happen to a person is unemployment. Many think that one’s humanity or value as a human person is directly proportional to the amount that reflects on his/ her’s paycheck, but really, there are a lot of things that you can learn from [...]

Job Loss Made Easy: 7 Reasons Why Gratitude Is The Attitude For Your Career Transition

Getting down-sized from my corporate job a few years back taught me that the ‘good old days’ of safe careers is gone. I had never experienced unemployment before and all of a sudden here I was in a pit of uncertainty. My savour was GRATITUDE. Through my reading and listening to audios I came across [...]

How Long Can You Collect Unemployment Benefits

The Federal Department of Labor works along with different States to grant unemployment benefits to the individuals who become unemployed due to unforeseen circumstances. The eligibility criteria and the benefits differ from state to state and are also different on a case to case basis. The policies are formed taking into account the rate of [...]