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We continue sharing career advice today with information on how to deal with a request to reduce your work hours.
Based on the current business environment, your company may be asking you (and other employees) to cut your hours to avoid layoffs. Or perhaps you expect this may be what is coming next.
What questions should you [...]

Susan Boyle Sings on Britain’s Got Talent 2009 Episode 1 @ Yahoo! Video
Witness the amazing the talent a 47-year old unemployed female has..
Inspiration for all of us who need a lift today…incredible!
PS At the end of the video, you can navigate to the yahoo site with multiple versions of the video. I found the full [...]

The article below appeared on the Monster.com site. It outlines the increased unemployment benefits, changes to COBRA coverage, assistance for older workers, impacts to those working part time, and some tax relief. The entire article is below, complete with links so you can access your local or state unemployment office information for more details.
Stimulus Act [...]

Feeling baffled and confused about unemployment benefits?
Been downsized and believe you are likely eligible for assistance?
Not sure where to start to get information and your questions answered?
You are not alone.  Nearly all of my clients and colleagues in this situation are uncertain what to do. Since we have been in the working world for so [...]

Most, if not all, of us are closely watching our funds these days.
As I talk with clients, colleagues, and friends who have been downsized or are in job search mode,  I am amazed when I hear comments such as  “We can last 9 months without changing our lifestyle”.  If there is a change in your [...]

In these days of economic concern, most (if not all)  of us are watching our spending and how we use the income we have.
Here is a great article that outlines the “91 Ways to Save on Almost Everything” from Kiplinger.
There are great ideas in these 8 areas:

Investing
Food
Transportation
Travel
Utilities
Phone service, Internet and TV
Credit, debt and banking
Entertainment

Click here [...]

How to Become a Natural Networker?
By Maureen G. Mulvaney, MGM
Most children are natural net workers. The minute we were mobile, we began making friends - on the playground, at the dentist’s office and in school. To reclaim your ability to network naturally, all you have to do is reclaim your childlike curiosity. It’s as easy [...]

What do Ellen DeGeneres, Madonna, Jamie Lee Curtis, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Sharon Stone, Eve Plumb (Jan on “The Brady Bunch”), Joan Jett, Holly Hunter, Belinda Carlisle, Annette Bening, Andie MacDowell and Anita Baker all have in common? They all have turned 50 in the past year or so.
Recently, I have seen myriad magazines and articles [...]

If you find yourself needing some inspiration and motivation to get back up when you experience challenges in your life, then check out this short video with Nick Vujicic. Will you finish strong?
You may want to return to it when you need to rediscover how much you have to be grateful for your in your [...]

Over the past week or so, I have been reminded of the importance of acting on our promptings, that small voice inside that encourages me to reach out, to call or email someone I have not talked with for a long time, to take some action that I may be been putting off.
Each day we [...]