Posts Tagged ‘unemployment’
Key findings: Singapore workforce survey 2009 (Asiaone 30 Nov)
Key findings: Singapore workforce survey 2009 Unemployment rose to 5.9 per cent. -AsiaOne Mon, Nov 30, 2009 AsiaOne These are the key findings from the comprehensive Labour Force Survey conducted in mid-2009 by the Ministry of Manpower's [...]
China the next big risk (Today 17 Nov)
China the next big risk 05:55 AM Nov 17, 2009 by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard FAR from taking over as the engine of growth from an exhausted West, China is making matters worse. Its policies continue to play havoc with global trade and risk [...]
Email request from a US journalism student on unemployment
Dear Mr. Goh: My name is Helen (name changed),and I'm a journalism student at Georgia College and State University working on a magazine-style article about the effects on college students with an unemployed parent. I was hoping you might be able [...]
Broader unemployment figures stand at 17.5% (New York Times 6 Nov)
link By DAVID LEONHARDT Published: November 6, 2009 For all the pain caused by the Great Recession, the job market still was not in as bad shape as it had been during the depths of the early 1980s recession — until now. With [...]
100 Skills You Should Learn (for free) While You’re Unemployed (Amber Johnson)
100 Skills You Should Learn (for Free) While You’re UnemployedBeing unemployed is depressing, frustrating and incredibly worrisome. But in addition to sending out resumes, there are some other practical ways you can spend your time. From learning [...]
Mediacorp Chinese Radio Interview
Dear Readers, I will be interviewed on Mediacorp Chinese radio station on 27 Oct (Tues). It will be a telephone taped interview conducted in Mandarin. The programme will touch on unemployment among the middle aged group and their rehiring [...]
The hiring gates re-open (Today 23 Oct)
The hiring gates re-open 05:55 AM Oct 23, 2009 by Lin Yanqin yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg THE layoffs of the past nine to 12 months are starting to catch up with employers. As the Singapore economy turns the corner and with potential growth [...]
Foreclosures Force Ex-Homeowners To Turn To Shelters (New York Times 18 Oct)
Sheri West operated a shelter for homeless people, but last year she lost her home in Cleveland and had to sleep in her car. By PETER S. GOODMAN Published: October 18, 2009 CLEVELAND — The first night after she surrendered her house to [...]
Letter from a Jobless Lawyer in Penang (19 Oct)
Dear Gilbert, I just read your write-up on the prolonged unemployment subject and I believe I belonged to this group. I am from Penang, Malaysia and has been out of work for the past 2 years. I have decided to get back to work by next year and [...]
Take proactive steps to improve hiring of older workers (ST Forum 17 Oct)
My ST Online forum letter: Take proactive steps to improve hiring of older workers I REFER to yesterday's article, "Labour chief: Let's end practice of pay cut at 60". The initiative by the Government to abolish this widespread labour [...]
Lost your job? Here’s what to do (Readers Digest Oct 09)
(Our website www.transitioning.org was featured in this article below) Lost Your Job? Here's what to do by Chloë Bryan-Brown October 2009 Former hotel manager Simon Laurie joined a hotel and catering multinational when he was 25. “I [...]
Email from a retrenched reader: felt betrayed (15 Oct)
Dear Mr Goh, Many thanks for your encouragement in your web/ blog site. My name is Nick and have been just retrenched (07 Sep 2009). Not only was it unexpected, this job was introduced and recommended to me by my very good friend whom I have [...]
25 Things I Learned About Business from “Its Always Sunny” (Focus Editors)
Fans of FX’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia might chuckle at the idea of gleaning serious business advice from such a silly show. Between Frank’s bluntness and Deandra’s cluelessness, the characters are hardly captains of industry. But a [...]
Email from a jobless reader: philosophical dilemma (9 Oct)
Hi Mr Goh Was wondering if you could spare me a few moments of your time to help me with this philosophical phase of my dilemma:- Having gone through two "dry periods" in which I have been unable to find a job (10 months and now the ongoing [...]
Jobs credit needs more focus (My paper 8 Oct) – my letter
THANKS to the Jobs Credit scheme, the number of retrenchments has slowed down and many workers still have jobs, despite the difficult economic environment. Jobs Credit has effectively put money into all businesses, and has provided those which [...]
