Should unemployment benefits be phased out after a certain age? Or is that just ludicrous thinking? I wrote this article in 2011, a couple years after the worst of the global financial crisis. The government provided generous unemployment benefits up to 99 weeks. Meanwhile, I was burning out from my investment banking job at age […]
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If you’re a minority, dealing with racism isn’t something new. Third year political science major, Alexandra Wallace made an offensive video rant against Asians. She’s now leaving UCLA, which has a 37% Asian population. Smart, because she’d probably get seriously hurt, or harassed for the rest of her time there if she stayed. My main question is,
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Have you been unemployed for a while? Continuing in the series of helping people find jobs from a hiring manager’s point of view, I thought it helpful to offer some suggestions as to what to say if you’ve been out of the job market for a while. Don’t get defensive about your long employment gap.
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SpotHero is a company started in 2011. 10 years later, SpotHero has turned out to be a major VC-backed company! Here’s a guest post from the founder. I had no idea what I wanted to do in the future. I only knew that I didn’t want to continue working at the bank. I needed some
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Is Unemployment Really That High, was originally written on 2/3/2011 when unemployment was high during the recession. However, unemployment has skyrocketed during the 2020 global pandemic. The nearby Kentucky Fried Chicken has a help wanted sign up for the past 6 weeks. I asked the manager how the hunt was going when I picked up
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What’s so bad about those who just want to regular people and have some fun? Perhaps they are too lazy and afraid to dream bigger. So I often I come across people with a no-can-do mindset. If you want to grow your wealth, invest, and retire a millionaire, you want more than regular people. Most
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Unemployment checks were a great way to help stimulate the economy during the 2008-2009 financial crisis. Unemployment checks were pumped out into the economy in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic to help save the economy again. I’m so excited, I can’t stand it! So excellent to hear the White House agreeing with Congressional Republicans to
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Always finish the year strong. Run through first base as a coach would say. 2020 was a brutal year. But you can still come out a winner. End of the year is the time to step up your game and go into Superstar mode! It is very easy to start slacking with Thanksgiving and the
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Some of the “99ers”” unemployment benefits are about to run out and the government has to decide whether to extend again. If one hasn’t found a job after 99 weeks of looking, there is a possibility that there may be an issue with the candidate rather than the economy, which seems to be improving day
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Dear Risk Takers, I enjoy living vicariously through you. It makes me smile every time I read a story about someone who takes a chance and does something crazy with their lives. Make no mistake, as a personal finance blogger I think quitting your job to travel the world without several years worth of savings
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