Wage Gap Narrows Between The Sexes
NEW YORK - The gap between men’s and women’s wages has narrowed to the closest on record. The reason for the change is that the median full-time female worker received a 5% weekly pay raise last year, while her male counterpart’s pay rose only 1.3%, which was below the inflation rate of 2%. However, women’s pay still lags behind men’s, with women full-time workers earning 77.5% of what male
workers earn.
Proven Way To Get A Job
LOS ANGELES - These days job seekers need to work smarter to
land job over their competition. The hard part is to get your resume read by the right
people at the right time. Good jobs aren't on the market very long. To succeed
your resume has to be available to the employer the moment they decide to
fill a position.
One easy way to be found by employers who are looking
to hire someone with your skills, is to post your resume on all the top
career sites. As soon as an employer needs someone, this is usually the first
place they look. This is a proven, documented method of successful job searching. It's estimated that between 1.5 and 2 million hiring managers search the top 50 career sites daily for people with specific skills. While it may take a fair amount of
work to find and fill out the forms of all these sites, you will definitely multiply your chances of landing a job.
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Following Directions
Makes The Difference!
NEW YORK - It sounds simple, but, it’s amazing how many job seekers don’t follow directions when applying for employment. If the employer requests that you mail your resume, mail it! Don’t send it via email or call. If the employer asks for references, provide them. Read the job ad carefully and follow the directions or your resume may be the first one that ends up in the circular file. Why? Well, if you can’t follow the directions when applying for the job, what would you do if you were hired?
Traditional Pension Plans On The Way Out
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The days of the traditional defined benefit plan where an employer pays a set amount of pension benefits may be numbered. According to the U.S. Department of Labor in 1988, 63% of medium and large companies offered traditional pensions. By 1997, the number had fallen to 50%.
Instead, employers are turning to 401(k) and other plans that employees have to contribute to. In some cases, employers match contributions. In others, the employee pays for their own pension.
Earn A Degree Online, Then Earn More Money!
NEW YORK - Recent research uncovered that a university degree will
definitely increase your marketability and value. Holders of an Associates or Bachelor degree earn 96% more on average than non-degreed professionals. MBA holders earn as much as 145% more.
Due to new online degree programs, you can earn the same respected Associates, Bachelors or Masters degrees
as on-campus students, but for a fraction of the cost -- and much more conveniently. Online university students attend class at their own pace, anytime and anywhere that
works for them. Degree programs from well known accredited universities like Villanova or Regis are available through The University Alliance.
Traditional classrooms are replaced with streaming video lectures and other easy-to-use Internet technologies like; bulletin
boards and chat rooms. Tests are taken online too. Today more than ever, it's easier to get a degree that will earn you more money.
For more information and to request your FREE University Alliance course catalog,
Click Here.
Plan a Job
Search Party!
NEW YORK - Are you out of work or do you know someone who is? A great way to provide job search assistance is to plan a job search networking party.
Have the job seekers bring multiple copies of their resume to hand out, and invite
all of their employed friends. Let the party-goers know that they will be asked to share the
job seeker resumes with anyone who might be able to provide job search assistance. Everyone gets to socialize,
meet new people and enjoy an evening out. And the job seekers might just get some assistance they wouldn’t have received elsewhere!
Companies In the News
NEW YORK - Merrill Lynch agreed to pay an $80 million fine to satisfy a Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry into its dealings with Enron. This is a record fine for the SEC. Agilent, the equipment test manufacturer, is cutting another 4,000 jobs. This follows the lay-off of 8,000 employees in late 2001 and 2,500 in November. Micron Technology Inc., the world's second largest computer memory chip maker plans to lay-off 10 per cent of its labor force of more than 18,000.
Free Money Saving Research
Reports
LOS ANGELES - Why pay more than you need for products you can't avoid using? Especially if you're
on the job market! Throughout the year, The Career News will research and report on products and services we all
need -- and the companies offering them at the lowest price we could find.
Why pay more than you have to? It's like throwing money in the trash.
This Months
Report: Long Distance Service
This month we focus on Long Distance. Many people still pay as much as 20¢ per minute (in 1 minute increments), when rates
are available as low as 3.9¢ per minute (in 6 second increments). And
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PLUS a monthly fee.
We recommend you sign up on-line with RiteRate Long Distance, Powered by Capsule
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While their web page is not as pretty as AT&T's, they offer great service at
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